Guanghe County
广河县 · ﻗُﻮْا حْ ﺷِﯿًﺎْ | |
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 Guanghe in Linxia | |
.png) Linxia in Gansu | |
  Guanghe County Location in Gansu  Guanghe County Location in China | |
| Coordinates (Guanghe government): 35°29′17″N 103°34′33″E / 35.4881°N 103.5758°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Autonomous prefecture | Linxia |
| County seat | Chengguan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 538 km2 (208 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 260,596 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 731300 |
| Website | www |
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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 is divided to 6 towns 2 townships and 1 ethnic township.[2]
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| Climate data for Guanghe (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.7 (19.9) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
7.3 (45.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
3.2 (37.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
8.6 (47.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
1.9 (35.3) |
| 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) | 3.9 (0.15) |
5.2 (0.20) |
12.3 (0.48) |
28.6 (1.13) |
59.6 (2.35) |
59.0 (2.32) |
97.1 (3.82) |
96.1 (3.78) |
66.3 (2.61) |
35.4 (1.39) |
6.2 (0.24) |
1.6 (0.06) |
471.3 (18.53) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.4 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 10.1 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 105.1 |
| Average snowy days | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 35.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 61 | 67 | 74 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 65 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 187.9 | 185.5 | 211.8 | 227.4 | 239.3 | 233.5 | 241.2 | 224.5 | 167.2 | 175.6 | 187.7 | 195.2 | 2,476.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 60 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 46 | 51 | 62 | 65 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||