Zhenghe County
Zhenghe County (simplified Chinese: 政和县; traditional Chinese: 政和縣; pinyin: Zhènghé Xiàn) is a county of northern Fujian province, People's Republic of China, bordering Zhejiang to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanping. The Min-Bei dialect, or Northern Min (Guing'ei Di) prevails in Zhenghe County.
Zhenghe County
政和县 Chengho | |
|---|---|
 Zhenghe in Nanping | |
| Coordinates: 27°21′58″N 118°51′29″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Nanping |
| Government | |
| • CPC County Committee Secretary | Huang Aihua |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,735 km2 (670 sq mi) |
| Population | 221,537(2,009) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 353600 |
| Licence plates | 闽H |
| Website | www.zhenghe.gov.cn |
History
Zhenghe became a county in 1000AD, but its previous name is Guanli (simplified Chinese: 关隶; traditional Chinese: 關隸; pinyin: Guānlì). In 1115AD, the emperor appreciated the Gongfu tea from Guanli County. He delightfully named the county after his reign title "Zhenghe", which lasts till now.
Administration
1 Subdistrict
Xiongshan (熊山街道)
4 Towns
Dongping (东平镇)
Tieshan (铁山镇)
Zhenqian (镇前镇)
Shuitun (水屯镇)
5 Townships
Xingxi (星溪乡)
Waitun (外屯乡)
Yangyuan (杨源乡)
Chengyuan (澄源乡)
Lingyao (岭腰乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Zhenghe (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.4 (83.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.6 (94.3) |
36.4 (97.5) |
37.6 (99.7) |
42.0 (107.6) |
42.1 (107.8) |
39.2 (102.6) |
37.0 (98.6) |
33.8 (92.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
42.1 (107.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.0 (93.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.1 (61.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
14.8 (58.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67.0 (2.64) |
109.6 (4.31) |
200.3 (7.89) |
213.1 (8.39) |
238.7 (9.40) |
310.2 (12.21) |
133.5 (5.26) |
124.0 (4.88) |
82.1 (3.23) |
50.7 (2.00) |
53.0 (2.09) |
46.1 (1.81) |
1,628.3 (64.11) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 77 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[1] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
Expressways
- G1514 Ningde-Shangrao Expressway
- G25 Changchun-Shenzhen Expressway
- S0313 Gutian-Zhenghe Expressway
Provincial-level roads
- S204
- S301
- S302
Specialty
Zhenghe is the second largest producer of chestnuts in China.
References
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 7 November 2022.