# Yitong Manchu Autonomous County

Yitong Manchu Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 伊通满族自治县; traditional Chinese: 伊通滿族自治縣; pinyin: Yītōng Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn, Manchu: ᡳᡨᠣᠩ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡠᡴᠰᡠᡵᠠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᡵᠠ ᡥᡳᠶᠠᠨ; Möllendorff: itong manju uksura beye dasara hiyan), formerly known as Itu (ᡳᡨᡠ, itu), is located in western Jilin province, China, 52 kilometres (32 mi) south of the provincial capital, Changchun. It comes under the administration of Siping City. More than 38% of the population are ethnic Manchus.
Yitong became an autonomous county in 1988.

## Administrative divisions

The county administers 2 subdistricts, 12 towns and 3 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Manchu | Möllendorff | Administrative division code |
| Subdistricts ||||||
| Yongsheng Subdistrict | 永盛街道 | Yǒngshèng Jiēdào | | | 220323001 |
| Yongning Subdistrict | 永宁街道 | Yǒngníng Jiēdào | | | 220323002 |
| Towns ||||||
| Yitong Town | 伊通镇 | Yītōng zhèn | ᡳᡨᠣᠩ ᠵᡝᠨ | itong jen | 220323100 |
| Erdao Town | 二道镇 | Èrdào zhèn | ᡝᠯ ᡩᠣᠣ ᠵᡝᠨ | el doo jen | 220323101 |
| Yidan Town | 伊丹镇 | Yīdān zhèn | ᡳᡩᠠᠨ ᠵᡝᠨ | idan jen | 220323102 |
| Ma'an Town | 马鞍镇 | Mǎ'ān zhèn | ᠮᠠ ᠠᠨ ᡧᠠᠨ ᠠᠯᡳᠨ ᠵᡝᠨ | ma an šan alin jen | 220323103 |
| Jingtai Town | 景台镇 | Jǐngtái zhèn | ᠵᡳᠩ ᡨᠠᡳ ᠵᡝᠨ | jing tai jen | 220323104 |
| Kaoshan Town | 靠山镇 | Kàoshān zhèn | ᡴᠣᠣ ᡧᠠᠨ ᠠᠯᡳᠨ ᠵᡝᠨ | koo šan alin jen | 220323105 |
| Dagushan Town | 大孤山镇 | Dàgūshān zhèn | ᠠᠮᠪᠠ ᡤᡠ ᡧᠠᠨ ᠵᡝᠨ | amba gu šan jen | 220323106 |
| Xiaogushan Town | 小孤山镇 | Xiǎogūshān zhèn | ᠠᠵᡳᡤᡝ ᡤᠠᡴᡩᠠ ᠠᠯᡳᠨ ᠵᡝᠨ | ajige gakda alin jen | 220323107 |
| Yingchengzi Town | 营城子镇 | Yíngchéngzi zhèn | ᠶᡳᠩ ᠴᡝᠩ ᡯᡳ᠋ ᠵᡝᠨ | ying ceng dzi jen | 220323108 |
| Xiwei Town | 西苇镇 | Xīwěi zhèn | ᠰᡳ ᠸᡝᡳ ᠵᡝᠨ | si wei jen | 220323109 |
| Heyuan Town | 河源镇 | Héyuán zhèn | ᡥᡝ ᠶᠣᠸᠠᠨ ᠵᡝᠨ | he yowan jen | 220323110 |
| Huanglingzi Town | 黄岭子镇 | Huánglǐngzi zhèn | ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠩ ᠯᡳᠩ ᡯᡳ᠋ ᠵᡝᠨ | hūwang ling dzi jen | 220323111 |
| Townships ||||||
| Xinxing Township | 新兴乡 | Xīnxīng xiāng | ᠰᡳᠨ ᠰᡳᠩ ᡤᠠᡧᠠᠨ | sin sing gašan | 220323200 |
| Moliqing Township | 莫里青乡 | Mòlǐqīng xiāng | ᠮᡝ ᠯᡳ ᠴᡳᠩ ᡤᠠᡧᠠᠨ | me li cing gašan | 220323201 |
| Sandao Township | 三道乡 | Sāndào xiāng | ᠰᠠᠨ ᡩᠣᠣ ᡤᠠᡧᠠᠨ | san doo gašan | 220323202 |

## Climate

Climate data for Yitong, elevation 248 m (814 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) | 5.3 (41.5) | 14.2 (57.6) | 21.2 (70.2) | 31.4 (88.5) | 34.0 (93.2) | 36.8 (98.2) | 34.7 (94.5) | 35.2 (95.4) | 30.6 (87.1) | 28.1 (82.6) | 21.4 (70.5) | 12.3 (54.1) | 36.8 (98.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −8.5 (16.7) | −3.3 (26.1) | 4.7 (40.5) | 14.9 (58.8) | 22.0 (71.6) | 26.5 (79.7) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.0 (80.6) | 22.4 (72.3) | 14.0 (57.2) | 2.7 (36.9) | −6.2 (20.8) | 12.0 (53.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.4 (4.3) | −10.3 (13.5) | −1.4 (29.5) | 8.3 (46.9) | 15.7 (60.3) | 20.8 (69.4) | 23.3 (73.9) | 21.7 (71.1) | 15.5 (59.9) | 7.2 (45.0) | −3.0 (26.6) | −12.3 (9.9) | 5.8 (42.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.9 (−5.6) | −16.4 (2.5) | −7.0 (19.4) | 1.8 (35.2) | 9.3 (48.7) | 15.4 (59.7) | 18.8 (65.8) | 17.1 (62.8) | 9.6 (49.3) | 1.5 (34.7) | −7.9 (17.8) | −17.3 (0.9) | 0.3 (32.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −40.6 (−41.1) | −35.0 (−31.0) | −25.3 (−13.5) | −13.9 (7.0) | −4.3 (24.3) | 3.0 (37.4) | 10.4 (50.7) | 5.2 (41.4) | −3.5 (25.7) | −14.7 (5.5) | −26.6 (−15.9) | −35.7 (−32.3) | −40.6 (−41.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.3 (0.21) | 6.8 (0.27) | 13.4 (0.53) | 26.6 (1.05) | 58.1 (2.29) | 96.9 (3.81) | 160.3 (6.31) | 162.9 (6.41) | 56.8 (2.24) | 28.6 (1.13) | 17.9 (0.70) | 7.8 (0.31) | 641.4 (25.26) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.5 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 11.1 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 12.7 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 104.5 |
| Average snowy days | 7.6 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 39.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 63 | 58 | 50 | 56 | 68 | 80 | 82 | 74 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 67 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 192.9 | 205.5 | 238.9 | 237.1 | 260.0 | 244.9 | 232.1 | 229.5 | 240.2 | 214.8 | 175.3 | 172.6 | 2,643.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 69 | 64 | 59 | 57 | 53 | 50 | 54 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 62 | 60 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||