Quzhou[a] is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Handan, in the south of Hebei Province, China. It has a population of 400,000[when?] residing in an area of 667 km2 (258 sq mi).
Quzhou County
曲周县 | |
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 Quzhou in Handan | |
.png) Handan in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 36°46′48″N 114°56′42″E / 36.780°N 114.945°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Handan |
| Area | |
• Total | 667 km2 (258 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 42 m (139 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 400,000 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 057250 |
| Quzhou County | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 曲周縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 曲周县 | ||||||||
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Administrative divisions
editThere are 5 towns and 5 townships under the county's administration.[2]
Towns:
Townships:
- Dahedao Township (大河道乡), Baizhai Township (白寨乡), Yizhuang Township (依庄乡), Nanliyue Township (南里岳乡), Huaiqiao Township (槐桥乡)
Climate
edit| Climate data for Quzhou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
35.0 (95.0) |
38.6 (101.5) |
42.6 (108.7) |
41.3 (106.3) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.7 (101.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
42.6 (108.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
5.5 (41.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
8.7 (47.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
0.2 (32.4) |
14.0 (57.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
3.2 (37.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.4 (−6.5) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
2.9 (37.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.6 (0.10) |
7.1 (0.28) |
8.9 (0.35) |
29.6 (1.17) |
40.9 (1.61) |
58.0 (2.28) |
126.3 (4.97) |
105.3 (4.15) |
46.3 (1.82) |
26.2 (1.03) |
15.3 (0.60) |
3.8 (0.15) |
470.3 (18.51) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 63.7 |
| Average snowy days | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 9.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 56 | 53 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 76 | 80 | 74 | 67 | 68 | 65 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 123.3 | 140.1 | 189.9 | 217.0 | 240.8 | 214.6 | 183.1 | 186.3 | 176.5 | 166.2 | 135.3 | 126.7 | 2,099.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 40 | 45 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 49 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 47 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ In addition to the pinyin and Wade-Giles romanizations given above, Quzhou sometimes appears in older works as Ku Chou.[1]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Fitzgerald (1933), p. 222.
- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：曲周县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
Bibliography
edit- Fitzgerald, Charles Patrick (1933), Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the T'ang Dynasty, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9781001287973.
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