Zhengning County is a county in the east of Gansu province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the east and south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qingyang. Its postal code is 745300, and its population in 1999 was 225,043 people.
Zhengning County
正宁县 | |
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 A home in rural Zhengning | |
 Zhengning in Qingyang | |
.png) Qingyang in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 35°29′30″N 108°21′36″E / 35.4917°N 108.3600°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Qingyang |
| County seat | Shanhe |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,319.5 km2 (509.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 244,900 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 745300 |
| Website | www |
It was established in 420 AD during the Northern Wei dynasty as Yongzhou County. In 598 during the Sui dynasty it became Luochuan County, named after the county seat Luochuan. By the Tang dynasty it was named Zhenning County, and received the current name Zhengning during the Qing dynasty.[1][2]
In 1635, rebel leader Li Zicheng fought a battle against Ming dynasty general Cao Wenzhao (zh:曹文诏) in Zhengning.[3]
Economy
editZhengning County's important agriculture products are tobacco, scallion and apples. It also has several coal mines.[4] Locals also make wicker dustpans.[5]
Administrative divisions
editZhengning County is divided to 8 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township.[6] The county government is located in Shanhe town. Until 1930, it was governed from Luochuan (35°19′17″N 108°12′45″E / 35.3213°N 108.2125°E).[7] In 2005 Luochuan was abolished as a township and placed under Yonghe town.[2]
- Towns
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- Township
- Sanjia Township (三嘉乡)
- Ethnic township
- Wuqingyuan Hui Ethnic Township (五顷原回族乡
Climate
edit| Climate data for Zhengning, elevation 1,482 m (4,862 ft), (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) | 15.7 (60.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
34.6 (94.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.8 (91.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
4.7 (40.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
2.8 (37.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
9.5 (49.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
6.3 (43.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
5.4 (41.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.9 (−3.8) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.1 (0.28) |
9.9 (0.39) |
18.7 (0.74) |
38.5 (1.52) |
55.4 (2.18) |
77.9 (3.07) |
127.7 (5.03) |
119.1 (4.69) |
90.8 (3.57) |
53.0 (2.09) |
18.0 (0.71) |
5.1 (0.20) |
621.2 (24.47) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.8 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 103.1 |
| Average snowy days | 6.8 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 33 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 61 | 54 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.8 | 170.0 | 196.7 | 218.6 | 233.9 | 224.1 | 220.9 | 195.6 | 157.1 | 168.1 | 174.3 | 187.3 | 2,329.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 58 | 55 | 53 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 53 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[8][9] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dao, Zhi. History of Place Names in China. DeepLogic.
- ^ a b "正宁罗川古城｜一座有烟火气的古城_政务_澎湃新闻-The Paper". thepaper.cn. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ 明清史 (in Chinese). 中国人民大学书报资料社. 1984.
- ^ "正宁概况".
- ^ 中国县情大全: 西北卷 (in Chinese). 中国社会出版社. 1993. ISBN 978-7-80088-206-7.
- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：正宁县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ 中国县情大全: 中南卷 (in Chinese). 中国社会出版社.
- ^ 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.
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