Sunwu County () is a county under the administration of Heihe City in the north of Heilongjiang province, China, situated on the bank of Amur River, which demarcates the Sino-Russian border. The length of border line within Sunwu county is .

Sunwu County is surrounded by Lesser Khingan Mountains, and its forest coverage is 45%. The urbanization level is 40%.

Geography and climate

Sunwu 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 , while the annual mean is . More than three-fourths of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 52% in July to 73% in February, the area receives 2,576 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Administrative divisions

There are two towns and nine townships in the county:

Towns:

• Sunwu (), Chenqing ()

Townships:

• Xixing Township (), Yanjiang Manchu Township (), Yaotun Township (), Woniuhe Township (), Qunshan Township (), Fendou Township (), Hongqi Township (), Zhengyangshan Township (), Qingxi Township ()

Transport

• China National Highway 202

• Beihei Railway

References

External links

• Official site of Sunwu County