Zhangwu County
Zhangwu
彰武县 | ||
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Province Liaoning | | |
| Prefecture-level city | Fuxin | |
| Township-level divisions |
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| County seat | Postal code 123200 | |
| Area code | 0418 | |
| Website | zhangwu | |
Zhangwu County (
county in the north of Liaoning province, China. It is under the administration of Fuxin City, the centre of which lies 82 kilometres (51 mi) to the southwest, with a population of 410,000[when?] residing in an area of 3,635 km2 (1,403 sq mi). It is served by G25 Changchun–Shenzhen Expressway, G2511 Xinmin–Lubei Expressway, and China National Highways 101 and 304
.
Climate
Zhangwu County has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with great seasonal contrast in temperature, precipitation, and humidity. Winters are long and cold, with a January average of −11.7 °C (10.9 °F), while summers are hot and humid, with a July average of 24.1 °C (75.4 °F). Precipitation is very low in winter and is heavily concentrated in the summer months. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 46% in July to 67% in January and February, there are 2,673 hours of bright sunshine annually. The annual mean temperature is 7.88 °C (46.2 °F).
| Climate data for Zhangwu County (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
36.0 (96.8) |
38.3 (100.9) |
36.8 (98.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.9 (94.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
38.3 (100.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.9 (23.2) |
0.1 (32.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
14.3 (57.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.3 (11.7) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
1.1 (34.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.8 (1.8) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
2.7 (36.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.3 (−33.3) |
−32.3 (−26.1) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
5.0 (41.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−24.1 (−11.4) |
−31.2 (−24.2) |
−36.3 (−33.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.0 (0.08) |
3.2 (0.13) |
8.9 (0.35) |
23.1 (0.91) |
49.5 (1.95) |
82.0 (3.23) |
135.3 (5.33) |
119.7 (4.71) |
34.3 (1.35) |
26.8 (1.06) |
13.1 (0.52) |
2.9 (0.11) |
500.8 (19.73) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 70.1 |
| Average snowy days | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 16.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
55 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 51 | 66 | 78 | 79 | 69 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 190.4 | 200.1 | 239.6 | 235.6 | 267.5 | 239.9 | 215.2 | 227.9 | 238.5 | 216.6 | 174.2 | 168.3 | 2,613.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 65 | 67 | 64 | 59 | 59 | 53 | 47 | 54 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
There are eight
ethnic townships in the county.[4]
Towns:
- Zhangwu (彰武镇)
- Harto (哈尔套镇)
- Zhanggutai (章古台镇)
- Dongliujiazi (东六家子镇)
- Wufeng (五峰镇)
- Fengjia (冯家镇)
- Houxinqiu (后新邱镇)
- A'erxiang (阿尔乡镇)
Townships:
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References
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971－2000年）. China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：彰武县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
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