Hui County
Hui County or Huixian (simplified Chinese: 徽县; traditional Chinese: 徽縣; pinyin: Huī Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Longnan City, in the southeast of Gansu Province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the south. The postal code is 742300.[2]
Hui County
徽县 | |
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 Hui County railway station | |
  Huixian Location of the seat in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 33°51′54.00″N 106°01′19.20″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Longnan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,722.9 km2 (1,051.3 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation [1] (near Jialing Town) | 2,504 m (8,215 ft) |
| Lowest elevation [1] (near Yuguan Township) | 704 m (2,310 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 223,500 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 742300 |
| Website | zwfw |
The population was 209,113 in 1999.[3]
Administrative divisions
Map including Hui County (labeled as HUI-HSIEN (HWEIHSIEN) (walled) 徽縣) (AMS, 1955)
Hui County is divided into 13 towns and 2 townships:[4]
- Towns
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-Towns are upgraded from Township.
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- Townships
- Yushu Township (榆树乡)
- Yuguan Township (虞关乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Huixian (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.4 (99.3) |
35.9 (96.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
6.9 (44.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
3.1 (37.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
0.9 (33.6) |
12.1 (53.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
7.7 (45.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.3 (6.3) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
6.7 (44.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.7 (0.22) |
8.4 (0.33) |
22.6 (0.89) |
42.3 (1.67) |
66.8 (2.63) |
84.5 (3.33) |
134.4 (5.29) |
133.7 (5.26) |
119.8 (4.72) |
56.8 (2.24) |
17.1 (0.67) |
5.8 (0.23) |
697.9 (27.48) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 78 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 73 | 75 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- http://gshxzf.gov.cn/cms/page/detail/id/4.html
- (in English) Gansu postal codes Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
- (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
- "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- 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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