Gucheng County
谷城县
Kucheng
County
Laohekou Binjiang Park (湖北老河口滨江公园)
Laohekou Binjiang Park (湖北老河口滨江公园)
Gucheng is located in Hubei
Gucheng
Gucheng
Location of the seat in Hubei
Coordinates (Gucheng government): 32°15′50″N 111°39′11″E / 32.264°N 111.653°E / 32.264; 111.653
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Prefecture-level cityXiangyang
Area
[1]
 • Total2,553 km2 (986 sq mi)
Elevation
86 m (283 ft)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total523,607
 • Density210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitehbgucheng.gov.cn

Gucheng County (simplified Chinese: 谷城县; traditional Chinese: 穀城縣[2]; pinyin: Gǔchéng Xiàn) is a county of northwestern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, located in the eastern foothills of the Daba Mountains. It is under the administration of Xiangyang City, and is served by G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway. As of 2004, it had a total population of 540,000 residing in an area of 2,552 square kilometres (985 sq mi).

Administrative divisions

Nine towns:[1][3][4]

The only township is Zhaowan Township (赵湾乡)

Other areas:

Climate

Climate data for Gucheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1) 		25.5
(77.9) 		30.1
(86.2) 		35.0
(95.0) 		37.2
(99.0) 		40.2
(104.4) 		39.8
(103.6) 		38.9
(102.0) 		38.7
(101.7) 		33.8
(92.8) 		29.6
(85.3) 		23.5
(74.3) 		40.2
(104.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.9
(46.2) 		11.2
(52.2) 		16.5
(61.7) 		23.1
(73.6) 		27.8
(82.0) 		31.1
(88.0) 		32.7
(90.9) 		31.9
(89.4) 		28.1
(82.6) 		23.0
(73.4) 		16.5
(61.7) 		10.2
(50.4) 		21.7
(71.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8) 		6.0
(42.8) 		10.9
(51.6) 		17.0
(62.6) 		22.0
(71.6) 		25.8
(78.4) 		27.8
(82.0) 		27.1
(80.8) 		22.8
(73.0) 		17.1
(62.8) 		10.7
(51.3) 		5.3
(41.5) 		16.3
(61.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.2
(31.6) 		2.1
(35.8) 		6.5
(43.7) 		12.2
(54.0) 		17.2
(63.0) 		21.5
(70.7) 		24.2
(75.6) 		23.7
(74.7) 		18.9
(66.0) 		12.9
(55.2) 		6.5
(43.7) 		1.8
(35.2) 		12.3
(54.1)
Record low °C (°F) −6.4
(20.5) 		−10.7
(12.7) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		5.7
(42.3) 		14.1
(57.4) 		17.2
(63.0) 		15.2
(59.4) 		10.5
(50.9) 		1.6
(34.9) 		−3.2
(26.2) 		−13.7
(7.3) 		−13.7
(7.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 26.8
(1.06) 		26.9
(1.06) 		54.9
(2.16) 		69.4
(2.73) 		103.8
(4.09) 		104.3
(4.11) 		121.7
(4.79) 		129.7
(5.11) 		59.9
(2.36) 		66.6
(2.62) 		43.5
(1.71) 		19.3
(0.76) 		826.8
(32.56)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 6.4 7.5 9.1 9.5 11.3 10.5 11.6 12.2 11.3 10.1 8.4 6.0 113.9
Average snowy days 4.1 3.2 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 2.0 11.1
Average relative humidity (%) 73 72 71 71 71 75 80 81 77 74 74 72 74
Mean monthly sunshine hours 97.8 105.5 137.0 163.0 176.5 164.2 172.2 168.9 134.4 132.5 117.9 108.6 1,678.5
Percent possible sunshine 31 33 37 42 41 39 40 41 37 38 38 35 38
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c 谷城县历史沿革 [Gucheng County Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2018. 1996年，谷城县面积2553平方千米，{...}2010年第六次人口普查，谷城县常住总人口其中：523607人，城关镇178990人，石花镇108753人，盛土康镇56582人，庙滩镇42184人，五山镇26932人，茨河镇16550人，南河镇17447人，紫金镇17527人，冷集镇47288人，赵湾乡9567人，薤山林场1787人。
  2. ^ https://archive.org/details/mapofchinashan/page/34 "Kucheng Hup 穀城 Hupeh ... 湖北 ... 32.16N 111.46E"
  3. ^ 行政区划 [Administrative Divisions]. 谷城县人民政府 (in Simplified Chinese). 中共谷城县委, 谷城县人民政府, 谷城县广播电视台网络新闻中心. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2018. 2016年，谷城县辖城关、冷集、石花、五山、紫金、南河、盛康、庙滩、茨河9个镇和赵湾乡，设谷城经济开发区和薤山旅游度假区，242个行政村、48个社区居民委员会。
  4. ^ 2017年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：谷城县 [2017 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Gucheng County]. National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2018. 统计用区划代码 名称 420625100000 城关镇 420625101000 石花镇 420625102000 盛康镇 420625103000 庙滩镇 420625104000 五山镇 420625105000 茨河镇 420625106000 南河镇 420625107000 紫金镇 420625108000 冷集镇 420625200000 赵湾乡 420625500000 薤山林场
  5. ^ Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, ed. (1 September 2016). 现代汉语词典 [A Dictionary of Current Chinese] (in Chinese) (Seventh ed.). Beijing: The Commercial Press. p. 731. ISBN 978-7-100-12450-8. 𡐓 kāng 盛𡐓镇（Shèngkāng Zhèn）,地名,在湖北。
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  7. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

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