Foping County
Foping (Chinese: 佛坪; pinyin: Fópíng) is a county under the administration and in the northeast corner of Hanzhong City, in the south of Shaanxi province, China.
Foping County
佛坪县 | |
|---|---|
 Location in Hanzhong | |
.png.webp) Hanzhong in Shaanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Hanzhong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,279 km2 (494 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 32,584[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal code | 723400 |
| Licence plates | 陕F |
| Website | www |
The county was first established in 1824.[2]
It has been called the 'home of dogwood', having over 100,000 Mu (ca. 162 sq km.) of dogwood forests.[3] The Qinling panda was first discovered in Foping.[4][5]
Administrative divisions
As 2019, Foping County is divided to 1 subdistrict and 6 towns.[6]
- Subdistricts
- Yuanjiazhuang Subdistrict (袁家庄街道)
- Towns
- Chenjiaba (陈家坝镇)
- Daheba (大河坝镇)
- Xichahe (西岔河镇)
- Yueba (岳坝镇)
- Changjiaoba (长角坝镇)
- Shidunhe (石墩河镇)
Climate
| Climate data for Foping (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
34.9 (94.8) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.7 (101.7) |
37.2 (99.0) |
36.8 (98.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
38.7 (101.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
18.1 (64.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
2.7 (36.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
6.8 (44.2) |
2.2 (36.0) |
11.7 (53.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
7.6 (45.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.7 (14.5) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.4 (0.21) |
12.2 (0.48) |
26.5 (1.04) |
52.5 (2.07) |
91.5 (3.60) |
101.7 (4.00) |
196.7 (7.74) |
174.1 (6.85) |
136.6 (5.38) |
75.7 (2.98) |
26.4 (1.04) |
6.6 (0.26) |
905.9 (35.65) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 81 | 83 | 79 | 68 | 62 | 71 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[7] | |||||||||||||
References
- "China Population www.ceicdata.com". ceicdata. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- "历史沿革 - 历史沿革 - 佛坪县人民政府". www.foping.gov.cn. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ""中国山茱萸之乡"佛坪县10万多亩山茱萸成熟，进入采摘季_陕西省人民政府". www.shaanxi.gov.cn. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- 陕西省志 (in Chinese). 1990.
- 闫云霞 (1 December 2015). 在水一方 (in Chinese). Beijing Book Co. Inc. ISBN 978-7-227-06258-5.
- "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- 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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