Shehong
射洪市
County-level city
Location of Shehong County (red) within Suining City (yellow) and Sichuan
Location of Shehong County (red) within Suining City (yellow) and Sichuan
Coordinates: 30°52′16″N 105°23′17″E / 30.871°N 105.388°E / 30.871; 105.388
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level citySuining
Area
 • Total1,497 km2 (578 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Shehong (Chinese: 射洪; pinyin: Shèhóng) is a county-level city in the east of Sichuan province, China, located in the central part of the Sichuan Basin. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Suining.

The city seat is the town of Taihe, which itself had a population of 83,255 in 2006.

The Fu River flows through the city seat as well as the towns of Jinhua and Liushu, along which hydropower stations provide electricity for the county and neighboring areas.

Administrative divisions

Shehong comprises 2 subdistricts and 21 towns:[1]

subdistricts
towns

Climate

Climate data for Shehong, elevation 383 m (1,257 ft), (2007–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.1
(62.8) 		22.9
(73.2) 		30.7
(87.3) 		34.3
(93.7) 		37.0
(98.6) 		36.9
(98.4) 		40.0
(104.0) 		41.0
(105.8) 		39.3
(102.7) 		31.2
(88.2) 		25.9
(78.6) 		19.1
(66.4) 		41.0
(105.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8) 		13.2
(55.8) 		18.7
(65.7) 		24.0
(75.2) 		27.7
(81.9) 		29.6
(85.3) 		31.9
(89.4) 		32.5
(90.5) 		26.5
(79.7) 		21.3
(70.3) 		16.5
(61.7) 		11.1
(52.0) 		21.9
(71.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.3
(43.3) 		8.9
(48.0) 		13.7
(56.7) 		18.3
(64.9) 		22.1
(71.8) 		24.8
(76.6) 		26.9
(80.4) 		26.9
(80.4) 		22.3
(72.1) 		17.6
(63.7) 		12.7
(54.9) 		7.7
(45.9) 		17.3
(63.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5) 		5.9
(42.6) 		10.0
(50.0) 		14.2
(57.6) 		17.8
(64.0) 		21.1
(70.0) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.2
(73.8) 		19.7
(67.5) 		15.3
(59.5) 		10.3
(50.5) 		5.3
(41.5) 		14.2
(57.5)
Record low °C (°F) −2.7
(27.1) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		3.6
(38.5) 		7.7
(45.9) 		14.2
(57.6) 		17.2
(63.0) 		17.5
(63.5) 		12.3
(54.1) 		2.2
(36.0) 		1.0
(33.8) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		−4.4
(24.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13.5
(0.53) 		14.5
(0.57) 		26.8
(1.06) 		59.2
(2.33) 		87.6
(3.45) 		147.0
(5.79) 		195.9
(7.71) 		163.8
(6.45) 		137.5
(5.41) 		57.5
(2.26) 		21.5
(0.85) 		11.0
(0.43) 		935.8
(36.84)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.8 7.0 9.2 10.7 12.5 13.7 12.5 11.0 13.8 13.7 7.2 6.0 125.1
Average snowy days 0.8 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 1.5
Average relative humidity (%) 82 78 74 73 71 78 79 78 82 84 82 82 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 54.8 62.6 106.4 143.8 151.6 135.1 178.9 185.0 108.2 77.1 65.5 45.8 1,314.8
Percent possible sunshine 17 20 28 37 36 32 42 46 30 22 21 15 29
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Education

Shehong has one national model secondary school, Shehong Secondary School. And three other provincial model secondary schools, Liushu Secondary School, Taihe Secondary School and Jinhua Secondary School.

References

  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：射洪市 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

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