Taining County
泰宁县
County
Tongxin Bridge (同心桥)
Tongxin Bridge (同心桥)
Taining is located in Fujian
Taining
Taining
Location in Fujian
Coordinates: 26°54′01″N 117°10′33″E / 26.9003°N 117.1757°E / 26.9003; 117.1757
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level citySanming
Area
 • Total1,535 km2 (593 sq mi)
Population
 • Total130,000
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Taining County (simplified Chinese: 泰宁县; traditional Chinese: 泰寧縣; pinyin: Tàiníng Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Sanming.

Area: 1,535 square kilometres (593 sq mi).

Population: 130,000.[when?]

Postal Code: 354400.

The county government is located in Shancheng town.

The local dialect is a dialect of Gan Chinese, although surrounding areas speak Min Chinese.[citation needed]

Transportation

Climate

Climate data for Taining (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.9
(80.4) 		32.1
(89.8) 		32.1
(89.8) 		34.5
(94.1) 		34.8
(94.6) 		37.3
(99.1) 		39.9
(103.8) 		39.6
(103.3) 		37.5
(99.5) 		36.3
(97.3) 		31.9
(89.4) 		27.4
(81.3) 		39.9
(103.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 12.8
(55.0) 		15.3
(59.5) 		18.3
(64.9) 		23.9
(75.0) 		27.7
(81.9) 		30.1
(86.2) 		33.3
(91.9) 		33.0
(91.4) 		30.3
(86.5) 		26.1
(79.0) 		20.8
(69.4) 		15.2
(59.4) 		23.9
(75.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4) 		9.4
(48.9) 		12.6
(54.7) 		17.9
(64.2) 		21.9
(71.4) 		24.9
(76.8) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.7
(80.1) 		24.1
(75.4) 		19.3
(66.7) 		14.0
(57.2) 		8.5
(47.3) 		17.8
(64.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.5
(38.3) 		5.7
(42.3) 		9.1
(48.4) 		14.1
(57.4) 		18.3
(64.9) 		21.5
(70.7) 		23.0
(73.4) 		22.9
(73.2) 		20.3
(68.5) 		15.1
(59.2) 		9.9
(49.8) 		4.5
(40.1) 		14.0
(57.2)
Record low °C (°F) −7.1
(19.2) 		−5.1
(22.8) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		2.0
(35.6) 		7.5
(45.5) 		11.9
(53.4) 		18.2
(64.8) 		16.2
(61.2) 		10.9
(51.6) 		2.2
(36.0) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−10.6
(12.9) 		−10.6
(12.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 79.5
(3.13) 		107.4
(4.23) 		228.8
(9.01) 		221.1
(8.70) 		287.8
(11.33) 		346.2
(13.63) 		160.6
(6.32) 		167.1
(6.58) 		82.7
(3.26) 		54.5
(2.15) 		79.5
(3.13) 		61.3
(2.41) 		1,876.5
(73.88)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 12.5 14.3 19.5 17.9 18.8 19.0 13.0 15.3 10.6 7.2 8.8 9.9 166.8
Average snowy days 1.3 0.9 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 2.7
Average relative humidity (%) 85 85 86 84 84 85 79 82 81 80 83 83 83
Mean monthly sunshine hours 83.6 80.4 78.4 95.7 115.1 115.2 215.4 187.2 158.6 154.6 120.4 114.0 1,518.6
Percent possible sunshine 25 25 21 25 28 28 51 47 43 44 37 35 34
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2]
Cat Mountain in Taining

Administrative divisions

Towns:[3]

Townships:

Culture

Due to the presence of the Wuyi Mountains, Taining County includes a number of notable parks of various types. One of them, located in the central part of the range, after having been made a World Heritage Site, and qualifying as a UNESCO National Geopark, was certified in 2004 as a UNESCO Global Geopark in the Asia Pacific regional network.

See also

References

  1. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. ^ "三明市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.

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