Fan County or Fanxian (simplified Chinese: 范县; traditional Chinese: 范縣; pinyin: Fàn Xiàn) falls under the jurisdiction of Puyang, in the northeast of Henan province, China. The Northern Expedition of the Taiping Rebellion attempt to cross the Yellow River at Fanxian.
Fan County
范县 | |
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  Fanxian Location of the seat in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 35°51′07″N 115°30′14″E / 35.852°N 115.504°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Puyang |
| Area | |
| • Land | 610 km2 (240 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 447,900[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 457500 |
| Website | www |
| Fan County | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 范县 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 范縣 | ||||||
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Administrative divisions
editAs 2012, this county is divided to 2 towns and 10 townships.[2]
- Towns
- Chengguan (城关镇)
- Pucheng (濮城镇)
- Townships
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Climate
edit| Climate data for Fanxian (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) | 16.0 (60.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
34.1 (93.4) |
36.8 (98.2) |
40.9 (105.6) |
40.5 (104.9) |
36.6 (97.9) |
36.3 (97.3) |
35.2 (95.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
40.9 (105.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
19.7 (67.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.2 (22.6) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.3 (−2.7) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.9 (0.19) |
9.3 (0.37) |
13.5 (0.53) |
29.1 (1.15) |
48.0 (1.89) |
69.7 (2.74) |
140.5 (5.53) |
126.3 (4.97) |
55.2 (2.17) |
31.1 (1.22) |
22.0 (0.87) |
6.3 (0.25) |
555.9 (21.88) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 68.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 9.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 60 | 59 | 65 | 68 | 65 | 79 | 83 | 78 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 69 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 148.3 | 152.5 | 198.2 | 219.8 | 242.6 | 223.2 | 186.9 | 180.7 | 176.2 | 175.8 | 151.6 | 147.6 | 2,203.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 48 | 49 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 濮阳市-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.
External links
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