Xun County

Coordinates: 35°40′34″N 114°33′00″E / 35.67611°N 114.55000°E / 35.67611; 114.55000
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Xun County
浚县
Postal code
456250
Websitewww.xunxian.gov.cn

Xun County or Xunxian (

county in the north of Henan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hebi and located on the transition of the East China Plain and the Taihang Mountains.[3]

Xun County has a historic center originating to 1331, one of the best preserved of the East China Plain, and is located along the Grand Canal.[4][5][6]

The landscape is characterized by the hills of Dayao and Fuqiu rising from the plains.[6]

The Yellow River historically had its course through the south of the county, causing numerous floods.[3]

History

During the

Western Han Dynasty it was first established as a county. In 1115 it was named Xunzhou, governing over Liyang County and Wei County. It was demoted to a county named Xun County in 1369.[6][7][3]

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this county is divided to 7 towns and 2 townships.[8]

Towns
Townships

Climate

Climate data for Xunxian (2007–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7) 		24.6
(76.3) 		27.4
(81.3) 		34.9
(94.8) 		38.0
(100.4) 		41.4
(106.5) 		41.9
(107.4) 		38.0
(100.4) 		37.4
(99.3) 		34.4
(93.9) 		27.4
(81.3) 		22.3
(72.1) 		41.9
(107.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4.5
(40.1) 		8.5
(47.3) 		15.5
(59.9) 		21.1
(70.0) 		27.0
(80.6) 		32.5
(90.5) 		32.3
(90.1) 		30.6
(87.1) 		26.9
(80.4) 		21.6
(70.9) 		13.0
(55.4) 		6.8
(44.2) 		20.0
(68.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.1
(30.0) 		2.6
(36.7) 		9.3
(48.7) 		14.9
(58.8) 		21.2
(70.2) 		26.2
(79.2) 		27.3
(81.1) 		25.7
(78.3) 		21.0
(69.8) 		15.5
(59.9) 		7.5
(45.5) 		0.9
(33.6) 		14.3
(57.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.7
(21.7) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		3.6
(38.5) 		8.9
(48.0) 		15.2
(59.4) 		20.2
(68.4) 		23.0
(73.4) 		21.7
(71.1) 		16.2
(61.2) 		10.7
(51.3) 		2.9
(37.2) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		9.2
(48.6)
Record low °C (°F) −17.5
(0.5) 		−14.8
(5.4) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		5.0
(41.0) 		12.0
(53.6) 		17.1
(62.8) 		12.3
(54.1) 		6.8
(44.2) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		−15.1
(4.8) 		−15.4
(4.3) 		−17.5
(0.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6.0
(0.24) 		9.3
(0.37) 		14.8
(0.58) 		33.2
(1.31) 		50.6
(1.99) 		66.2
(2.61) 		146.1
(5.75) 		110.2
(4.34) 		60.9
(2.40) 		29.4
(1.16) 		22.5
(0.89) 		5.6
(0.22) 		554.8
(21.86)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.9 3.3 3.5 5.1 6.1 7.5 10.8 9.3 7.0 5.7 4.7 2.6 68.5
Average snowy days 3.1 2.9 1.2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 2.5 11.1
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		62 59 59 64 66 62 77 82 76 68 69 65 67
Mean monthly sunshine hours 107.5 125.5 173.7 200.6 219.8 198.9 165.5 176.0 156.3 151.0 129.1 121.7 1,925.6
Percent possible sunshine 34 40 47 51 50 46 37 43 43 44 42 40 43
Source: China Meteorological Administration[9][10]

Notable people

Duanmu Ci was born in Xun County.[6]

Transport

References

  1. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. ^ a b c "浚县(濬縣) - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  4. ^ 王曉飛. "河南濬縣：因運河而興 打造千年"大運河文化帶"-新華網". m.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  5. ISBN 978-7-5348-3835-4
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  6. ^ a b c d "濬縣概況". www.xunxian.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  7. ^ 中國縣情大全: 華東卷 [Encyclopedia of Chinese Counties: East China Volume] (in Chinese). 中國社會出版社. 1992.
  8. ^ 鹤壁市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  9. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  10. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

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