Huojia
获嘉县
Hwokia
County
Huojia is located in Henan
Huojia
Huojia
Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 35°15′35″N 113°39′28″E / 35.2596°N 113.6579°E / 35.2596; 113.6579
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityXinxiang
Area
[1]
 • Total473 km2 (183 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total414,000
 • Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
453800
Area code0373

Huojia County (simplified Chinese: 获嘉; traditional Chinese: 獲嘉; pinyin: Huòjiā) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xinxiang, in the northwest of Henan province, China.

The name Huojia, which means "capturing [Lü] Jia", was used as the county name in 111 BC when Emperor Wu of Han, who on his royal progress at this place, heard Han forces had captured Lü Jia –prime minister of Nanyue kingdom– in the Han–Nanyue War.

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this county is divided to 9 towns, 2 townships and 1 other.[2]

Towns
  • Chengguan (城关镇)
  • Zhaojing (照镜镇)
  • Huangdi (黄堤镇)
  • Zhonghe (中和镇)
  • Xuying (徐营镇)
  • Fengzhuang (冯庄镇)
  • Kangcun (亢村镇)
  • Shizhuang (史庄镇)
  • Taishan (太山镇)
Townships
Others

Geography

Location Information

Located in the north of Henan Province, west of Xinxiang City, north of Taihang Mountains, south of the Yellow River, between longitude 113°39′42″~113°44′20″ and latitude 35°9′34″~35°15′37″, with a county area of 473 square kilometers.[3]

Climate

Warm temperate continental monsoon climate, average annual frost-free period 221.2 days, average annual rainfall 557.2 mm, average annual snowfall days 14.1 days, average annual sunshine 2058.4 hours. 1986-2004 average annual temperature 14.6 °C, average annual frost-free period 221.2 days, average annual rainfall 557.2 mm, average annual snowfall days 14.1 days, average annual sunshine 2058.4 hours.

Climate data for Huojia (2002–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.1
(66.4) 		24.2
(75.6) 		29.4
(84.9) 		35.8
(96.4) 		39.2
(102.6) 		41.2
(106.2) 		39.9
(103.8) 		39.4
(102.9) 		37.7
(99.9) 		35.6
(96.1) 		27.9
(82.2) 		23.5
(74.3) 		41.2
(106.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4) 		9.7
(49.5) 		16.4
(61.5) 		22.3
(72.1) 		27.8
(82.0) 		32.6
(90.7) 		32.4
(90.3) 		30.9
(87.6) 		27.1
(80.8) 		22.0
(71.6) 		14.2
(57.6) 		7.5
(45.5) 		20.7
(69.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.2
(32.4) 		3.8
(38.8) 		10.1
(50.2) 		16.0
(60.8) 		21.7
(71.1) 		26.5
(79.7) 		27.5
(81.5) 		26.0
(78.8) 		21.4
(70.5) 		15.8
(60.4) 		8.4
(47.1) 		2.1
(35.8) 		15.0
(58.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.9
(25.0) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		4.6
(40.3) 		10.1
(50.2) 		15.9
(60.6) 		20.7
(69.3) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.2
(72.0) 		17.1
(62.8) 		11.1
(52.0) 		3.8
(38.8) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		10.2
(50.3)
Record low °C (°F) −16.5
(2.3) 		−19.4
(−2.9) 		−7.4
(18.7) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		4.9
(40.8) 		11.5
(52.7) 		17.5
(63.5) 		12.6
(54.7) 		7.3
(45.1) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		−12.6
(9.3) 		−12.3
(9.9) 		−19.4
(−2.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6.4
(0.25) 		8.7
(0.34) 		14.2
(0.56) 		31.9
(1.26) 		47.0
(1.85) 		66.2
(2.61) 		171.9
(6.77) 		109.0
(4.29) 		60.0
(2.36) 		27.5
(1.08) 		19.9
(0.78) 		4.5
(0.18) 		567.2
(22.33)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.6 3.3 4.0 4.9 6.6 7.4 11.3 10.0 7.9 6.1 4.8 2.2 71.1
Average snowy days 3.6 2.9 1.2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.9 10.7
Average relative humidity (%) 60 59 58 63 63 61 77 80 75 68 67 61 66
Mean monthly sunshine hours 110.6 128.1 180.3 204.1 228.4 206.1 178.8 183.5 163.8 158.5 135.7 127.2 2,005.1
Percent possible sunshine 35 41 48 52 52 48 41 44 45 46 44 42 45
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Natural Resources

Land Resources

There are more than 1.37 million mu of exploitable agricultural, forestry and grass wasteland in huojia County, and 570,000 mu of arable land for agricultural use.[3]

Mineral Resources

The main mineral resources of Huaijia County are limestone, iron ore, bauxite and coal. The coal resource reserves amount to 800 million tons and coal bed methane reserves are 20 billion cubic meters.[3]

Water Resources

The county is located in the Yellow River and Haihe River basin, the territory of the big lion flooded river, the communist canal, Dasha River, West Mengjiang River, the people's victory canal and Wujia dry canal, all from the southwest to the northeast flow through the county, "South-North Water Diversion" project is adjacent to the county, the perfect diversion of yellow engineering, abundant water resources.[6]

Economic situation

Traffic situation

The southern part of the county is 80 kilometers from Zhengzhou International Airport and 20 kilometers from Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway. It is in the 1-hour economic circle of the Central Plains City Group and the 30-minute economic circle of Xinxiang City, and is an important channel for the outbound transportation of Jin coal and the dedication of tourism.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. ^ 信阳市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  3. ^ a b c d "获嘉介绍" [Introduction of huojia]. 获嘉县人民政府 (in Chinese).
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  6. ^ "地理概况" [Geographical overview]. 获嘉县人民政府 (in Chinese).
  7. ^ Junwei, Liu (2021-04-12). "2021年政府工作报告" [2021 Government Work Report]. 获嘉县人民政府 (in Chinese).
  8. ^ "2022年获嘉县经济运行情况分析" [2022 Analysis of economic operation in Huojia County]. 新乡市统计信息网 (in Chinese).
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