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Changhai County (Chinese: 长海县; pinyin: Chánghǎi Xiàn; lit. 'Long-Sea County') is a county under the administration of Dalian, Liaoning province, China. It consists of several islands in the Yellow Sea and is located offshore of the Liaodong Peninsula. There are 112 small islands and reefs in the county, traditionally called the Outer Long Mountains Island Chain (Chinese: 外长山群岛; pinyin: Wàichángshān Qúndǎo). The county has an area of 156.89 square kilometres (60.58 sq mi) and a permanent population as of 2010 of 77,951, making it Dalian’s least populous county-level division,[2] and the county government is located in the Dongshan neighborhood of the town of Dachangshandao (Chinese: 大长山岛; lit. 'Great Long-Mountain Island').

Administrative divisions

There are 5 towns in the county.[4]

Towns:

Demographics

Census Population
2000 99,532
2010 77,951
2020 66,824

Climate

Climate data for Changhai, elevation 36 m (118 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 9.5
(49.1)
11.3
(52.3)
17.8
(64.0)
22.3
(72.1)
30.1
(86.2)
34.5
(94.1)
35.4
(95.7)
33.4
(92.1)
31.7
(89.1)
26.4
(79.5)
19.4
(66.9)
13.0
(55.4)
35.4
(95.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −0.4
(31.3)
1.8
(35.2)
6.6
(43.9)
12.7
(54.9)
18.4
(65.1)
22.0
(71.6)
25.5
(77.9)
27.1
(80.8)
24.1
(75.4)
17.7
(63.9)
9.6
(49.3)
2.3
(36.1)
13.9
(57.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.7
(25.3)
−1.4
(29.5)
3.1
(37.6)
9.0
(48.2)
14.4
(57.9)
18.7
(65.7)
22.6
(72.7)
24.3
(75.7)
21.1
(70.0)
14.6
(58.3)
6.4
(43.5)
−0.9
(30.4)
10.7
(51.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.3
(20.7)
−4.1
(24.6)
0.5
(32.9)
6.1
(43.0)
11.6
(52.9)
16.3
(61.3)
20.5
(68.9)
22.2
(72.0)
18.6
(65.5)
11.9
(53.4)
3.5
(38.3)
−3.7
(25.3)
8.1
(46.6)
Record low °C (°F) −21.7
(−7.1)
−18.1
(−0.6)
−9.7
(14.5)
−1.0
(30.2)
4.6
(40.3)
9.2
(48.6)
14.7
(58.5)
15.3
(59.5)
9.4
(48.9)
−0.4
(31.3)
−12.5
(9.5)
−15.6
(3.9)
−21.7
(−7.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.4
(0.17)
9.2
(0.36)
13.1
(0.52)
35.0
(1.38)
55.3
(2.18)
79.2
(3.12)
128.0
(5.04)
161.6
(6.36)
55.1
(2.17)
31.6
(1.24)
28.2
(1.11)
9.1
(0.36)
609.8
(24.01)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.8 3.1 3.4 6.2 7.7 8.8 10.7 8.5 5.5 5.5 5.1 3.4 70.7
Average snowy days 4.1 3.1 2.1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.6 3.4 14.9
Average relative humidity (%) 57 60 63 67 73 85 89 85 73 64 61 58 70
Mean monthly sunshine hours 211.1 195.8 239.0 243.1 258.8 211.0 189.6 225.7 241.3 226.4 186.1 192.2 2,620.1
Percentage possible sunshine 70 64 64 61 58 47 42 54 65 66 63 66 60
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]all-time May high[7]

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