Ning County
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Ning County 宁县 | |
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Coordinates (Ning County government): 35°30′33″N 107°54′48″E / 35.5092°N 107.9134°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Gansu |
Prefecture-level city | Qingyang |
County seat | Xinning |
Area | |
• Total | 2,653.17 km2 (1,024.39 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 561,240 |
• Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 745200 |
Website | www |
Ning County or Ningxian (simplified Chinese: 宁县; traditional Chinese: 寧縣; pinyin: Níng Xiàn) is a county in the east of Gansu province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qingyang. Its postal code is 745200, and its population in 1999 was 505,660 people.
History[edit]
The area of Ningxian is one of the earliest sites of Chinese civilization.[1] The capital of the Yiqu was located in present Ningxian. Ningxian was established as a county during the Qin dynasty, later it was known as Ningzhou (宁州). In 1913 its name was changed to the present Ningxian.[2][3]
Geography[edit]
Ningxian is located on the Loess Plateau and has a rather humid climate. The main rivers in the county are the Jinghe river and the Malian river. A significant area of the county is forested.[3]
Climate[edit]
Climate data for Ningxian (2004–2016 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) | 15.7 (60.3) | 20.7 (69.3) | 26.4 (79.5) | 29.2 (84.6) | 33.7 (92.7) | 35.2 (95.4) | 37.3 (99.1) | 34.7 (94.5) | 34.6 (94.3) | 27.4 (81.3) | 21.2 (70.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 37.3 (99.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) | 7.7 (45.9) | 14.7 (58.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 25.5 (77.9) | 29.5 (85.1) | 30.1 (86.2) | 28.3 (82.9) | 22.7 (72.9) | 17.9 (64.2) | 11.4 (52.5) | 5.4 (41.7) | 18.2 (64.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) | −0.4 (31.3) | 6.1 (43.0) | 12.6 (54.7) | 17.0 (62.6) | 21.4 (70.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 21.7 (71.1) | 16.5 (61.7) | 10.5 (50.9) | 3.4 (38.1) | −3.0 (26.6) | 10.3 (50.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.5 (13.1) | −6.1 (21.0) | −0.5 (31.1) | 5.0 (41.0) | 9.7 (49.5) | 14.2 (57.6) | 17.8 (64.0) | 17.2 (63.0) | 12.6 (54.7) | 5.9 (42.6) | −1.8 (28.8) | −8.4 (16.9) | 4.6 (40.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −23.3 (−9.9) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −13.3 (8.1) | −6.4 (20.5) | −3.4 (25.9) | 3.0 (37.4) | 8.8 (47.8) | 7.1 (44.8) | 0.7 (33.3) | −8.5 (16.7) | −19.2 (−2.6) | −27.1 (−16.8) | −27.1 (−16.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.8 (0.19) | 9.5 (0.37) | 14.3 (0.56) | 24.8 (0.98) | 48.0 (1.89) | 54.2 (2.13) | 122.2 (4.81) | 114.9 (4.52) | 108.0 (4.25) | 34.0 (1.34) | 15.9 (0.63) | 3.4 (0.13) | 554 (21.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 12.8 | 9.4 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 91.8 |
Average snowy days | 4.0 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 17.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 64 | 56 | 55 | 62 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 66 | 68 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 177.9 | 161.3 | 209.5 | 236.5 | 239.7 | 230.5 | 207.6 | 186.4 | 128.8 | 146.2 | 156.0 | 174.3 | 2,254.7 |
Percent possible sunshine | 57 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 45 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 51 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] |
Economy[edit]
The county relies mostly on agriculture, its produce includes mutton, apples, apricots, carrots, dates, day lilies and morel mushrooms.[3]
The town of Changqingqiao is the industry cluster of the county, home to chemical industry utilizing its coal, oil and natural gas reserves.[3]
Administrative divisions[edit]
Ning County is divided to 14 towns and 4 townships.[6]
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Transportation[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 甘肃新县志便览 (in Chinese). 甘肃人民出版社. 1991. ISBN 978-7-226-00811-9.
- ^ "宁县打造"印象义渠·全域莲花池生态文化旅游县"纪实_省外媒体刊甘肃_中国甘肃网". gansu.gscn.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ a b c d "县情概况".
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.