Tongbai County (Chinese: 桐柏县; pinyin: Tóngbǎi Xiàn) is a county in the south of Henan province, China, bordering Hubei province to the south. The easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Nanyang, it has an area of 1,941 square kilometres (749 sq mi) and a population of 420,000.[3]
Tongbai County
桐柏县 | |
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 Tongbai in Nanyang | |
 Nanyang in Henan (note the map includes the sub-prefectural city of Dengzhou) | |
| Coordinates: 32°22′48″N 113°25′41″E / 32.380°N 113.428°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Nanyang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,941 km2 (749 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 404,900 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 474750 |
| Area code | 0377 |
Administrative divisions
editAs 2012, this county is divided to 9 towns and 7 townships.[4]
- Towns
- Townships
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Climate
edit| Climate data for Tongbai (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) | 21.1 (70.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.3 (99.1) |
39.6 (103.3) |
38.0 (100.4) |
38.6 (101.5) |
34.1 (93.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
20.8 (69.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.4 (50.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
0.6 (33.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.7 (5.5) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.4 (1.20) |
34.6 (1.36) |
53.5 (2.11) |
70.7 (2.78) |
99.9 (3.93) |
178.4 (7.02) |
216.6 (8.53) |
158.4 (6.24) |
105.2 (4.14) |
73.0 (2.87) |
47.2 (1.86) |
22.6 (0.89) |
1,090.5 (42.93) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.6 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 114 |
| Average snowy days | 5.3 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 14.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 74 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 73 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 120.2 | 120.8 | 153.2 | 178.8 | 185.0 | 175.8 | 184.3 | 171.3 | 144.0 | 147.7 | 136.1 | 132.4 | 1,849.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 38 | 38 | 41 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Transport
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Profile of Tongbai County" (in Chinese). Xinhuanet. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ 安阳市-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.