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Hui County
徽县
County
Hui County railway station
Hui County railway station
Huixian is located in Gansu
Huixian
Huixian
Location of the seat in Gansu
Coordinates: 33°51′54.00″N 106°01′19.20″E / 33.8650000°N 106.0220000°E / 33.8650000; 106.0220000
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityLongnan
Area
 • Total2,722.9 km2 (1,051.3 sq mi)
Highest elevation
[1] (near Jialing Town)
2,504 m (8,215 ft)
Lowest elevation
[1] (near Yuguan Township)
704 m (2,310 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total223,500
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
742300
Websitezwfw.gshxzf.gov.cn/webSite/index.html

Hui County or Huixian (simplified Chinese: 徽县; traditional Chinese: 徽縣; pinyin: Huī Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Longnan City, in the southeast of Gansu Province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the south. The postal code is 742300.[2]

The population was 209,113 in 1999.[3]

Administrative divisions

Map including Hui County (labeled as HUI-HSIEN (HWEIHSIEN) (walled) 徽縣) (AMS, 1955)

Hui County is divided into 13 towns and 2 townships:[4]

Towns
  • Chengguan (城关镇)
  • Fujia (伏家镇)
  • Jiangluo (江洛镇)
  • Niyang (泥阳镇)
  • Liulin (柳林镇)
  • Jialing (嘉陵镇)
  • Yongning (永宁镇)

-Towns are upgraded from Township.

  • Yinxingshu (银杏树镇)
  • Shuiyang (水阳镇)
  • Lichuan (栗川镇)
  • Mayanhe (麻沿河镇)
  • Gaoqiao (高桥镇)
  • Dahedian (大河店镇)
Townships

Climate

Climate data for Huixian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.3
(61.3) 		21.0
(69.8) 		29.9
(85.8) 		32.6
(90.7) 		34.4
(93.9) 		37.8
(100.0) 		37.2
(99.0) 		37.4
(99.3) 		35.9
(96.6) 		28.1
(82.6) 		22.3
(72.1) 		15.8
(60.4) 		37.8
(100.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.2
(43.2) 		9.6
(49.3) 		15.1
(59.2) 		21.3
(70.3) 		24.9
(76.8) 		28.2
(82.8) 		29.9
(85.8) 		28.8
(83.8) 		23.2
(73.8) 		17.8
(64.0) 		12.4
(54.3) 		7.2
(45.0) 		18.7
(65.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.0
(32.0) 		3.4
(38.1) 		8.3
(46.9) 		13.7
(56.7) 		17.6
(63.7) 		21.4
(70.5) 		23.6
(74.5) 		22.6
(72.7) 		17.8
(64.0) 		12.4
(54.3) 		6.5
(43.7) 		1.0
(33.8) 		12.4
(54.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.0
(24.8) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		3.3
(37.9) 		7.9
(46.2) 		11.9
(53.4) 		16.0
(60.8) 		18.9
(66.0) 		18.3
(64.9) 		14.5
(58.1) 		9.1
(48.4) 		2.8
(37.0) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		7.9
(46.2)
Record low °C (°F) −14.3
(6.3) 		−10.6
(12.9) 		−9.6
(14.7) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		1.5
(34.7) 		6.7
(44.1) 		12.4
(54.3) 		10.6
(51.1) 		4.4
(39.9) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		−8.8
(16.2) 		−16.4
(2.5) 		−16.4
(2.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.6
(0.22) 		9.4
(0.37) 		24.0
(0.94) 		41.7
(1.64) 		68.1
(2.68) 		82.5
(3.25) 		135.3
(5.33) 		126.8
(4.99) 		106.7
(4.20) 		60.8
(2.39) 		19.1
(0.75) 		4.9
(0.19) 		684.9
(26.95)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.4 5.7 8.3 8.8 11.5 11.3 12.8 12.2 14.0 13.2 7.9 4.5 115.6
Average snowy days 8.2 4.6 1.3 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 3.8 19.2
Average relative humidity (%) 70 67 66 67 71 73 77 80 85 85 80 74 75
Mean monthly sunshine hours 123.8 106.8 139.8 173.9 192.0 181.2 189.2 178.3 102.8 97.1 103.9 123.0 1,711.8
Percent possible sunshine 39 34 37 44 44 42 43 43 28 28 34 40 38
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b Data gshxzf.gov.cn[dead link]
  2. ^ (in English) Gansu postal codes Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  4. ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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