Dingbian County

Dingbian County (simplified Chinese: 定边县; traditional Chinese: 定邊縣; pinyin: Dìngbiān Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Shaanxi province, China, bordering the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to the west and Inner Mongolia to the north. It is the westernmost county-level division under the administration of Yulin City.

Dingbian County
定边县
Tingpien
County
View of the seat of Dingbian from the Dingbian branch line of the Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway
View of the seat of Dingbian from the Dingbian branch line of the Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway
Dingbian in Yulin
Dingbian in Yulin
Yulin in Shaanxi
Yulin in Shaanxi
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Prefecture-level cityYulin
Established1731
Area
 • Total6,920 km2 (2,670 sq mi)
Population
 ()
 • Total344,900
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal Code
718699
Area code(0)912
Licence plates陕K
Websitedingbian.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

As of 2020, Dingbian County is divided to 1 subdistrict, 16 towns, and 2 townships.[1]

Subdistricts
  • Dingbian Subdistrict (定边街道)
Towns
  • Hequan (贺圈镇)
  • Hongliugou (红柳沟镇)
  • Zhuanjing (砖井镇)
  • Bainijing (白泥井镇)
  • Anbian (安边镇)
  • Duiziliang (堆子梁镇)
  • Baiwanzi (白湾子镇)
  • Jiyuan (姬塬镇)
  • Yangjing (杨井镇)
  • Xin'anbian (新安边镇)
  • Zhangyaoxian (张崾先镇)
  • Fanxue (樊学镇)
  • Yanchangbao (盐场堡镇)
  • Haotan (郝滩镇)
  • Shidonggou (石洞沟镇)
  • Fengdikeng (冯地坑镇)
Townships
  • Youfangzhuang Township (油房庄乡)
  • Xuezhuang Township (学庄乡)

Climate
Climate data for Dingbian (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.6
(60.1)		 19.1
(66.4)		 27.4
(81.3)		 33.3
(91.9)		 35.5
(95.9)		 36.6
(97.9)		 37.7
(99.9)		 36.2
(97.2)		 34.9
(94.8)		 27.7
(81.9)		 23.1
(73.6)		 17.2
(63.0)		 37.7
(99.9)
Average high °C (°F) 0.1
(32.2)		 4.0
(39.2)		 10.3
(50.5)		 17.9
(64.2)		 23.6
(74.5)		 27.9
(82.2)		 29.4
(84.9)		 27.2
(81.0)		 22.4
(72.3)		 16.1
(61.0)		 8.7
(47.7)		 1.9
(35.4)		 15.8
(60.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −7.3
(18.9)		 −3.4
(25.9)		 3.1
(37.6)		 10.6
(51.1)		 16.7
(62.1)		 21.1
(70.0)		 22.9
(73.2)		 20.7
(69.3)		 15.8
(60.4)		 9.0
(48.2)		 1.3
(34.3)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 8.8
(47.8)
Average low °C (°F) −13.7
(7.3)		 −9.6
(14.7)		 −3.1
(26.4)		 3.7
(38.7)		 9.5
(49.1)		 14.1
(57.4)		 16.8
(62.2)		 15.0
(59.0)		 10.0
(50.0)		 3.1
(37.6)		 −4.7
(23.5)		 −11.3
(11.7)		 2.5
(36.5)
Record low °C (°F) −27.7
(−17.9)		 −26.8
(−16.2)		 −21.7
(−7.1)		 −9.7
(14.5)		 −3.9
(25.0)		 3.6
(38.5)		 7.4
(45.3)		 5.7
(42.3)		 −2.7
(27.1)		 −11.5
(11.3)		 −20.8
(−5.4)		 −29.1
(−20.4)		 −29.1
(−20.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.2
(0.09)		 3.2
(0.13)		 9.3
(0.37)		 16.1
(0.63)		 34.7
(1.37)		 43.2
(1.70)		 63.9
(2.52)		 77.1
(3.04)		 47.4
(1.87)		 19.4
(0.76)		 5.5
(0.22)		 1.5
(0.06)		 323.5
(12.76)
Average relative humidity (%) 49 47 43 38 42 47 57 65 64 58 51 49 51
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2]

Transportation

References
  1. 2020年统计用区划代码（定边县） [2020 Statistical Division Codes (Dingbian County)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  2. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 24 November 2022.


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