Tulihe | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Inner Mongolia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Inner Mongolia |
Coordinates: | 50.4804°N 121.6826°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Inner Mongolia |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Hulunbuir |
Subdivision Type3: | County-level city |
Subdivision Name3: | Yakeshi |
Subdivision Type4: | Village-level divisions |
Subdivision Name4: | 2 residential communities |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 734 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code: | 0470 |
Tulihe is a town under the administration of Yakeshi City in far northeastern Inner Mongolia, China,[1] located northeast of Yakeshi and 35km (22miles) south-southeast of Genhe., it has two residential communities (Chinese: 社区) under its administration.[2]
Tulihe has a monsoon-influenced subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc), with an average annual temperature of NaN°C, colder than even Mohe County in Heilongjiang, about 284km (176miles) to the north-northeast. Lows average below freezing for nine calendar months and the 24-hour average temperature is below freezing for seven calendar months. Its location in a valley of the Greater Khingan Range at an elevation of, promoting temperature inversions, helps the temperature plummet at night, with an average diurnal temperature variation in excess of 15C-change in every month except July and August. Winters are long, severely cold, and very dry in terms of total precipitation, while summers are short and warm. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from NaN°C in January to 16.8°C in July. A majority of the annual precipitation occurs in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 45% in July to 71% in February and March, the town receives 2,497 hours of bright sunshine annually.