Gonghe County

Gonghe County (simplified Chinese: 共和县; traditional Chinese: 共和縣; pinyin: Gònghé xiàn; Tibetan: གསེར་ཆེན་རྫོང་།, Wylie: gser chen rdzong, ZYPY: Gêrqên Zong), also known as Kungho, is a county of Qinghai Province, China under the administration of Hainan Prefecture. The seat of Gonghe County is in the town of Qabqa.

Gonghe County
共和县 · གསེར་ཆེན་རྫོང་།
County
Gonghe County (light red) within Hainan Prefecture (yellow) and Qinghai
Gonghe County (light red) within Hainan Prefecture (yellow) and Qinghai
Gonghe is located in Qinghai
Gonghe
Gonghe
Location of the seat in Qinghai
Coordinates (Gonghe County government): 36°17′03″N 100°37′10″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceQinghai
PrefectureHainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
SeatQabqa
Area
[1]
 • Total16,364 km2 (6,318 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total122,966
 • Density7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Demographics

In 2006, 55% of the population were Tibetans, with Han, Hui, Mongolian and Salar minorities.[3]

Economy

Gonghe is rich in grassland, used for animal husbandry. Crops such as wheat, barley, peas, potatoes, beans, oilseed and oats are also grown.[3]

Geography

The county is located along Qinghai Lake. Local grasslands have been at risk of desertification, combated by newly planted grassland and forests.[3]

Climate
Climate data for Gonghe County (1981–2010 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.8
(53.2)		 16.3
(61.3)		 23.2
(73.8)		 29.8
(85.6)		 27.9
(82.2)		 28.4
(83.1)		 33.7
(92.7)		 32.2
(90.0)		 29.4
(84.9)		 21.5
(70.7)		 15.4
(59.7)		 10.2
(50.4)		 33.7
(92.7)
Average high °C (°F) −0.2
(31.6)		 3.7
(38.7)		 8.8
(47.8)		 14.1
(57.4)		 17.7
(63.9)		 20.3
(68.5)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.2
(72.0)		 17.8
(64.0)		 12.5
(54.5)		 6.5
(43.7)		 1.1
(34.0)		 12.2
(54.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.0
(15.8)		 −4.9
(23.2)		 0.7
(33.3)		 6.4
(43.5)		 10.8
(51.4)		 13.9
(57.0)		 16.0
(60.8)		 15.3
(59.5)		 11.0
(51.8)		 4.8
(40.6)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 −7.9
(17.8)		 4.6
(40.2)
Average low °C (°F) −15.7
(3.7)		 −11.7
(10.9)		 −5.8
(21.6)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 4.4
(39.9)		 8.1
(46.6)		 10.3
(50.5)		 9.5
(49.1)		 5.7
(42.3)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 −9.0
(15.8)		 −14.4
(6.1)		 −1.7
(29.0)
Record low °C (°F) −25.9
(−14.6)		 −23.4
(−10.1)		 −18.9
(−2.0)		 −12.6
(9.3)		 −5.4
(22.3)		 −0.7
(30.7)		 3.1
(37.6)		 1.2
(34.2)		 −3.4
(25.9)		 −13.0
(8.6)		 −23.8
(−10.8)		 −24.8
(−12.6)		 −25.9
(−14.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.5
(0.06)		 1.7
(0.07)		 5.7
(0.22)		 13.7
(0.54)		 41.3
(1.63)		 56.5
(2.22)		 73.6
(2.90)		 68.2
(2.69)		 46.0
(1.81)		 13.7
(0.54)		 1.9
(0.07)		 1.1
(0.04)		 324.9
(12.79)
Average relative humidity (%) 43 37 37 40 48 56 61 61 64 56 44 44 49
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4]

See also
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References
  1. "Gònghé Xiàn (County, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  2. "Gònghé Xiàn (County, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  3. Wang, Xuehong (2008-04-30). Environmental protection in China. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78100-763-1.
  4. 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese (China)). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-16.


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