Si County or Sixian is a county in northeast Anhui Province, China. It borders the northern part of Jiangsu Province to the north and east and is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Suzhou.
Sixian
泗县 | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Suzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,787 km2 (690 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 851,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 234300 |
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 Si ("Su"), Sixian's imperial predecessor, shown as a subprefecture of Fengyang in Martino Martini's 1655 Novus Atlas Sinensis | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 泗縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 泗县 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Si River County Si River county seat | ||||||||
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Name
editSi County is named for the Si River and preserves the name of the earlier Si Prefecture and Subprefecture which administered the area during the imperial period, sometimes from Si County and sometimes from nearby areas in what is now Jiangsu.
Administrative divisions
editIn the present, Si County has 12 towns and 3 townships.[1]
- 12 Towns
- 3 Townships
Climate
edit| Climate data for Sixian (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) | 19.3 (66.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
33.2 (91.8) |
37.9 (100.2) |
38.6 (101.5) |
41.7 (107.1) |
38.2 (100.8) |
36.4 (97.5) |
34.6 (94.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
41.7 (107.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.5 (−1.3) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−19.6 (−3.3) |
−19.6 (−3.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.8 (1.06) |
30.6 (1.20) |
46.0 (1.81) |
48.3 (1.90) |
76.0 (2.99) |
132.8 (5.23) |
210.0 (8.27) |
158.0 (6.22) |
81.8 (3.22) |
52.5 (2.07) |
40.2 (1.58) |
21.2 (0.83) |
924.2 (36.38) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.5 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 13.2 | 11.7 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 95.9 |
| Average snowy days | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 82 | 83 | 79 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 73 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 139.6 | 140.7 | 173.7 | 201.1 | 204.4 | 178.4 | 191.7 | 192.1 | 178.0 | 177.2 | 151.8 | 151.5 | 2,080.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 44 | 45 | 47 | 51 | 47 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 47 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 宿州市-行政区划王 (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
33°33′03″N 117°51′38″E / 33.55083°N 117.86056°E
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