Pingyuan County, Shandong
Pingyuan County (simplified Chinese: 平原县; traditional Chinese: 平原縣; pinyin: Píngyuán Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Dezhou. It has an area of 1,050 square kilometres (410 sq mi).
Pingyuan County
平原县 | |
|---|---|
 Pingyuan in Dezhou | |
 Dezhou in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 37°09′55″N 116°26′03″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Dezhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,047 km2 (404 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 447,000 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 253100 |
History
At the end of the Han dynasty, Liu Bei began his political career as prefect of Pingyuan Commandery. The town was one of the starts for the anti-Western Boxer Rebellion.
The population was 437,584 in 1999.[3]
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this County is divided to 2 subdistricts, 7 towns and 3 townships.[4]
- Subdistricts
- Longmen Subdistrict (龙门街道)
- Taoyuan Subdistrict (桃园街道)
- Towns
- Townships
- Fangzi Township (坊子乡)
- Wangdagua Township (王打卦乡)
- Santang Township (三唐乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Pingyuan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
19.1 (66.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
2.1 (35.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.4 (0.13) |
7.0 (0.28) |
11.9 (0.47) |
24.0 (0.94) |
46.2 (1.82) |
68.0 (2.68) |
152.5 (6.00) |
128.6 (5.06) |
46.8 (1.84) |
30.6 (1.20) |
11.0 (0.43) |
4.5 (0.18) |
534.5 (21.03) |
| Source: National Meteorological Center of CMA[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
- 聊城市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- 1981年-2010年（平原）月平均气温和降水 (in Simplified Chinese). National Meteorological Center of CMA. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
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