Kuancheng County
宽城县 • ᡴᡠᠸᠠᠨᠴᡝᠩ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ Kwancheng | |
|---|---|
| 宽城满族自治县 ᡴᡠᠸᠠᠨᠴᡝᠩ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County | |
Kuancheng in Chengde | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′40″N 118°29′06″E / 40.611°N 118.485°ECoordinates: 40°36′40″N 118°29′06″E / 40.611°N 118.485°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Chengde |
| County seat | Kuancheng Town (宽城镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,933 km2 (746 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 303 m (994 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 240,000 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 067600 |
| Area code | 0314 |
Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 宽城满族自治县; traditional Chinese: 寬城滿族自治縣; pinyin: Kuānchéng Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn; Manchu: ᡴᡠᠸᠠᠨᠴᡝᠩ
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ
ᠪᡝᠶᡝ
ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ
ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ; [Möllendorff: kuwanceng manju beye dasangga siyan) is a Manchu autonomous county of northeastern Hebei province, China, on the banks of the Luan River, bordering Liaoning to the east. It is under the administration of Chengde City, and as of 2006[update], it had a population of 240,000 residing in an area of 1,933 km2 (746 sq mi).
There are 7 towns and 11 townships under the county's administration.[1]
Towns:
Townships:
| Climate data for Kuancheng (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.1 (100.6) |
40.3 (104.5) |
37.0 (98.6) |
35.1 (95.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
40.3 (104.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
1.3 (34.3) |
16.3 (61.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.0 (17.6) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −13.6 (7.5) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.2 (64.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
3.7 (38.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.5 (−13.9) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
−25.5 (−13.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.3 (0.09) |
2.8 (0.11) |
10.7 (0.42) |
26.6 (1.05) |
45.5 (1.79) |
98.4 (3.87) |
171.4 (6.75) |
154.1 (6.07) |
60.2 (2.37) |
27.2 (1.07) |
8.0 (0.31) |
2.7 (0.11) |
609.9 (24.01) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 52 | 64 | 76 | 78 | 72 | 64 | 58 | 55 | 59 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] | |||||||||||||
