Qian'an County (simplified Chinese: 乾安县; traditional Chinese: 乾安縣; pinyin: Qián'ān Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Jilin province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Songyuan, with a 2002 population of 300,000 and an area of 3,522 km2 (1,360 sq mi).
Qian'an County
乾安县 | |
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 Qian'an in Songyuan | |
.png) Songyuan in Jilin | |
| Coordinates: 45°00′14″N 124°02′28″E / 45.004°N 124.041°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| Prefecture-level city | Songyuan |
| County seat | Qian'an Town (乾安县) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,522 km2 (1,360 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 146 m (479 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 300,000 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administrative divisions
editThere are six towns and four townships under the county's administration.[1]
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Towns: |
Townships:
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Climate
edit| Climate data for Qian'an (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
36.5 (97.7) |
39.3 (102.7) |
38.4 (101.1) |
37.1 (98.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
39.3 (102.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.4 (4.3) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
6.2 (43.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.9 (−3.8) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
1.1 (34.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −34.6 (−30.3) |
−34.0 (−29.2) |
−21.1 (−6.0) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
11.3 (52.3) |
9.1 (48.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−31.5 (−24.7) |
−34.6 (−30.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.6 (0.06) |
2.0 (0.08) |
5.5 (0.22) |
11.9 (0.47) |
43.4 (1.71) |
72.0 (2.83) |
121.6 (4.79) |
98.5 (3.88) |
37.1 (1.46) |
18.4 (0.72) |
6.6 (0.26) |
3.6 (0.14) |
422.2 (16.62) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.7 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 8.0 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 9.5 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 71 |
| Average snowy days | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 25.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 55 | 48 | 43 | 48 | 60 | 73 | 73 | 63 | 57 | 60 | 66 | 59 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 186.9 | 203.5 | 242.1 | 244.0 | 265.1 | 250.3 | 228.6 | 234.7 | 239.2 | 216.3 | 176.6 | 166.0 | 2,653.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 65 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 49 | 54 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 61 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：乾安县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
External links
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