District in Shandong, People's Republic of China
Xuecheng (Chinese: 薛城区; pinyin: Xuēchéng Qū) is a district and the seat of Zaozhuang, Shandong province, China, ever named[clarification needed] by "lin cheng ". It has an area of 506.72 km2 and around 405,285 inhabitants (2003). As of the end of 2022, the resident population of Xuecheng District was 485,637.[1]As of May 2022, Xuecheng District has five streets and four towns under its jurisdiction, with the district government stationed at No. 2 Yongfu Middle Road.[2]
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this district is divided to 3 subdistricts and 6 towns.[3]
- Subdistricts
- Lincheng Subdistrict (临城街道)
- Xingren Subdistrict (兴仁街道)
- Xingcheng Subdistrict (兴城街道)
- Towns
- Shagou (沙沟镇)
- Zhouying (周营镇)
- Zouwu (邹坞镇)
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- Taozhuang (陶庄镇)
- Changzhuang (常庄镇)
- Zhangfan (张范镇)
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Climate
| Climate data for Xuecheng (1999–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
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16.7
(62.1)
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25.0
(77.0)
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28.2
(82.8)
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33.2
(91.8)
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37.9
(100.2)
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38.0
(100.4)
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39.9
(103.8)
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37.0
(98.6)
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35.5
(95.9)
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32.0
(89.6)
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25.9
(78.6)
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21.1
(70.0)
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39.9
(103.8)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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5.5
(41.9)
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8.8
(47.8)
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15.1
(59.2)
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21.4
(70.5)
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26.9
(80.4)
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30.9
(87.6)
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31.7
(89.1)
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30.8
(87.4)
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27.3
(81.1)
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21.7
(71.1)
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14.1
(57.4)
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7.1
(44.8)
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20.1
(68.2)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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1.2
(34.2)
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4.1
(39.4)
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9.9
(49.8)
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16.0
(60.8)
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21.6
(70.9)
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25.8
(78.4)
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27.4
(81.3)
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26.7
(80.1)
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22.7
(72.9)
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16.9
(62.4)
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9.6
(49.3)
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3.0
(37.4)
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15.4
(59.7)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−2.1
(28.2)
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0.5
(32.9)
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5.5
(41.9)
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11.3
(52.3)
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16.9
(62.4)
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21.4
(70.5)
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24.0
(75.2)
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23.4
(74.1)
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18.9
(66.0)
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12.9
(55.2)
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6.0
(42.8)
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−0.3
(31.5)
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11.5
(52.8)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−12.6
(9.3)
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−12.2
(10.0)
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−9.3
(15.3)
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−0.5
(31.1)
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4.7
(40.5)
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12.4
(54.3)
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16.5
(61.7)
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12.9
(55.2)
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6.8
(44.2)
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−1.0
(30.2)
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−8.5
(16.7)
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−12.4
(9.7)
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−12.6
(9.3)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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13.2
(0.52)
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16.8
(0.66)
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18.1
(0.71)
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38.4
(1.51)
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66.4
(2.61)
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85.0
(3.35)
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239.5
(9.43)
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185.5
(7.30)
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72.7
(2.86)
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33.2
(1.31)
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32.7
(1.29)
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16.2
(0.64)
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817.7
(32.19)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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3.6
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4.4
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4.3
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6.2
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6.3
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7.4
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12.8
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12.0
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7.3
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6.0
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5.5
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4.0
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79.8
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| Average snowy days
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3.0
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2.6
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0.5
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.5
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1.3
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7.9
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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60
|
59
|
55
|
58
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62
|
65
|
79
|
79
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72
|
65
|
65
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62
|
65
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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133.6
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137.0
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193.2
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212.6
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226.1
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197.3
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176.7
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171.8
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162.1
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161.1
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146.3
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145.7
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2,063.5
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| Percent possible sunshine
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43
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44
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52
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54
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52
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46
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40
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42
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44
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46
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48
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48
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47
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]
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Xuecheng District belongs to the warm temperate monsoon continental climate, with significant continental climate characteristics.[6]
Geography
Xuecheng District, located in the south of Shandong Province, on the shore of Weishan Lake, with a total area of 422.71 square kilometers, is the resident of the People's Government of Zaozhuang City.[7]
Xuecheng District is located in the hilly area of Lunan and the Jianghuai Plain.The terrain is divided into three categories: plains, hills and depressions.The plains account for 50% of the total area, the hills for 34.1%, and the floodplains for 15.9%, with the lowest point being Panjiaduokou.[8]
