Min County
Appearance
Min County
岷县 | |
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Coordinates: 34°26′14″N 104°1′49″E / 34.43722°N 104.03028°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Gansu |
Prefecture-level city | Dingxi |
County seat | Minyang |
Area | |
• County | 3,578 km2 (1,381 sq mi) |
Population (31-12-2019)[1] | |
• County | 462,800 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
• Urban | 124,300 |
• Rural | 338,500 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 748400 |
Website | http://minxian.gov.cn/ |
Min County | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 岷縣 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 岷县 | ||||||
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Min County or Minxian is administratively under the control of the prefecture-level city of Dingxi, in the south of Gansu province, China. In ancient times, it was known as Lintao County due to its location along the Tao River. It was founded as Minzhou (岷州) in 544, named after the Min Mountains in the south of the county. The county received its present name in 1913. In 1985 it became subordinate to Dingxi.[2] Min county is well known by Angelica sinensis (Chinese:
Administrative divisions
[edit]Min County is divided to 15 towns and 3 townships.[3]
*County government seat[4]
- Towns
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- Townships
- Qinxu Township(
秦 许乡) - Shendu Township(
申 都 乡) - Suolong Township(锁龙乡)
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Minxian, elevation 2,232 m (7,323 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) | 18.3 (64.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.9 (85.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
33.3 (91.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
6.6 (43.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−10 (14) |
1.3 (34.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −24.1 (−11.4) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
1.1 (34.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−24.1 (−11.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.9 (0.15) |
5.1 (0.20) |
16.2 (0.64) |
40.7 (1.60) |
80.5 (3.17) |
86.4 (3.40) |
105.4 (4.15) |
101.8 (4.01) |
75.9 (2.99) |
46.5 (1.83) |
7.3 (0.29) |
1.5 (0.06) |
571.2 (22.49) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.6 | 5.2 | 8.8 | 11.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 13.3 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 126.6 |
Average snowy days | 8.1 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 46 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 59 | 66 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 184.2 | 166.1 | 180.2 | 190.8 | 201.4 | 187.1 | 199.2 | 193.8 | 139.4 | 146.5 | 179.3 | 192.7 | 2,160.7 |
Percent possible sunshine | 58 | 53 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 38 | 42 | 58 | 63 | 49 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] |
Transport
[edit]- China National Highway 212
- G75 Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway (under construction)
References
[edit]- ^ "
甘 肃省统计年 鉴2019" [Gansu Provincial Statistical Yearbook 2019]. - ^ "
甘 肃省一 个县,人口 超 50万 ,因 为一座 山 而得名 !_岷县". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2021-01-21. - ^ "统计
用 区 划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27. - ^ "岷县
人民 政府 关于我 们". www.minxian.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-06-18. - ^
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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