Hezheng County (simplified Chinese: 和政县; traditional Chinese: 和政縣; pinyin: Hézhèng Xiàn; Wade–Giles: Ho-cheng Hsien) is a county in the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, province of Gansu of the People's Republic of China.
Hezheng County
和政县 | |
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 Rural landscape in Hezheng County | |
 Hezheng in Linxia | |
.png) Linxia in Gansu | |
  Hezheng County Location in Gansu  Hezheng County Location in China | |
| Coordinates (Hezheng government): 35°25′29″N 103°21′04″E / 35.4246°N 103.3510°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Autonomous prefecture | Linxia |
| County seat | Chengguan |
| Area | |
• Total | 960 km2 (370 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 204,529 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 731200 |
| Website | www |
Ethnic groups include Han, Hui, and Dongxiang.
Administrative divisions
editHezheng County is divided to 8 towns and 4 townships.[1]
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- Townships
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Climate
edit| Climate data for Hezheng, elevation 2,163 m (7,096 ft), (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) | 14.2 (57.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
35.1 (95.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
35.1 (95.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
2.3 (36.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
2.3 (36.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.0 (8.6) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
1.4 (34.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
0.5 (32.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −23.4 (−10.1) |
−23.2 (−9.8) |
−21.3 (−6.3) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
2.4 (36.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−27.7 (−17.9) |
−27.7 (−17.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.4 (0.21) |
8.6 (0.34) |
18.5 (0.73) |
40.8 (1.61) |
78.6 (3.09) |
74.8 (2.94) |
115.3 (4.54) |
129.2 (5.09) |
89.3 (3.52) |
44.6 (1.76) |
9.0 (0.35) |
3.0 (0.12) |
617.1 (24.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.8 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 12.4 | 14.0 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 11.3 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 120.8 |
| Average snowy days | 8.6 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 45.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 65 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 189.3 | 182.3 | 205.5 | 221.9 | 235.1 | 229.0 | 235.4 | 217.1 | 159.2 | 175.2 | 192.0 | 197.0 | 2,439 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 60 | 59 | 55 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 43 | 51 | 63 | 65 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Sources
edit- ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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