Pingchang County
Pingchang County
平昌县 | |
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.png) Location of Pingchang County (red) within Bazhou City (yellow) and Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 31°33′38″N 107°06′14″E / 31.5605°N 107.1038°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Bazhong |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,229 km2 (861 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Pingchang County | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 平昌縣 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 平昌县 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Peaceful-&-Prosperous County | ||||||
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Pingchang County is a county in the northeast of Sichuan province. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bazhong. Its area is 2,229 km2 (861 sq mi). The population is 930,000.[when?]
Administration
Pingchang has 16 towns and 11 villages.
Towns: Jiangkou (江口), Xiangtan (响滩), Sima (驷马), Desheng (得胜), Baiyi (白衣), Yuanshan (元山), Yuejia (岳家), Yuntai (云台), Lancao (兰草), Xixing (西兴), Zhenlong (镇龙), Bishan (笔山), Qiujia (邱家), Hanshui (涵水), Tanxi (坦溪), Folou (佛楼).
Villages: Dazhai (大寨), Liumen (六门), Longgang (龙岗), Yuanshi (元石), Qingyun (青云), Tuxing (土兴), Banmiao (板庙), Nilong (泥龙), Yankou (岩口), Xishen (喜神), Wangjing (望京).
Climate
| Climate data for Pingchang (1981–2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
35.1 (95.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
36.6 (97.9) |
39.2 (102.6) |
40.6 (105.1) |
39.4 (102.9) |
33.6 (92.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
40.6 (105.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
21.2 (70.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
5.1 (41.2) |
13.7 (56.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
1.7 (35.1) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.3 (0.52) |
19.0 (0.75) |
36.1 (1.42) |
83.5 (3.29) |
141.0 (5.55) |
179.3 (7.06) |
233.0 (9.17) |
170.4 (6.71) |
173.6 (6.83) |
98.7 (3.89) |
49.2 (1.94) |
17.5 (0.69) |
1,214.6 (47.82) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.1 | 8.2 | 10.6 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 13.5 | 10.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 137.4 |
| Average snowy days | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 86 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 32.4 | 41.0 | 86.1 | 121.2 | 127.4 | 120.7 | 170.7 | 180.1 | 98.5 | 66.4 | 51.5 | 33.0 | 1,129 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 10 | 13 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 40 | 44 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 25 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
Pingchang railway station on the Bazhong–Dazhou railway is situated here.
See also
References
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
External links
- Prefectural page on Pingchang county (in Chinese)
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