Kangping County (simplified Chinese: 康平县; traditional Chinese: 康平縣; pinyin: Kāngpíng Xiàn) is a county of Liaoning Province, Northeast China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning, bordering Inner Mongolia to the northwest, and is 104 km (65 mi) north of downtown Shenyang. As of 2010, it has a population of 353,061 residing in an area of 2,173 km2 (839 sq mi). It lies just off of G25 Changchun–Shenzhen Expressway, and is the northernmost county-level division of Shenyang City, bordering It borders Faku County to the south as well as the prefecture-level cities of Tieling to the east, Fuxin to the west, and Tongliao (Inner Mongolia) to the north.

Kangping
康平县
Kangping is located in Liaoning
Kangping
Kangping
Location in Liaoning
Coordinates: 42°44′38″N 123°21′04″E / 42.744°N 123.351°E / 42.744; 123.351[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceLiaoning
Sub-provincial cityShenyang
Area
 • Total2,161 km2 (834 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total316,819
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
1105XX
Shenyang district map
Subdivisions of Shenyang, Liaoning
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
9
Core
1 Heping
2 Shenhe
3 Dadong
4 Huanggu
5 Tiexi
Suburban
6 Sujiatun
7 Hunnan
8 Shenbei
9 Yuhong
Satellite
13 Xinmin
Rural
10 Liaozhong Co.
11 Kangping Co.
12 Faku Co.

Administrative divisions

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The county includes seven towns, four townships, and four ethnic townships.[3]

Towns:

Townships:

Climate

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Climate data for Kangping (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8)
16.9
(62.4)
20.6
(69.1)
30.7
(87.3)
34.9
(94.8)
37.5
(99.5)
36.6
(97.9)
36.2
(97.2)
32.9
(91.2)
28.1
(82.6)
20.3
(68.5)
12.1
(53.8)
37.5
(99.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −6.3
(20.7)
−1.0
(30.2)
6.5
(43.7)
16.3
(61.3)
23.5
(74.3)
27.3
(81.1)
28.9
(84.0)
27.9
(82.2)
23.8
(74.8)
15.4
(59.7)
4.2
(39.6)
−4.3
(24.3)
13.5
(56.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −11.8
(10.8)
−6.9
(19.6)
0.8
(33.4)
10.2
(50.4)
17.5
(63.5)
22.1
(71.8)
24.4
(75.9)
23.1
(73.6)
17.7
(63.9)
9.5
(49.1)
−0.8
(30.6)
−9.3
(15.3)
8.0
(46.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −16.5
(2.3)
−12.0
(10.4)
−4.4
(24.1)
4.3
(39.7)
11.8
(53.2)
17.1
(62.8)
20.4
(68.7)
18.9
(66.0)
12.1
(53.8)
4.2
(39.6)
−5.3
(22.5)
−13.7
(7.3)
3.1
(37.5)
Record low °C (°F) −32.6
(−26.7)
−28.5
(−19.3)
−17.7
(0.1)
−8.6
(16.5)
−0.1
(31.8)
6.2
(43.2)
12.4
(54.3)
7.4
(45.3)
0.3
(32.5)
−8.8
(16.2)
−20.2
(−4.4)
−30.3
(−22.5)
−32.6
(−26.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.6
(0.10)
4.3
(0.17)
9.9
(0.39)
21.5
(0.85)
50.0
(1.97)
82.1
(3.23)
130.4
(5.13)
143.8
(5.66)
35.5
(1.40)
28.0
(1.10)
13.2
(0.52)
4.3
(0.17)
525.6
(20.69)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.6 2.2 3.6 5.3 8.8 11.4 10.9 9.8 6.2 5.4 3.7 3.3 73.2
Average snowy days 3.9 3.5 3.7 1.4 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 3.6 4.5 21.4
Average relative humidity (%) 58 51 46 44 49 64 77 78 66 58 59 60 59
Mean monthly sunshine hours 204.4 211.4 250.9 246.8 266.4 245.6 223.1 229.7 240.0 225.5 184.2 182.3 2,710.3
Percent possible sunshine 70 70 68 61 59 54 48 54 65 67 64 65 62
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Kangping" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ 分地区土地面积和人口密度 (2012年末) (in Chinese). Shenyang Statistics Bureau. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  3. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:康平县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 29 July 2023.