| Huining County 会宁县 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
.jpg) View of Huining from the south | |
  HuiningLocation of the seat in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 35°41′35″N 105°02′48″E / 35.692921°N 105.0466°E / 35.692921; 105.0466 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Baiyin |
| County seat | Huishi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,439 km (2,486 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 543,900 |
| • Density | 84/km (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 730700 |
| Website | www |
Huining County (simplified Chinese: 会宁县; traditional Chinese: 會寧縣; pinyin: Huìníng Xiàn) is a county in the east of Gansu Province, bordering Ningxia to the east. It is under the administration of Baiyin City and located at its southeast end. Its postal code is 730700, and its population in 1999 was 569,599 people.
In October 1936, the Red Army met in Huining to celebrate the end of the Long March.
Administrative divisions
Huining County is divided to 24 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township.
- Towns
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- Townships
- Dangjiaxian Township (党家岘乡)
- Baliwan Township (八里湾乡)
- Tugaoshan Township (土高山乡)
- Ethnic townships
- Xintianbao Hui Ethnic Township (新添堡回族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Huining, elevation 1,739 m (5,705 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.1 (88.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
35.9 (96.6) |
35.7 (96.3) |
32.3 (90.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
35.9 (96.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
5.3 (41.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.4 (9.7) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
2.6 (36.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.5 (−15.7) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−22.1 (−7.8) |
−26.5 (−15.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.1 (0.16) |
5.3 (0.21) |
9.4 (0.37) |
23.9 (0.94) |
44.4 (1.75) |
49.5 (1.95) |
74.3 (2.93) |
78.1 (3.07) |
46.0 (1.81) |
27.3 (1.07) |
6.2 (0.24) |
1.4 (0.06) |
369.9 (14.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.7 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 85.9 |
| Average snowy days | 8.0 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 32.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 60 | 54 | 50 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 67 | 61 | 62 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 183.6 | 175.0 | 207.2 | 221.2 | 235.5 | 229.3 | 221.3 | 210.5 | 154.6 | 162.0 | 173.5 | 190.7 | 2,364.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 59 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 51 | 42 | 47 | 57 | 63 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Transport
See also
References
- Huang, Zhen (1982). Sketches on the Long March. Foreign Languages Press. ISBN 978-0-8351-0994-9.
- Translations from Red Flag. Joint Publications Research Service. 1986.
- "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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