Huma County

Huma County ( ; Manchu: Hūmar Siyan; ) is a county in the far north of the Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. The county seat is located on the right (southwestern) bank of the Amur River, a few kilometers upstream from the fall of the Huma River (formerly also known as Houmar) into the Amur. It is under the administration of the Daxing'anling Prefecture. The opposite side of the Amur River is in Amur Oblast, Russia, where there is a village with the same name in Russified form, Kumara ( ).

Huma County ( ; Manchu: Hūmar Siyan; ) is a county in the far north of the Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. The county seat is located on the right (southwestern) bank of the Amur River, a few kilometers upstream from the fall of the Huma River (formerly also known as Houmar) into the Amur. It is under the administration of the Daxing'anling Prefecture. The opposite side of the Amur River is in Amur Oblast, Russia, where there is a village with the same name in Russified form, Kumara ( ).

Climate

Huma County has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb) with very warm, humid summers and severely cold, extremely dry winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, and although temperatures consistently average above from May to September, the annual mean, at , is low enough to form sporadic permafrost on sheltered sites, which is unusual for areas with this climatic classification. More than 70% of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 52% in May and July to 70% in February, sunshine is generous and the area receives 2,581 hours of bright sunshine annually.

References

External links

Map of Huma County https://web.archive.org/web/20070511004246/http://www.epicbook.com/history/nibucu.html

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