Shuangliao () is a city in western
Jilin
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, People's Republic of China, bordering
Liaoning
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Inner Mongolia
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. It is under the administration of
Siping City and was previously the ''
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'' capital of the defunct
Liaobei Province.
Administrative divisions
Subdistricts:
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Zhengjiatun Subdistrict (),
Liaodong Subdistrict (),
Liaonan Subdistrict (),
Liaoxi Subdistrict (),
Liaobei Subdistrict (),
Hongqi Subdistrict ()
Towns:
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Shuangshan (),
Wohu (),
Fuxian (),
Wangben (),
Bolishan (),
Xinglong (),
Dongming ()
Townships:
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Liutiao Township (),
Xinli Township (),
Xiangyang Township (),
Yongjia Township (),
Namusi Mongol Ethnic Township ()
Geography and climate
Shuangliao is located at the confluence of the western and eastern branches of the
Liao River as well as the
Songliao Plain with the Horqin Grasslands (). It borders
Changtu County (
Liaoning
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Lishu County to the south,
Gongzhuling to the east,
Changling County to the north, and the Horqin
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banners of
Inner Mongolia
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. The administrative area reaches in north-south extent and in east-west width, covering an area of .
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Shuangliao has a four-season, monsoon-influenced, ]humid continental climate
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''Dwa''). Winters are long (lasting from November to March), cold, and windy, but dry, with a January 24-hour average temperature of . Spring and fall are somewhat short transitional periods, with some precipitation, but are usually dry and windy. Summers are hot and humid, with a July average of . Over two-thirds of the annual precipitation of occurs from June to August. The annual mean temperature is , while the frost-free period averages 145 days and annual sunshine duration lasts 2,714.9 hours.
References
External links
County-level divisions of Jilin
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