Lingtai County (simplified Chinese: 灵台县; traditional Chinese: 靈台縣; pinyin: Língtái Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Gansu province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the south and east. It is under the administration of Pingliang City. Its postal code is 744400, and in 1999 its population was 226,576 people. It was first established in 605 AD.[2]
Lingtai County
灵台县 | |
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  Lingtai Location of the seat in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 35°03′43″N 107°25′33″E / 35.06194°N 107.42583°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Pingliang |
| County seat | Zhongtai |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,038 km2 (787 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,520 m (4,990 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 890 m (2,920 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 229,100 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 744400 |
| Website | www |
Lingtai is named after the Lingtai acupuncture point, since one of the founders of acupuncture, Huangfu Mi, was born in Lingtai. In ancient history it was known as Mixu (密须).[3]
Administrative divisions
editLingtai County is divided to 1 Subdistricts, 9 towns 4 townships and 1 other.[4]
- Subdistricts
- Chengshi residential community (城市社区街道)
- Towns
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- Townships
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- Others
- Wanbaochuan Farm(万宝川农场)
Climate
edit| Climate data for Lingtai, elevation 967 m (3,173 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) | 15.6 (60.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
29.8 (85.6) |
36.5 (97.7) |
35.8 (96.4) |
38.8 (101.8) |
37.7 (99.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.8 (94.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
38.8 (101.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.3 (86.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
6.3 (43.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.7 (14.5) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
4.6 (40.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.3 (−4.5) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−23.1 (−9.6) |
−23.1 (−9.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.9 (0.27) |
9.5 (0.37) |
17.3 (0.68) |
31.9 (1.26) |
48.3 (1.90) |
71.9 (2.83) |
120.5 (4.74) |
105.2 (4.14) |
103.3 (4.07) |
46.3 (1.82) |
16.6 (0.65) |
3.9 (0.15) |
581.6 (22.88) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.4 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 10.4 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 96.1 |
| Average snowy days | 6.4 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 22.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 66 | 70 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 68 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 150.6 | 147.7 | 192.3 | 209.5 | 218.4 | 213.6 | 205.5 | 169.3 | 119.4 | 127.9 | 147.3 | 159.8 | 2,061.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 48 | 47 | 51 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 41 | 32 | 37 | 48 | 53 | 46 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Born in Lingtai
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- Huangfu Mi, author and physician
- Niu Sengru, government official
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "灵台概况_甘肃·灵台".
- ^ 新世纪中国市县全览 (in Chinese). 人民日报出版社. 2002. ISBN 978-7-80153-445-3.
- ^ 中国丝绸之路旅游文化集粹 (in Chinese). 重庆大学出版社. 1999. ISBN 978-7-5624-2009-5.
- ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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