Zhuanglang County

Coordinates: 35°12′10″N 106°02′10″E / 35.2027°N 106.0362°E / 35.2027; 106.0362
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Zhuanglang County
庄浪县
Postal code
744600
Zhuanglang County
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhuānglàng Xiàn
Wade–GilesChuang-lang Hsien

Zhuanglang County is a rural

Zhangjiachuan County to the southeast, Qin'an County to the southwest, and Jingning County to the west. Nearby major cities include Pingliang, Tianshui, Guyuan, and Lanzhou
.

The

Jesuit missionaries and reported on by the Macartney Embassy. It remains a relatively busy administrative, educational, and trading spot for the county. Other market towns in the county include Nanhu, Zhudian, and Handian
in the north, south-west, and south-east respectively.

The people of Zhuanglang are predominantly farmers, producing wheat and potatoes on terraced hills. The farmers of Zhuanglang were proclaimed in the 1980s for having terraced all available hillside, and a monument in the county town records the famous 'Zhuanglang Spirit' by which this was achieved.

In recent years, education has been a priority for the local government. With the help of World Bank funding, schools in Zhuanglang have been well supported. Nearly all children now complete primary education, while there are 23 junior middle schools, and 3 senior middle schools which send students on to colleges and universities.

The cultural sites of Zhuanglang include:

  • Yunyasi. The beautiful Yunya temple forms the centrepiece of a protected forest park in the far east of the county, around 40 km (25 mi) from the county town.
  • Mongol
    invasions through this region.
  • Taoist
    temple is to be found in the north-east of the county.

The highest point of the county is Taomushan at 2857m above sea level.

Population (2005 est.)

  • Total = 420,000
  • Ethnic composition = 99%
    Hui Muslim
  • Major Towns
    • Shuiluo = 30,000
    • Nanhu = 10,000
    • Zhudian = 6,000
    • Handian = 5,000

Administrative Divisions

Zhuanglang County is divided to 1 Subdistricts, 15 towns and 3 townships.[1]

Subdistricts
  • Shuiluo (水洛街道)
Towns
  • Shuiluo (水洛镇)
  • Nanhu (南湖镇)
  • Zhudian (朱店镇)
  • Wanquan (万泉镇)
  • Handian (韩店镇)
  • Dazhuang (大庄镇)
  • Tonghua (通化镇)

-Towns are upgraded from Township.

  • Wolong (卧龙镇)
  • Yangchuan (阳川镇)
  • Pan'an (盘安镇)
  • Yongning (永宁镇)
  • Liangyi (良邑镇) - it is renamed from Liangzhu.
  • Yuebao (岳堡镇)
  • Liuliang (柳梁镇)
  • Nanping (南坪镇镇)
Townships
  • Yanghe Township (杨河乡)
  • Zhaodun Township (赵墩乡)
  • Zhenghe Township (郑河乡)

Climate

Climate data for Zhuanglang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.8
(53.2) 		17.8
(64.0) 		24.4
(75.9) 		29.3
(84.7) 		30.3
(86.5) 		32.8
(91.0) 		34.9
(94.8) 		32.7
(90.9) 		32.6
(90.7) 		24.5
(76.1) 		19.2
(66.6) 		14.2
(57.6) 		34.9
(94.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.0
(35.6) 		5.4
(41.7) 		11.2
(52.2) 		17.6
(63.7) 		21.6
(70.9) 		25.0
(77.0) 		26.7
(80.1) 		25.5
(77.9) 		20.4
(68.7) 		14.7
(58.5) 		9.0
(48.2) 		3.5
(38.3) 		15.2
(59.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.8
(23.4) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		4.3
(39.7) 		10.3
(50.5) 		14.6
(58.3) 		18.3
(64.9) 		20.4
(68.7) 		19.3
(66.7) 		14.6
(58.3) 		8.6
(47.5) 		2.5
(36.5) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		8.6
(47.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −9.7
(14.5) 		−5.8
(21.6) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		4.1
(39.4) 		8.2
(46.8) 		12.2
(54.0) 		15.0
(59.0) 		14.3
(57.7) 		10.2
(50.4) 		4.3
(39.7) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		3.5
(38.3)
Record low °C (°F) −21.7
(−7.1) 		−19.6
(−3.3) 		−14.1
(6.6) 		−7.5
(18.5) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		2.3
(36.1) 		7.2
(45.0) 		4.9
(40.8) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		−8.7
(16.3) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−23.5
(−10.3) 		−23.5
(−10.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.1
(0.20) 		6.8
(0.27) 		13.6
(0.54) 		28.5
(1.12) 		49.5
(1.95) 		76.5
(3.01) 		100.0
(3.94) 		92.0
(3.62) 		72.8
(2.87) 		41.7
(1.64) 		11.7
(0.46) 		3.2
(0.13) 		501.4
(19.75)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.8 6.0 6.9 7.3 10.9 11.8 12.8 12.1 12.4 10.8 5.9 3.4 106.1
Average snowy days 10.3 9.2 5.9 1.4 0.2 0 0 0 0 1.0 4.7 6.7 39.4
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		64 63 59 56 60 66 72 74 78 77 72 65 67
Mean monthly sunshine hours 145.5 135.5 170.4 200.9 216.6 203.8 198.3 185.4 132.4 133.3 136.4 151.1 2,009.6
Percent possible sunshine 46 44 46 51 50 47 45 45 36 39 45 50 45
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

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