Pingxiang County (simplified Chinese: 平乡县; traditional Chinese: 平鄉縣; pinyin: Píngxiāng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xingtai, in the south of Hebei province, China, located about 45 km (28 mi) from downtown Xingtai. It has a population of 280,000[when?] residing in an area of 406 km2 (157 sq mi). In the Han dynasty, Pingxiang County was known as Julu County (钜鹿县) and was the site of the Battle of Julu in 207 BC, as well as being the birthplace of Zhang Jue and his brothers Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, who started the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the 180s.
Pingxiang County
平乡县 | |
|---|---|
 Pingxiang in Xingtai | |
.png) Xingtai in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 37°03′47″N 115°01′48″E / 37.063°N 115.030°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Xingtai |
| County seat | Fengzhou Town (丰州镇) |
| Area | |
• Total | 406 km2 (157 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34 m (111 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 280,000 |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 054500 |
Administrative divisions
editPingxiang consists of 3 towns and 4 townships.[1]
Towns:
Townships:
- Youzhao Township (油召乡), Jiegu Township (节固乡), Tianfucun Township (田付村乡), Xunzhao Township (寻召乡)
Climate
edit| Climate data for Pingxiang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
36.6 (97.9) |
41.1 (106.0) |
41.8 (107.2) |
41.7 (107.1) |
38.4 (101.1) |
38.5 (101.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
41.8 (107.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
5.3 (41.5) |
19.9 (67.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
1.5 (34.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
8.5 (47.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.8 (−5.4) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−19.7 (−3.5) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.5 (0.10) |
6.5 (0.26) |
8.6 (0.34) |
24.0 (0.94) |
41.6 (1.64) |
62.7 (2.47) |
130.3 (5.13) |
107.3 (4.22) |
45.5 (1.79) |
25.5 (1.00) |
13.9 (0.55) |
3.1 (0.12) |
471.5 (18.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 10.6 | 9.4 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 64.3 |
| Average snowy days | 2.3 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 9.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 57 | 53 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 77 | 82 | 76 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 150.4 | 157.2 | 210.1 | 231.0 | 264.9 | 233.4 | 200.3 | 201.5 | 187.6 | 184.3 | 151.6 | 146.7 | 2,319 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 49 | 51 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 53 | 45 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 52 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：平乡县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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