Ping'an, Haidong
Ping'an
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Coordinates (Ping'an District government): 36°30′02″N 102°06′32″E / 36.5006°N 102.1088°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Qinghai |
Prefecture-level city | Haidong |
Seat | Ping'an Subdistrict |
Area | |
• Total | 742.89 km2 (286.83 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 117,883 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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Tibetan | གཞོང་ཐང་ཁུལ། | ||||||
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Ping'an District (simplified Chinese:
During the Han dynasty it was known as Anyi County, and as Zhongge during the Tang dynasty, then as Pingrong and Ping'an during the Ming and Qing dynasty respectively. In 2015, Ping'an County became Ping'an District.[1]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Ping'an District is divided into two subdistricts, one town, five townships, and one other township-level division.[2]
The district's two subdistricts are Ping'an Subdistrict (Chinese:
The district's sole town is Sanhe (Chinese:
The district's five township-level divisions are Hongshuiquan Township (Chinese:
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Ping'an District, elevation 2,125 m (6,972 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) | 14.5 (58.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
37.6 (99.7) |
35.1 (95.2) |
29.3 (84.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
37.6 (99.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
6.3 (43.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
15.3 (59.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
7.7 (45.9) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
7.5 (45.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.1 (10.2) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
3.1 (37.6) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
1.8 (35.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −21.9 (−7.4) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
3.9 (39.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−21.1 (−6.0) |
−21.9 (−7.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.1 (0.04) |
1.3 (0.05) |
5.2 (0.20) |
15.1 (0.59) |
42.9 (1.69) |
52.4 (2.06) |
72.8 (2.87) |
68.3 (2.69) |
53.6 (2.11) |
20.6 (0.81) |
2.9 (0.11) |
0.7 (0.03) |
336.9 (13.25) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 10.2 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 86.6 |
Average snowy days | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 24.8 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 45 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 50 | 56 | 61 | 63 | 67 | 62 | 52 | 48 | 53 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 202.4 | 208.5 | 236.1 | 245.7 | 252.1 | 234.4 | 240.4 | 231.4 | 192.8 | 209.2 | 207.2 | 202.1 | 2,662.3 |
Percent possible sunshine | 65 | 67 | 63 | 62 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 61 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] |
Transportation
[edit]The district is served by two train stations: the Ping'anyi railway station , and the Haidong West railway station . The Ping'anyi railway station was first built in 1959 and is operated by the China Railway Qingzang Group.[5] The station is situated on the Lanzhou–Qinghai railway.[citation needed] The Haidong West railway station is situated on the Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railway.[6]
National Highway 109 also runs through the district.
See also
[edit]- List of administrative divisions of Qinghai
- Taktser, a village in Ping'an District
References
[edit]- ^ a b "
平安 概 况". - ^ a b c d 2022
年 统计用 区 划代码 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-09-15. - ^
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. - ^
平安 驿火车站.火 车票网 (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved March 16, 2020. - ^
海 东西火 车站.火 车票网 (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- Harvard University Committee on the Environment (1999). "China County & City Population 1999 FAQ". Archived from the original on 2016-01-09.
External links
[edit]- https://web.archive.org/web/20130718064031/http://www.hdpa.gov.cn/ - People's Government Web site
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100127174358/http://www.qh.xinhuanet.com/pax/zfwq.htm - xinhuanet
- http://www.xzqh.org/quhua/63qh/2121pa.htm - Qinghai Province - China - Administrative Division
- http://www.pancsw.gov.cn/ - Ping'An County Rural Business Information Network