Zhao'an County

Coordinates: 23°42′42″N 117°10′31″E / 23.7116°N 117.1752°E / 23.7116; 117.1752
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Zhao'an County
诏安县
China Standard
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Zhao'an (simplified Chinese: 诏安; traditional Chinese: 詔安; pinyin: Zhào'ān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiàu-an-koān) is a county in the municipal region of Zhangzhou, southernmost Fujian province, People's Republic of China.

History

Qing dynasty to the Republic of China

In May 1907, county officials arrested, on suspicion of piracy, the local leaders of a movement called the "White Fan". They escaped, rallied their followers, captured the top

Minnan
-speaking south of Fujian since 1906; local government soldiers would not fight them.

Qing troops were dispatched from Fuzhou and Guangzhou, capitals of the two affected provinces. Engaging the rebels at the end of the month, they killed 600. Some of the citizens of Zhangzhou fu felt themselves to be in danger, and came down to Xiamen, where the United States Navy gunboat Helena floated in Xiamen Bay.[1]

Population

The population in Zhao'an are

Hakka
.

Administration

[2]

Towns (镇, zhen)

  • Sidu (四都; Sì-to͘)
  • Meiling (梅岭; Bôe-niá)
  • Qiaodong (桥东; Kiô-tang)
  • Nanzhao
    (南诏; Lâm-chiàu)
  • Taiping (太平; Thài-pêng)
  • Xiage (Mandarin 霞葛; Xiágé, Hokkien 下葛; Ēe-koah)
  • Guanbei (官陂; Koaⁿ-pi)
  • Xiuzhuan (秀篆; Siù-thoān)
  • Shenqiao (深桥; Chhim-kiô)

Townships (乡, xiang)

Climate

Climate data for Zhao'an, elevation 38 m (125 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29.8
(85.6) 		30.2
(86.4) 		31.1
(88.0) 		33.6
(92.5) 		34.1
(93.4) 		36.5
(97.7) 		39.2
(102.6) 		37.8
(100.0) 		38.3
(100.9) 		35.0
(95.0) 		33.2
(91.8) 		29.8
(85.6) 		39.2
(102.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.2
(66.6) 		19.6
(67.3) 		21.7
(71.1) 		25.5
(77.9) 		28.6
(83.5) 		30.8
(87.4) 		32.6
(90.7) 		32.5
(90.5) 		31.6
(88.9) 		29.1
(84.4) 		25.7
(78.3) 		21.4
(70.5) 		26.5
(79.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 14.1
(57.4) 		14.7
(58.5) 		17.0
(62.6) 		21.0
(69.8) 		24.6
(76.3) 		27.2
(81.0) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.2
(82.8) 		27.2
(81.0) 		24.3
(75.7) 		20.5
(68.9) 		16.1
(61.0) 		22.0
(71.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.5
(50.9) 		11.6
(52.9) 		13.9
(57.0) 		17.8
(64.0) 		21.6
(70.9) 		24.5
(76.1) 		25.4
(77.7) 		25.2
(77.4) 		23.9
(75.0) 		20.4
(68.7) 		16.5
(61.7) 		12.3
(54.1) 		18.6
(65.5)
Record low °C (°F) −0.8
(30.6) 		1.8
(35.2) 		1.9
(35.4) 		8.1
(46.6) 		12.8
(55.0) 		17.1
(62.8) 		21.1
(70.0) 		21.5
(70.7) 		17.4
(63.3) 		10.0
(50.0) 		3.9
(39.0) 		−1.3
(29.7) 		−1.3
(29.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 39.0
(1.54) 		52.0
(2.05) 		92.4
(3.64) 		125.4
(4.94) 		174.0
(6.85) 		257.4
(10.13) 		201.6
(7.94) 		272.0
(10.71) 		148.0
(5.83) 		31.8
(1.25) 		37.2
(1.46) 		39.7
(1.56) 		1,470.5
(57.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 6.9 9.6 11.9 12.2 14.6 17.2 12.7 14.0 9.4 3.4 4.7 6.3 122.9
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		76 78 79 80 82 85 82 83 78 70 73 73 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 149.3 114.1 115.0 128.0 147.6 167.7 239.2 211.7 200.0 211.2 176.2 164.6 2,024.6
Percentage possible sunshine 44 35 31 33 36 41 58 53 55 59 54 50 46
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Notes and references

  1. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  2. ^ "各乡镇(区)信息公开". Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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