Donghai County (simplified Chinese: 东海县; traditional Chinese: 東海縣; pinyin: Dōnghǎi Xiàn; lit. 'east sea') is under the administration of Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Linyi (Shandong) to the north and Xuzhou to the west.
Donghai
东海县 Tunghai | |
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  Donghai Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 34°33′07″N 118°45′47″E / 34.552°N 118.763°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Lianyungang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,037 km2 (786 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 1,246,200 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 222300 |
The county has 300 million tons of quartz and 300,000 tons of rock crystal reserves, which is the highest in China, so it is nicknamed "the county of rock crystal".[2]
Administrative divisions
editAt present, Donghai County has 2 subdistricts, 11 towns and 8 townships.[3]
- 2 subdistricts
- 11 towns
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- 8 townships
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Climate
edit| Climate data for Donghai (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) | 16.9 (62.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
33.3 (91.9) |
37.1 (98.8) |
38.4 (101.1) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.1 (98.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
38.9 (102.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
3.1 (37.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.7 (9.1) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.3 (0.76) |
23.7 (0.93) |
34.4 (1.35) |
43.0 (1.69) |
72.7 (2.86) |
109.6 (4.31) |
216.9 (8.54) |
195.8 (7.71) |
87.0 (3.43) |
35.5 (1.40) |
32.9 (1.30) |
19.4 (0.76) |
890.2 (35.04) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 13.3 | 11.9 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 85.9 |
| Average snowy days | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67 | 66 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 82 | 84 | 79 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 157.0 | 153.7 | 195.5 | 216.2 | 226.8 | 187.3 | 179.4 | 186.6 | 183.9 | 187.1 | 159.8 | 162.5 | 2,195.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 50 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 52 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 52 | 53 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Donghai" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ "Donghai -- China's "Crystal County"". en.people.cn.
- ^ "连云港市-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 25 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
External links
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