Xihe County

Xihe County (Chinese: 西和县; pinyin: Xīhé Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Longnan, in the southeast of Gansu Province of China. The postal code is 742500. The county seat is located in the town of Hanyuan (汉源镇).

Xihe County
西和县
Xihe in Longnan
Xihe in Longnan
Longnan in Gansu
Longnan in Gansu
Coordinates: 34°00′51″N 105°17′56″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityLongnan
Area
  Total1,861 km2 (719 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
  Total428,400
  Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
742100

Administrative divisions

Xihe County is divided to 16 towns and 4 townships.[1]

Towns
  • Hanyuan (汉源镇)
  • Changdao (长道镇)
  • Heba (何坝镇)
  • Jiangxi (姜席镇)
  • Shixia (石峡镇)
  • Luoyu (洛峪镇)
  • Xiyu (西峪镇)
  • Mayuan (马元镇)
  • Daqiao (大桥镇)
  • Shili (十里镇)
  • Shibao (石堡镇)
  • Xinglong (兴隆镇)
  • Suhe (苏合镇)
  • Luhe (卢河镇)
  • Shaoyu (稍峪镇)
  • Xigaoshan (西高山镇)
Townships
  • Shajing Township(晒经乡)
  • Haolin Township(蒿林乡)
  • Taishihe Township(太石河乡)
  • Liuxiang Township(六巷乡)

Climate

Climate data for Xihe (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.3
(59.5)
19.0
(66.2)
26.3
(79.3)
30.0
(86.0)
31.2
(88.2)
32.6
(90.7)
33.7
(92.7)
32.5
(90.5)
32.0
(89.6)
24.3
(75.7)
20.1
(68.2)
17.2
(63.0)
33.7
(92.7)
Average high °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7)
5.1
(41.2)
10.0
(50.0)
16.4
(61.5)
20.9
(69.6)
23.9
(75.0)
26.0
(78.8)
25.0
(77.0)
19.9
(67.8)
14.4
(57.9)
9.3
(48.7)
4.2
(39.6)
14.8
(58.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.2
(26.2)
−0.1
(31.8)
4.3
(39.7)
10.1
(50.2)
14.7
(58.5)
18.0
(64.4)
20.3
(68.5)
19.4
(66.9)
15.0
(59.0)
9.5
(49.1)
3.6
(38.5)
−1.9
(28.6)
9.1
(48.5)
Average low °C (°F) −7.6
(18.3)
−4.0
(24.8)
0.1
(32.2)
4.8
(40.6)
9.2
(48.6)
12.7
(54.9)
15.5
(59.9)
15.0
(59.0)
11.3
(52.3)
6.0
(42.8)
−0.5
(31.1)
−6.2
(20.8)
4.7
(40.4)
Record low °C (°F) −19.1
(−2.4)
−15.9
(3.4)
−11.7
(10.9)
−7.4
(18.7)
−1.0
(30.2)
3.6
(38.5)
7.0
(44.6)
6.4
(43.5)
0.9
(33.6)
−7.3
(18.9)
−14.1
(6.6)
−21.3
(−6.3)
−21.3
(−6.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6.6
(0.26)
7.9
(0.31)
22.4
(0.88)
39.6
(1.56)
56.1
(2.21)
76.4
(3.01)
89.1
(3.51)
84.9
(3.34)
80.4
(3.17)
49.0
(1.93)
11.7
(0.46)
3.8
(0.15)
527.9
(20.79)
Average relative humidity (%) 69 69 69 66 68 73 75 77 81 80 76 70 73
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2]

References

  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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