Zhengning County
正宁县
County
A home in rural Zhengning
A home in rural Zhengning
Zhengning in Qingyang
Zhengning in Qingyang
Qingyang in Gansu
Qingyang in Gansu
Coordinates: 35°29′30″N 108°21′36″E / 35.4917°N 108.3600°E / 35.4917; 108.3600
CountryChina
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityQingyang
County seatShanhe
Area
 • Total1,319.5 km2 (509.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total244,900
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
745300
Websitewww.zninfo.gov.cn

Zhengning County is a county in the east of Gansu province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the east and south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qingyang. Its postal code is 745300, and its population in 1999 was 225,043 people.

It was established in 420 AD during the Northern Wei dynasty as Yongzhou County. In 598 during the Sui dynasty it became Luochuan County, named after the county seat Luochuan. By the Tang dynasty it was named Zhenning County, and received the current name Zhengning during the Qing dynasty.[1][2]

In 1635, rebel leader Li Zicheng fought a battle against Ming dynasty general Cao Wenzhao (zh:曹文诏) in Zhengning.[3]

Economy

Zhengning County's important agriculture products are tobacco, green onion and apples. It also has several coal mines.[4]

Administrative divisions

Zhengning County is divided to 8 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township.[5] The county government is located in Shanhe town. Until 1930, it was governed from Luochuan (35°19′17″N 108°12′45″E / 35.3213°N 108.2125°E / 35.3213; 108.2125).[6] In 2005 Luochuan was abolished as a township and placed under Yonghe town.[2]

Towns
  • Shanhe (山河镇)
  • Yulinzi (榆林子镇)
  • Gonghe (宫河镇)
  • Yonghe (永和镇)
  • Yongzheng (永正镇)
  • Zhoujia (周家镇)
  • Qiutou (湫头镇)
  • Xipo (西坡镇)
Township
Ethnic township

Climate

Climate data for Zhengning (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3) 		19.8
(67.6) 		26.2
(79.2) 		32.5
(90.5) 		31.9
(89.4) 		34.6
(94.3) 		33.4
(92.1) 		32.5
(90.5) 		32.8
(91.0) 		26.1
(79.0) 		21.0
(69.8) 		14.4
(57.9) 		34.6
(94.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2) 		4.7
(40.5) 		10.5
(50.9) 		17.3
(63.1) 		21.4
(70.5) 		25.2
(77.4) 		26.4
(79.5) 		24.8
(76.6) 		20.1
(68.2) 		14.6
(58.3) 		8.6
(47.5) 		2.8
(37.0) 		14.8
(58.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.9
(25.0) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		4.9
(40.8) 		11.3
(52.3) 		15.7
(60.3) 		19.8
(67.6) 		21.4
(70.5) 		19.9
(67.8) 		15.3
(59.5) 		9.5
(49.1) 		3.4
(38.1) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		9.5
(49.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −7.5
(18.5) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		0.7
(33.3) 		6.3
(43.3) 		10.7
(51.3) 		14.9
(58.8) 		17.2
(63.0) 		16.0
(60.8) 		11.6
(52.9) 		5.6
(42.1) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		−5.9
(21.4) 		5.4
(41.8)
Record low °C (°F) −19.9
(−3.8) 		−16.1
(3.0) 		−13.0
(8.6) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		6.0
(42.8) 		9.2
(48.6) 		6.5
(43.7) 		1.6
(34.9) 		−7.5
(18.5) 		−17.9
(−0.2) 		−21.5
(−6.7) 		−21.5
(−6.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.1
(0.28) 		9.9
(0.39) 		18.7
(0.74) 		38.5
(1.52) 		55.4
(2.18) 		77.9
(3.07) 		127.7
(5.03) 		119.1
(4.69) 		90.8
(3.57) 		53.0
(2.09) 		18.0
(0.71) 		5.1
(0.20) 		621.2
(24.47)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.8 5.5 7.1 7.7 9.5 11.3 13.5 12.7 11.5 9.4 6.1 4.0 103.1
Average snowy days 6.8 8.0 6.2 1.1 0.1 0 0 0 0 1.0 4.3 5.5 33
Average relative humidity (%) 54 55 53 51 55 60 72 76 75 70 61 54 61
Mean monthly sunshine hours 182.8 170.0 196.7 218.6 233.9 224.1 220.9 195.6 157.1 168.1 174.3 187.3 2,329.4
Percent possible sunshine 58 55 53 55 54 52 50 47 43 49 57 62 53
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Dao, Zhi. History of Place Names in China. DeepLogic.
  2. ^ a b "正宁罗川古城｜一座有烟火气的古城_政务_澎湃新闻-The Paper". thepaper.cn. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. ^ 明清史 (in Chinese). 中国人民大学书报资料社. 1984.
  4. ^ "正宁概况".
  5. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：正宁县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  6. ^ 中国县情大全: 中南卷 (in Chinese). 中国社会出版社.
  7. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  8. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

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