Donghai County

Donghai County (simplified Chinese: 东海县; traditional Chinese: 東海縣; pinyin: Dōnghǎi Xiàn; lit. 'east sea') is under the administration of Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Linyi (Shandong) to the north and Xuzhou to the west.

Donghai
东海县
Tunghai
County
Donghai is located in Jiangsu
Donghai
Donghai
Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 34°33′07″N 118°45′47″E[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangsu
Prefecture-level cityLianyungang
Area
 • Total2,037 km2 (786 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total1,246,200
 • Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
222300

The county has 300 million tons of quartz and 300,000 tons of rock crystal reserves, which is the highest in China, so it is nicknamed "the county of rock crystal".[2]

Donghai (labelled of TUNG-HAI (HAICHOW) 東海) (1954)

Administrative divisions

In the present, Donghai County has 2 subdistricts,11 towns and 8 townships.[3]

2 subdistricts
  • Niushan (牛山街道)
  • Shiliu (石榴街道)
11 towns
  • Baitabu (白塔埠镇)
  • Huangchuan (黄川镇)
  • Taolin (桃林镇)
  • Qinghu (青湖镇)
  • Wenquan (温泉镇)
  • Shuangdian (双店镇)
  • Shilianghe (石梁河镇)
  • Hongzhuang (洪庄镇)
  • Anfeng (安峰镇)
  • Fangshan (房山镇)
  • Pingming (平明镇)
8 townships
  • Tuofeng (驼峰乡)
  • Shanzuokou (山左口乡)
  • Henggou (横沟乡)
  • Linian (李埝乡)
  • Nanchen (南辰乡)
  • Shihu (石湖乡)
  • Quyang (曲阳乡)
  • Zhangwan (张湾乡)

Climate
Climate data for Donghai (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.9
(62.4)		 24.8
(76.6)		 27.7
(81.9)		 33.3
(91.9)		 37.1
(98.8)		 38.4
(101.1)		 38.9
(102.0)		 37.1
(98.8)		 34.5
(94.1)		 33.3
(91.9)		 27.4
(81.3)		 19.3
(66.7)		 38.9
(102.0)
Average high °C (°F) 4.9
(40.8)		 7.7
(45.9)		 13.0
(55.4)		 20.1
(68.2)		 25.6
(78.1)		 29.2
(84.6)		 30.6
(87.1)		 29.9
(85.8)		 26.4
(79.5)		 21.5
(70.7)		 14.1
(57.4)		 7.3
(45.1)		 19.2
(66.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.1
(32.2)		 2.6
(36.7)		 7.4
(45.3)		 14.1
(57.4)		 19.7
(67.5)		 23.9
(75.0)		 26.5
(79.7)		 25.8
(78.4)		 21.6
(70.9)		 16.0
(60.8)		 8.8
(47.8)		 2.3
(36.1)		 14.1
(57.3)
Average low °C (°F) −3.6
(25.5)		 −1.4
(29.5)		 2.9
(37.2)		 9.0
(48.2)		 14.6
(58.3)		 19.6
(67.3)		 23.4
(74.1)		 22.7
(72.9)		 17.7
(63.9)		 11.5
(52.7)		 4.5
(40.1)		 −1.6
(29.1)		 9.9
(49.9)
Record low °C (°F) −12.7
(9.1)		 −13.0
(8.6)		 −7.8
(18.0)		 −0.9
(30.4)		 4.9
(40.8)		 12.0
(53.6)		 16.8
(62.2)		 13.1
(55.6)		 7.6
(45.7)		 0.6
(33.1)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 −13.1
(8.4)		 −13.1
(8.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 19.2
(0.76)		 23.2
(0.91)		 32.0
(1.26)		 42.1
(1.66)		 75.1
(2.96)		 104.3
(4.11)		 236.3
(9.30)		 187.2
(7.37)		 84.2
(3.31)		 40.4
(1.59)		 31.6
(1.24)		 15.0
(0.59)		 890.6
(35.06)
Average relative humidity (%) 67 66 65 65 69 73 83 84 78 71 69 67 71
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[4]

References
  1. Google (2014-07-02). "Donghai" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. "Donghai -- China's "Crystal County"". en.people.cn.
  3. "连云港市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  4. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 7 November 2022.


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