# Changbai Korean Autonomous County

Changbai Korean Autonomous County, or simply Changbai County, is a county in southern Jilin province, China, facing Hyesan, North Korea. It is under the administration of the city of Baishan, 160 kilometres (99 mi) to the west-northwest, and has an area of 2,497.6 km$^2$ (964.3 sq mi). The county has a total population of 85,000 people, 14,000 of which are ethnic Koreans (16.9% of the county's population).
Changbai is one of only two Korean autonomous areas of China, the other being Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.

## Administrative divisions

There are seven towns and one township.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Korean | McCune–Reischauer | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||
| Changbai Town [zh] | 长白镇 | Chángbái zhèn | 장백진 | changbaek chin | 220623100 |
| Badaogou Town | 八道沟镇 | Bādàogōu zhèn | 팔도구진 | p'altoku chin | 220623101 |
| Shisidaogou Town | 十四道沟镇 | Shísìdàogōu zhèn | 십사도구진 | sipsatoku chin | 220623102 |
| Malugou Town | 马鹿沟镇 | Mǎlùgōu zhèn | 마록구진 | marokku chin | 220623103 |
| Baoquanshan Town | 宝泉山镇 | Bǎoquánshān zhèn | 보천산진 | poch'ŏnsan chin | 220623104 |
| Xinfangzi Town | 新房子镇 | Xīnfángzi zhèn | 신방자진 | sinpangcha chin | 220623105 |
| Shi'erdaogou Town | 十二道沟镇 | Shí'èrdàogōu zhèn | 십이도구진 | sipitoku chin | 220623106 |
| Township ||||||
| Jinhua Township | 金华乡 | Jīnhuá xiāng | 금화향 | kŭmhwa hyang | 220623200 |

## Climate

Climate data for Changbai, elevation 775 m (2,543 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) | 3.4 (38.1) | 10.9 (51.6) | 19.4 (66.9) | 29.0 (84.2) | 32.2 (90.0) | 33.6 (92.5) | 34.8 (94.6) | 34.4 (93.9) | 29.7 (85.5) | 23.9 (75.0) | 17.0 (62.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 34.8 (94.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) | −4.0 (24.8) | 3.7 (38.7) | 13.0 (55.4) | 20.5 (68.9) | 24.4 (75.9) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.1 (79.0) | 21.2 (70.2) | 13.5 (56.3) | 2.2 (36.0) | −7.7 (18.1) | 10.9 (51.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.8 (1.8) | −12.1 (10.2) | −3.6 (25.5) | 5.2 (41.4) | 12.3 (54.1) | 16.8 (62.2) | 20.2 (68.4) | 19.4 (66.9) | 13.0 (55.4) | 5.2 (41.4) | −4.6 (23.7) | −14.6 (5.7) | 3.4 (38.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.9 (−9.2) | −19.1 (−2.4) | −10.1 (13.8) | −1.6 (29.1) | 5.0 (41.0) | 10.5 (50.9) | 15.2 (59.4) | 14.5 (58.1) | 6.9 (44.4) | −1.3 (29.7) | −10.0 (14.0) | −20.1 (−4.2) | −2.7 (27.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.4 (−33.5) | −33.1 (−27.6) | −25.8 (−14.4) | −12.0 (10.4) | −3.3 (26.1) | 1.4 (34.5) | 6.1 (43.0) | 0.9 (33.6) | −5.2 (22.6) | −13.7 (7.3) | −24.7 (−12.5) | −31.9 (−25.4) | −36.4 (−33.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.1 (0.28) | 13.1 (0.52) | 16.8 (0.66) | 33.3 (1.31) | 66.9 (2.63) | 90.6 (3.57) | 147.4 (5.80) | 122.7 (4.83) | 58.1 (2.29) | 29.7 (1.17) | 24.8 (0.98) | 11.9 (0.47) | 622.4 (24.51) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.8 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 15.0 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 15.9 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 136.9 |
| Average snowy days | 10.8 | 10.0 | 11.6 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.8 | 65.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66 | 62 | 58 | 56 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 78 | 74 | 63 | 68 | 69 | 67 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 194.9 | 196.1 | 225.6 | 219.9 | 232.5 | 214.8 | 203.3 | 203.5 | 212.9 | 213.1 | 169.0 | 170.1 | 2,455.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 65 | 61 | 55 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 48 | 58 | 63 | 58 | 60 | 57 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||