Guanghe County

Guanghe County (simplified Chinese: 广河县; traditional Chinese: 廣河縣; pinyin: Guǎnghé Xiàn; Wade–Giles: Kuang-ho Hsien, Xiao'erjing: ﻗُﻮْا حْ ﺷِﯿًﺎْ) is a county in the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, located in the province of Gansu of the People's Republic of China. It contains an ethnic minority of the Dongxiang.

Guanghe County
广河县 · ﻗُﻮْا حْ ﺷِﯿًﺎْ
Guanghe in Linxia
Guanghe in Linxia
Linxia in Gansu
Linxia in Gansu
Coordinates (Guanghe government): 35°29′17″N 103°34′33″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Autonomous prefectureLinxia
Area
  Land538 km2 (208 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
  Total215,600
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
731300

Administrative divisions

Guanghe County is divided to 6 towns 2 townships and 1 ethnic township.[1]

Towns
  • Chengguan (城关镇)
  • Sanjiaji (三甲集镇)
  • Qijiaji (祁家集镇)
  • Zhuangkeji (庄窠集镇)
  • Maijiexiang (买家巷镇)
  • Qijia (齐家镇)
Townships
  • Shuiquan Township(水泉乡)
  • Guanfang Township(官坊乡)
1 Ethnic township
  • Alimatu Dongxiang Township(阿力麻土东乡族乡)

Climate

Climate data for Guanghe (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13.6
(56.5)
20.7
(69.3)
26.7
(80.1)
30.3
(86.5)
31.3
(88.3)
31.5
(88.7)
36.2
(97.2)
33.7
(92.7)
31.0
(87.8)
24.6
(76.3)
19.0
(66.2)
11.6
(52.9)
36.2
(97.2)
Average high °C (°F) 0.9
(33.6)
4.7
(40.5)
10.1
(50.2)
16.6
(61.9)
20.7
(69.3)
23.4
(74.1)
25.5
(77.9)
24.5
(76.1)
19.7
(67.5)
14.1
(57.4)
8.2
(46.8)
2.2
(36.0)
14.2
(57.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −6.9
(19.6)
−2.6
(27.3)
3.0
(37.4)
8.9
(48.0)
13.3
(55.9)
16.3
(61.3)
18.2
(64.8)
17.3
(63.1)
12.9
(55.2)
7.1
(44.8)
0.7
(33.3)
−5.4
(22.3)
6.9
(44.4)
Average low °C (°F) −12.5
(9.5)
−7.9
(17.8)
−2.3
(27.9)
2.7
(36.9)
7.0
(44.6)
10.3
(50.5)
12.3
(54.1)
11.8
(53.2)
8.3
(46.9)
2.5
(36.5)
−4.1
(24.6)
−10.4
(13.3)
1.5
(34.7)
Record low °C (°F) −24.0
(−11.2)
−21.2
(−6.2)
−16.2
(2.8)
−7.4
(18.7)
−3.7
(25.3)
3.0
(37.4)
4.4
(39.9)
4.7
(40.5)
−0.4
(31.3)
−8.9
(16.0)
−18.2
(−0.8)
−26.7
(−16.1)
−26.7
(−16.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.5
(0.14)
4.6
(0.18)
14.2
(0.56)
28.7
(1.13)
59.8
(2.35)
66.4
(2.61)
87.2
(3.43)
94.2
(3.71)
65.8
(2.59)
35.7
(1.41)
4.4
(0.17)
1.9
(0.07)
466.4
(18.35)
Average relative humidity (%) 62 60 61 58 63 71 76 78 81 79 71 65 69
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2]

Sources

  1. "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  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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