Wu'an
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Wu'an 武安市 Wuan | |
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 Qibugou, Wu'an | |
 Wu'an in Handan | |
  Wu'an Location in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 36°41′49″N 114°12′14″E / 36.697°N 114.204°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Handan |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 1,806.0 km2 (697.3 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 95.00 km2 (36.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • County-level city | 857,000 |
| • Urban | 247,800 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Wu'an | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 武安 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | War-&-Peace | ||||||||
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Wu'an is a county-level city in the southwest of Hebei Province, China, bordering Shanxi Province to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Handan.
History[edit]
People's Republic[edit]
In August 1949, Wu'an was one of three counties to be detached from Handan and attached to Pingyuan Province. In 1952, as Pingyuan dissolved, Wu'an returned to Handan.
Administrative divisions[edit]
As of 2005, Wu'an had a population of approximately 66,000.[2]
Towns[edit]
Wu'an Town (武安镇), Kang'ercheng (康二城镇), Niuji (午汲镇), Cishan (磁山镇), Baiyan (伯延镇), Shucun (淑村镇), Datong, Wu'an (大同镇), Yicheng (邑城镇), Kuangshan (矿山镇), Hejin (贺进镇), Yangyi (阳邑镇), Paihui (徘徊镇), Yetao (冶陶镇)
Townships[edit]
Shangtuancheng Township (上团城乡), Bei'anzhuang Township (北安庄乡), Bei'anle Township (北安乐乡), Xitushan Township (西土山乡), Xisizhuang Township (西寺庄乡), Huoshui Township (活水乡), Shidong Township (石洞乡), Guantao Township (管陶乡), Majiazhuang Township (马家庄乡)
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Wu'an (1999–2020 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) | 20.0 (68.0) | 22.4 (72.3) | 32.9 (91.2) | 41.0 (105.8) | 39.7 (103.5) | 43.8 (110.8) | 40.6 (105.1) | 38.4 (101.1) | 40.7 (105.3) | 31.7 (89.1) | 28.9 (84.0) | 18.8 (65.8) | 43.8 (110.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) | 8.1 (46.6) | 15.7 (60.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 28.1 (82.6) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.6 (88.9) | 29.9 (85.8) | 26.3 (79.3) | 20.9 (69.6) | 13.0 (55.4) | 6.2 (43.2) | 19.9 (67.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) | 2.6 (36.7) | 9.7 (49.5) | 16.3 (61.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 26.3 (79.3) | 27.0 (80.6) | 25.4 (77.7) | 21.1 (70.0) | 15.2 (59.4) | 7.5 (45.5) | 1.1 (34.0) | 14.5 (58.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) | −1.7 (28.9) | 4.6 (40.3) | 10.7 (51.3) | 16.8 (62.2) | 21 (70) | 22.9 (73.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 16.8 (62.2) | 10.7 (51.3) | 3.3 (37.9) | −2.7 (27.1) | 9.9 (49.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.0 (5.0) | −12.3 (9.9) | −6.0 (21.2) | −0.8 (30.6) | 7.6 (45.7) | 12.9 (55.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 12.6 (54.7) | 9.2 (48.6) | −1.0 (30.2) | −8.3 (17.1) | −12.9 (8.8) | −15.0 (5.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.6 (0.14) | 8.3 (0.33) | 9.4 (0.37) | 27.9 (1.10) | 48.2 (1.90) | 53.4 (2.10) | 167.9 (6.61) | 123.6 (4.87) | 57.6 (2.27) | 26.8 (1.06) | 15.3 (0.60) | 3.5 (0.14) | 545.5 (21.49) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 74.5 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 13.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 52 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 72 | 77 | 70 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 59 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 128.3 | 135.9 | 179.4 | 207.4 | 228.7 | 197.7 | 156.4 | 163.3 | 160.4 | 162.5 | 141.8 | 138.5 | 2,000.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 42 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 45 | 35 | 39 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ 邯郸市-行政区划网
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
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