Dali County
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Dali County 大荔县 Tali | |
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Coordinates: 34°47′01″N 109°58′36″E / 34.78361°N 109.97667°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shaanxi |
Prefecture-level city | Weinan |
Area | |
• Total | 1,800 km2 (700 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 718,879 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
Postal code | 715100 |
Licence plates | 陕E |
Dali County (Chinese: 大荔; pinyin: Dàlì) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Weinan, in the east-central part of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Shanxi province to the east. It covers 1,766 km2 (682 sq mi). The population in 2002 was 690 thousand. Its economy focuses on agriculture, mainly yielding cotton and fruits, such as watermelon. Dali was a county dated back to Qin Dynasty. It used to be named as Linjin, Dali, Wuxiang, Fengyi, Tongzhou, etc.
Administration
[edit]Dali County governs 18 towns.[1][2]
- Towns
- Towns are upgraded from Townships.
- Former Townships merged to others.
- Hujia (芦家乡), Buchang (埠场乡), Boshi (博市乡), Shicao (石槽乡), Bayu (八于乡), Xizhai (西寨乡), Zhangjia (张家乡), Shadi (沙地乡)
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Dali, elevation 351 m (1,152 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) | 22.7 (72.9) | 29.6 (85.3) | 37.6 (99.7) | 38.8 (101.8) | 41.8 (107.2) | 40.1 (104.2) | 38.9 (102.0) | 37.6 (99.7) | 32.1 (89.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 18.1 (64.6) | 41.8 (107.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) | 10.0 (50.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 27.8 (82.0) | 31.9 (89.4) | 32.7 (90.9) | 30.9 (87.6) | 26.1 (79.0) | 20.1 (68.2) | 13.1 (55.6) | 6.7 (44.1) | 20.3 (68.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) | 3.5 (38.3) | 9.6 (49.3) | 16.0 (60.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 25.3 (77.5) | 27.0 (80.6) | 25.3 (77.5) | 20.1 (68.2) | 13.7 (56.7) | 6.5 (43.7) | 0.6 (33.1) | 14.0 (57.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.0 (23.0) | −1.3 (29.7) | 4.0 (39.2) | 9.6 (49.3) | 14.4 (57.9) | 19.1 (66.4) | 22.0 (71.6) | 20.8 (69.4) | 15.6 (60.1) | 8.9 (48.0) | 1.7 (35.1) | −3.8 (25.2) | 8.8 (47.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −14.5 (5.9) | −17.4 (0.7) | −7.8 (18.0) | −1.6 (29.1) | 2.6 (36.7) | 9.5 (49.1) | 14.6 (58.3) | 13.1 (55.6) | 4.5 (40.1) | −6.0 (21.2) | −10.2 (13.6) | −15.7 (3.7) | −17.4 (0.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.3 (0.21) | 8.5 (0.33) | 14.5 (0.57) | 31.5 (1.24) | 49.2 (1.94) | 52.9 (2.08) | 81.9 (3.22) | 84.2 (3.31) | 82.7 (3.26) | 51.5 (2.03) | 19.6 (0.77) | 4.0 (0.16) | 485.8 (19.12) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 77.6 |
Average snowy days | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 11 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 64 | 66 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 156.6 | 156.0 | 191.4 | 217.6 | 236.4 | 233.4 | 243.3 | 218.5 | 166.6 | 156.2 | 148.8 | 159.2 | 2,284 |
Percent possible sunshine | 50 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 53 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 52 | 51 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] |
Transportation
[edit]- Dali railway station of the Datong–Xi'an passenger railway, with frequent service to Xi'an and Taiyuan.[5]
Famous figures
[edit]- Dali (fossil), excavated in 1978
- Ruoxi Zhang, former Minister of Education Ministry of PRC, is from Zhaoyi town in Dali county.
- Fengshou Shi, an expert of rapid calculation, is also from this county.
- Huaiying Dang was man of letters in Jin Dynasty. His ancestral home is Dali county.
- Xiandeng Ma was an official and a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations in late Qing Dynasty.
References
[edit]- ^ "大荔县-行政区划网 (区划地名网)" [Dali County-Administrative Division Network (Division and Place Name Network)]. xzqh.org (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "大荔县人民政府" [Dali County People's Government]. dalisn.gov.cn (in Chinese).
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "大荔列车时刻表" [Dali train schedule]. iP138.com (in Chinese).
34°47′01″N 109°58′36″E / 34.78361°N 109.97667°E