Haidong

Coordinates: 36°28′24″N 102°24′38″E / 36.4734°N 102.4106°E / 36.4734; 102.4106
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36°28′24″N 102°24′38″E / 36.4734°N 102.4106°E / 36.4734; 102.4106

Haidong
海东市
China Standard)
ISO 3166 codeCN-QH-02
Websitewww.haidong.gov.cn (in Chinese)
Haidong
Chinese name
Tibetan
མཚོ་ཤར་གྲོང་ཁྱེར།

Haidong (Chinese: 海东市; pinyin: Hǎidōng shì) is a prefecture-level city of Qinghai province in Western China. Its name literally means "east of the (Qinghai) Lake." On 8 February 2013 Haidong was upgraded from a prefecture (海东地区) into a prefecture-level city.[3] Haidong is the third most populous administrative division in Qinghai after Xining and Golmud.

Haidong was historically populated by the

Ledu District.[4]

Geography

Haidong is the easternmost division of Qinghai province. It is bounded by Xining, the provincial capital, to the West, the Datong River Valley to the north, Gansu to the east, and the Yellow River to the south. Mountain ranges tower above the district of which the main valley is the one of the Huang Shui (Tib. Tsong Chu), a major tributary of the Yellow River. This valley stretches from west to east and makes up - together with the area around Xining, the landscape which is called Tsongkha ("Onion Valley") by Tibetans. It has a total area of 13,100 square kilometres (5,100 sq mi)

Climate

Climate data for Haidong (
Ping'an District
, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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[5][6]

Administrative divisions

Map
Name
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu Pinyin
Population
(2010 Census)
Area (km²) Density
(/km²)
Ping'an District
平安区 Píng'ān Qū 102,975 750 137
Ledu District
乐都区 Lèdū Qū 260,185 2,821 92
Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County 民和回族土族自治县 Mínhé Huízú Tǔzú
Zìzhìxiàn
350,118 1,780 197
Huzhu Tu Autonomous County 互助土族自治县 Hùzhù Tǔzú
Zìzhìxiàn
356,437 3,321 107
Hualong Hui Autonomous County 化隆回族自治县 Huàlóng Huízú
Zìzhìxiàn
203,317 2,740 74
Xunhua Salar Autonomous County 循化撒拉族自治县 Xúnhuà Sǎlāzú
Zìzhìxiàn
123,814 1,749 70

Demographics

As of 2005, the total population of Haidong is approximately 1,480,000. It is the most densely populated area[clarification needed] of Qinghai, with almost a third of the province's population (its surface makes up only two percent of Qinghai).

References

  1. ^ "2021年海东市人口常住户籍总人数口和第七次人口普查结果-红黑人口库2021年".
  2. ISBN 978-7-5037-7834-6. Archived from the original
    on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  3. ^ 2013年县级以上行政区划变更情况. XZQH (行政区划网). Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  4. ^ "海 东 市 市 情". www.haidong.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

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