Shandan County (Chinese: 山丹县) is a county in Gansu Province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangye. It is an important site located on the ancient Silk Road. Its postal code is 734100, and in 1999 its population was 194,901 people. It is known for horses and pastures. Ancient Han people called the horses as 'heavenly western horses'. The region's lakes provide water to the animals on the pastures.
Shandan County
山丹县 | |
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Scenes of Shadan city and the surrounding coutnryside | |
 Shandan in Zhangye | |
.png) Zhangye in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 38°47′11″N 101°05′20″E / 38.7865°N 101.088786111°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhangye |
| County seat | Qingquan |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,402 km2 (2,086 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 200,815 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 734100 |
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Administrative divisions
editShandan County is divided to 6 towns, 2 townships and 2 others.[1]
- Towns
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- Townships
- Laojun (老军乡)
- Liqiao(李桥乡)
- Others
- State-owned Shandan Farm (国营山丹农场)
- Shandan Racecourse of China Animal Husbandry Company (中牧公司山丹马场)
Climate
edit| Climate data for Shandan, elevation 1,766 m (5,794 ft), (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.6 (16.5) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
2.4 (36.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
7.6 (45.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.7 (5.5) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
2.6 (36.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
1.2 (34.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.5 (0.14) |
2.3 (0.09) |
5.1 (0.20) |
10.3 (0.41) |
20.4 (0.80) |
33.6 (1.32) |
47.8 (1.88) |
41.7 (1.64) |
35.2 (1.39) |
8.8 (0.35) |
3.7 (0.15) |
3.1 (0.12) |
215.5 (8.49) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 67.5 |
| Average snowy days | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 29 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 50 | 42 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 47 | 51 | 45 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 207.2 | 202.7 | 236.2 | 248.8 | 272.6 | 262.2 | 262.0 | 253.8 | 234.1 | 243.4 | 221.4 | 206.9 | 2,851.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 68 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 72 | 74 | 71 | 65 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Transport
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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