Xiping County (simplified Chinese: 西平县; traditional Chinese: 西平縣; pinyin: Xīpíng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast-central part of Henan province in the People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Zhumadian. Xiping covers an area of 1,098 square kilometres (424 sq mi) and has 840,000 inhabitants.[when?]
Xiping County
西平县 Siping | |
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  Xiping Location of the seat in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 33°23′17″N 114°01′19″E / 33.388°N 114.022°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhumadian |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,098 km2 (424 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 682,200 |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 463900 |
The place of the iron forge of Jiudian (simplified Chinese: 酒店冶铁遗址; traditional Chinese: 酒店冶鐵遺址; pinyin: Jiǔdiàn yětiě yízhǐ) from the Warring States period until the Jin dynasty and the pagoda of the Baoyan temple (宝严寺塔; 寶嚴寺塔; Bǎoyán sì tǎ) from the Tang dynasty are listed in the list of Monuments of the People's Republic of China.
Administration
editIt administers 3 sub-district offices, 6 towns, 9 townships, 1 ethnic township and 2 others.[3]
- Subdistricts
- Baicheng Subdistrict (柏城街道)
- Baiting Subdistrict (柏亭街道)
- Baiyuan Subdistrict (柏苑街道)
- Towns
- Townships
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- Ethnic townships
- Caizhai Hui Ethnic Township (蔡寨回族乡)
- Others
- Laowangpo Farm (老王坡农场)
- Industrial Cluster Area (产业集聚区)
Climate
edit| Climate data for Xiping (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) | 20.7 (69.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
34.9 (94.8) |
39.3 (102.7) |
41.0 (105.8) |
40.7 (105.3) |
38.9 (102.0) |
38.8 (101.8) |
34.7 (94.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.3 (90.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.6 (7.5) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18.5 (0.73) |
20.8 (0.82) |
37.6 (1.48) |
44.8 (1.76) |
71.1 (2.80) |
112.8 (4.44) |
193.3 (7.61) |
135.9 (5.35) |
72.9 (2.87) |
50.0 (1.97) |
39.9 (1.57) |
17.3 (0.68) |
814.9 (32.08) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 90.1 |
| Average snowy days | 4.7 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 12.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 79 | 82 | 76 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 128.6 | 133.7 | 169.7 | 201.0 | 210.0 | 192.2 | 199.5 | 183.0 | 159.9 | 155.0 | 145.5 | 133.5 | 2,011.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 41 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 43 | 45 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "2017年统计用区划代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
External links
edit- China Cultural Heritage (Chinese)
- Jiudian yetie yizhi (Chinese)
- Baoyan si ta (Chinese)
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