| Changling County | |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | Location of Songyuan Prefecture within Jilin (China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Songyuan in Jilin |
| Coordinates: | 44.276°N 123.967°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jilin |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Songyuan |
| Seat: | Changling Town (Chinese: 长岭镇) |
| Area Total Km2: | 5787 |
| Elevation M: | 191 |
| Population Total: | 640000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 131500 |
Changling County is a county in the northwest of Jilin province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the west. It is the southernmost and westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Songyuan, with a population of 640,000 residing in an area of 5787km2.
The county administers 12 towns and 10 townships.[1]
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Changling is in the southwest part of Songyuan City and borders Nong'an County to the east, Gongzhuling and Shuangliao to the south, Horqin Left Middle Banner of Inner Mongolia to the west, and Tongyu County, Qian'an County, and Qian Gorlos County to the north.
Changling has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa) characterised by hot, humid summers, due to the monsoon, and long, very cold and dry winters, due to the Siberian anticyclone. A majority of the annual rainfall occurs in July and August. The monthly 24-hour average temperatures ranges from NaN°C in January to 23.6°C in July, while the annual mean is 6°C. The frost-free period lasts 140 days.