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Key Information

Helong
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHélóng Shì
Chinese Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl화룡시
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationHwaryong-si
McCune–ReischauerHwaryong-si
South Korean name
Hangul허룽시
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationHeorung Si
McCune–ReischauerHŏrung Si

Helong (simplified Chinese: 和龙; traditional Chinese: 和龍; pinyin: Hélóng; Chosŏn'gŭl: 화룡; Hangul: 허룽) is a county-level city in southeastern Jilin province, Northeast China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. In January 2024, several thousand North Korean migrant workers in the city initiated a series of protests over withheld payments.

Administrative divisions

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Helong has three subdistricts and eight towns.[2]

Subdistricts:

Towns:

Climate

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Climate data for Helong, elevation 476 m (1,562 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.7
(51.3)
16.5
(61.7)
22.3
(72.1)
31.4
(88.5)
32.7
(90.9)
35.7
(96.3)
36.2
(97.2)
35.9
(96.6)
32.6
(90.7)
29.5
(85.1)
23.4
(74.1)
14.0
(57.2)
36.2
(97.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −5.9
(21.4)
−1.8
(28.8)
5.0
(41.0)
14.2
(57.6)
20.6
(69.1)
24.1
(75.4)
26.6
(79.9)
26.1
(79.0)
21.6
(70.9)
14.5
(58.1)
4.0
(39.2)
−3.9
(25.0)
12.1
(53.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −12.4
(9.7)
−8.3
(17.1)
−1.2
(29.8)
7.2
(45.0)
13.6
(56.5)
18.0
(64.4)
21.1
(70.0)
20.4
(68.7)
14.4
(57.9)
7.1
(44.8)
−2.0
(28.4)
−9.9
(14.2)
5.7
(42.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −17.7
(0.1)
−14.1
(6.6)
−7.0
(19.4)
0.7
(33.3)
7.3
(45.1)
12.6
(54.7)
16.5
(61.7)
15.8
(60.4)
8.4
(47.1)
0.8
(33.4)
−7.2
(19.0)
−15
(5)
0.1
(32.2)
Record low °C (°F) −31.5
(−24.7)
−27.4
(−17.3)
−23.5
(−10.3)
−10.6
(12.9)
−3.7
(25.3)
4.2
(39.6)
7.2
(45.0)
5.1
(41.2)
−3.4
(25.9)
−12.4
(9.7)
−22.9
(−9.2)
−28.5
(−19.3)
−31.5
(−24.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.8
(0.15)
7.5
(0.30)
12.0
(0.47)
24.2
(0.95)
66.7
(2.63)
84.9
(3.34)
128.3
(5.05)
126.0
(4.96)
58.7
(2.31)
22.6
(0.89)
17.4
(0.69)
6.6
(0.26)
558.7
(22)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.2 4.0 6.5 8.5 14.6 15.5 15.8 15.3 9.6 6.2 6.2 4.4 109.8
Average snowy days 6.6 6.9 9.1 4.4 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 7.8 7.8 44.8
Average relative humidity (%) 55 50 48 48 58 71 79 81 74 58 56 55 61
Mean monthly sunshine hours 175.4 182.8 214.2 203.1 210.0 191.1 180.3 191.2 206.3 201.2 159.7 153.4 2,268.7
Percentage possible sunshine 60 61 58 51 46 42 39 45 56 59 55 55 52
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

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