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Hui County or Huixian (simplified Chinese: 徽县; traditional Chinese: 徽縣; pinyin: Huī Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Longnan City, in the southeast of Gansu Province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the south. The postal code is 742300.[2]
Hui County
徽县 | |
|---|---|
 Hui County railway station | |
  Huixian Location of the seat in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 33°51′54.00″N 106°01′19.20″E / 33.8650000°N 106.0220000°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Longnan |
| County seat | Chengguan |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,722.9 km2 (1,051.3 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation [1] (near Jialing Town) | 2,504 m (8,215 ft) |
| Lowest elevation [1] (near Yuguan Township) | 704 m (2,310 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 223,500 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 742300 |
| Website | zwfw |
The population was 209,113 in 1999.[3]
Administrative divisions
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Hui County is divided into 13 towns and 2 townships:[4]
- Towns
-Towns are upgraded from Township.
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- Townships
Climate
edit| Climate data for Huixian, elevation 1,003 m (3,291 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.4 (99.3) |
35.9 (96.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
12.4 (54.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.3 (6.3) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
6.7 (44.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.6 (0.22) |
9.4 (0.37) |
24.0 (0.94) |
41.7 (1.64) |
68.1 (2.68) |
82.5 (3.25) |
135.3 (5.33) |
126.8 (4.99) |
106.7 (4.20) |
60.8 (2.39) |
19.1 (0.75) |
4.9 (0.19) |
684.9 (26.95) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.4 | 5.7 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 115.6 |
| Average snowy days | 8.2 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 19.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 77 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 74 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 123.8 | 106.8 | 139.8 | 173.9 | 192.0 | 181.2 | 189.2 | 178.3 | 102.8 | 97.1 | 103.9 | 123.0 | 1,711.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 39 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Datagshxzf.gov.cn Archived 2019-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in English) Gansu postal codes Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
- ^ "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.