Baofeng County (simplified Chinese: 宝丰县; traditional Chinese: 寶豐縣; pinyin: Bǎofēng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Pingdingshan, in the west-central part of Henan, China. It is 722 square kilometres (279 sq mi) in area with a population of 480,000 in 2002.
Baofeng County
宝丰县 | |
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  Baofeng Location of the seat in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 33°52′06″N 113°03′17″E / 33.8684°N 113.0548°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Pingdingshan |
| Area | |
• Total | 722 km2 (279 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 500,400 |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 467400 |
It is 16 kilometers (10 miles) to Pingdingshan. Baofeng county is an important hub of communications in the central and western parts of Henan province. In 1120, the second year under the reign of Emperor Huizong in the Song Dynasty, the emperor named the county Baofeng, because it had rich resources and flourishing businesses, including a distilled spirit brewery, official porcelain production and iron smelting. In 1643, the 16th year of Emperor Chongzhen, it renamed Baoxian. Today Baofeng is a county under the jurisdiction of Pingdingshan.
Baofeng county has more than 20 varieties of rich mineral resources including steam coal, metal coal, bauxite, silica, clays, top lime and limestone.[3]
Administrative divisions
editAs 2012, this county is divided to 1 subdistrict, 8 towns and 4 townships.[4]
- Subdistricts
- Tielu Subdistrict (铁路街道)
- Towns
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- Townships
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Climate
edit| Climate data for Baofeng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
41.0 (105.8) |
41.8 (107.2) |
40.7 (105.3) |
38.2 (100.8) |
39.5 (103.1) |
34.7 (94.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
41.8 (107.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
15.0 (59.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.6 (25.5) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
3.7 (38.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
10.0 (49.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.5 (5.9) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
6.9 (44.4) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.4 (0.53) |
15.5 (0.61) |
29.2 (1.15) |
41.7 (1.64) |
68.7 (2.70) |
89.3 (3.52) |
162.3 (6.39) |
116.3 (4.58) |
88.6 (3.49) |
45.5 (1.79) |
32.4 (1.28) |
11.3 (0.44) |
714.2 (28.12) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.1 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 87.7 |
| Average snowy days | 4.3 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 12.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 77 | 80 | 76 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 101.7 | 113.7 | 155.4 | 182.0 | 192.4 | 178.1 | 161.8 | 154.2 | 138.8 | 138.0 | 124.5 | 114.8 | 1,755.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 32 | 36 | 42 | 46 | 45 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
editThe county is served by Pingdingshan West railway station and Baofeng railway station.
References
edit- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "Baofeng county".
- ^ 平顶山市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
External links
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