Zhuanglang County
庄浪县
County
Zhuanglang in Pingliang
Zhuanglang in Pingliang
Pingliang in Gansu
Pingliang in Gansu
Coordinates (Zhuanglang government): 35°12′10″N 106°02′10″E / 35.2027°N 106.0362°E / 35.2027; 106.0362
CountryChina
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityPingliang
County seatShuiluo
Area
 • Total1,553.14 km2 (599.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total453,120
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
744600
Zhuanglang County
Maps of "Si-ngan-fou" and "Tchouang-lan" from Du Halde's 1736 Description of China, based on Jesuit accounts
Traditional Chinese莊浪縣
Simplified Chinese庄浪县
PostalChwanglang

Zhuanglang County is a rural county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Pingliang in the east of Gansu Province, China. It borders Ningxia to the north, the Gansu county-level divisions of Huating City to the east, Zhangjiachuan County to the southeast, Qin'an County to the southwest, and Jingning County to the west. Nearby major cities include Pingliang, Tianshui, Guyuan, and Lanzhou.

The county seat of Zhuanglang—once known as Zhuanglang, Tchouang-lan, Chwang-lan, or Chwanglang—is now called Shuiluo. Its walled town was an important regional post in late imperial China, visited by Jesuit missionaries and reported on by the Macartney Embassy. It remains a relatively busy administrative, educational, and trading spot for the county. Other market towns in the county include Nanhu, Zhudian, and Handian in the north, south-west, and south-east respectively.

The people of Zhuanglang are predominantly farmers, producing wheat and potatoes on terraced hills. The farmers of Zhuanglang were proclaimed in the 1980s for having terraced all available hillside, and a monument in the county town records the famous 'Zhuanglang Spirit' by which this was achieved.

In recent years, education has been a priority for the local government. With the help of World Bank funding, schools in Zhuanglang have been well supported. Nearly all children now complete primary education, while there are 23 junior middle schools, and 3 senior middle schools which send students on to colleges and universities.

The cultural sites of Zhuanglang include:

The highest point of the county is Taomushan at 2857m above sea level.

Population (2005 est.)

Administrative Divisions

Zhuanglang County is divided to 1 Subdistricts, 15 towns and 3 townships.[1]

Subdistricts
Towns
  • Shuiluo (水洛镇)
  • Nanhu (南湖镇)
  • Zhudian (朱店镇)
  • Wanquan (万泉镇)
  • Handian (韩店镇)
  • Dazhuang (大庄镇)
  • Tonghua (通化镇)

-Towns are upgraded from Township.

  • Wolong (卧龙镇)
  • Yangchuan (阳川镇)
  • Pan'an (盘安镇)
  • Yongning (永宁镇)
  • Liangyi (良邑镇) - it is renamed from Liangzhu.
  • Yuebao (岳堡镇)
  • Liuliang (柳梁镇)
  • Nanping (南坪镇镇)
Townships

Climate

Climate data for Zhuanglang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.8
(53.2) 		17.8
(64.0) 		24.4
(75.9) 		29.3
(84.7) 		30.3
(86.5) 		32.8
(91.0) 		34.9
(94.8) 		32.7
(90.9) 		32.6
(90.7) 		24.5
(76.1) 		19.2
(66.6) 		14.2
(57.6) 		34.9
(94.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.0
(35.6) 		5.4
(41.7) 		11.2
(52.2) 		17.6
(63.7) 		21.6
(70.9) 		25.0
(77.0) 		26.7
(80.1) 		25.5
(77.9) 		20.4
(68.7) 		14.7
(58.5) 		9.0
(48.2) 		3.5
(38.3) 		15.2
(59.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.8
(23.4) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		4.3
(39.7) 		10.3
(50.5) 		14.6
(58.3) 		18.3
(64.9) 		20.4
(68.7) 		19.3
(66.7) 		14.6
(58.3) 		8.6
(47.5) 		2.5
(36.5) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		8.6
(47.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −9.7
(14.5) 		−5.8
(21.6) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		4.1
(39.4) 		8.2
(46.8) 		12.2
(54.0) 		15.0
(59.0) 		14.3
(57.7) 		10.2
(50.4) 		4.3
(39.7) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		3.5
(38.3)
Record low °C (°F) −21.7
(−7.1) 		−19.6
(−3.3) 		−14.1
(6.6) 		−7.5
(18.5) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		2.3
(36.1) 		7.2
(45.0) 		4.9
(40.8) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		−8.7
(16.3) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−23.5
(−10.3) 		−23.5
(−10.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.1
(0.20) 		6.8
(0.27) 		13.6
(0.54) 		28.5
(1.12) 		49.5
(1.95) 		76.5
(3.01) 		100.0
(3.94) 		92.0
(3.62) 		72.8
(2.87) 		41.7
(1.64) 		11.7
(0.46) 		3.2
(0.13) 		501.4
(19.75)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.8 6.0 6.9 7.3 10.9 11.8 12.8 12.1 12.4 10.8 5.9 3.4 106.1
Average snowy days 10.3 9.2 5.9 1.4 0.2 0 0 0 0 1.0 4.7 6.7 39.4
Average relative humidity (%) 64 63 59 56 60 66 72 74 78 77 72 65 67
Mean monthly sunshine hours 145.5 135.5 170.4 200.9 216.6 203.8 198.3 185.4 132.4 133.3 136.4 151.1 2,009.6
Percent possible sunshine 46 44 46 51 50 47 45 45 36 39 45 50 45
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

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