Ningqiang County
Ningqiang County 宁强县 Ningkiang | |
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 Station along the Yangpingguan–Ankang railway | |
 Location in Hanzhong | |
.png) Hanzhong in Shaanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Hanzhong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,246 km2 (1,253 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,103.7 m (6,901.9 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 324,318[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal code | 724400 |
| Licence plates | 陕F |
| Website | www |
Ningqiang County (simplified Chinese: 宁强县; traditional Chinese: 寧強縣; pinyin: Níngqiáng Xiàn) is a county and both the southwesternmost and westernmost county-level division of Shaanxi province, China, bordering both Sichuan and Gansu. It is under the administration of Hanzhong City. The source of the Han River is located in the county.[2]
Ningqiang is one of the counties with a sizable number of Qiang and Yi minorities.[3][4][5]
As a result of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, 500 buildings in the county collapsed and seven people were killed, making it the worst hit area in Shaanxi.[6]
Administration
[edit]The county executive, legislature and judiciary are in Hanyuan Subdistrict (汉源街道); though like many shiretowns it is conventionally also known as Chengguan (城关镇), together with the CPC and PSB branches.
- Subdistricts (街道; jiēdào)
- Hanyuan Subdistrict (汉源街道), county seat
- Gaozhaizi Subdistrict (高寨子街道)
- Towns (镇; zhèn)
the County oversees sixteen other towns.
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Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Ningqiang, elevation 836 m (2,743 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) | 17.6 (63.7) | 22.0 (71.6) | 28.5 (83.3) | 32.7 (90.9) | 35.3 (95.5) | 36.3 (97.3) | 37.4 (99.3) | 36.7 (98.1) | 35.8 (96.4) | 29.3 (84.7) | 23.1 (73.6) | 17.7 (63.9) | 37.4 (99.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) | 9.2 (48.6) | 14.6 (58.3) | 20.7 (69.3) | 24.4 (75.9) | 27.5 (81.5) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.6 (83.5) | 22.9 (73.2) | 17.8 (64.0) | 12.7 (54.9) | 7.8 (46.0) | 18.5 (65.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) | 4.2 (39.6) | 8.7 (47.7) | 14.2 (57.6) | 17.9 (64.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 22.9 (73.2) | 18.3 (64.9) | 13.2 (55.8) | 7.9 (46.2) | 2.9 (37.2) | 13.1 (55.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) | 0.8 (33.4) | 4.5 (40.1) | 9.3 (48.7) | 13.1 (55.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 19.7 (67.5) | 19.1 (66.4) | 15.4 (59.7) | 10.4 (50.7) | 4.7 (40.5) | −0.4 (31.3) | 9.3 (48.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.3 (11.7) | −8.8 (16.2) | −5.3 (22.5) | −0.8 (30.6) | 4.4 (39.9) | 9.2 (48.6) | 13.8 (56.8) | 12.3 (54.1) | 6.5 (43.7) | −2.0 (28.4) | −4.7 (23.5) | −11.6 (11.1) | −11.6 (11.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.4 (0.53) | 17.3 (0.68) | 33.9 (1.33) | 67.1 (2.64) | 109.0 (4.29) | 131.2 (5.17) | 205.6 (8.09) | 137.7 (5.42) | 170.8 (6.72) | 91.2 (3.59) | 38.6 (1.52) | 12.5 (0.49) | 1,028.3 (40.47) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.1 | 8.2 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 143.6 |
| Average snowy days | 8.3 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 18 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 79 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 87.6 | 79.2 | 116.2 | 156.9 | 178.0 | 171.6 | 180.7 | 174.9 | 102.6 | 91.6 | 86.4 | 93.9 | 1,519.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 28 | 25 | 31 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 34 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
Transport
[edit]Ningqiang is served by the Yangpingguan Railway Station (阳平关站), which marks the start of the Yangpingguan–Ankang Railway, and the Ningqiangnan Railway Station (宁强南站), which is part of the Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway line, opened in 2017.
The G5 Beijing-Kunming expressway and National Highway 108 both pass through Ningqiang.
References
[edit]- ^ "China Population www.ceicdata.com". ceicdata. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ^ "宁强县位于陕...宁强概况 - 宁强县人民政府". www.nq.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "UNESCO - Qiang New Year festival". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "陕西宁强县羌族文化保护传承工作有特色_文化艺术网-文化艺术报-互联网新闻信息服务许可". www.whysw.org. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "宁强羌族后裔的文化复兴之路(组图)_中国经济网——国家经济门户". www.ce.cn. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ Wang, Wei; Fu, Wei; Wu, Jin; Ma, Xian-cang; Sun, Xue-li; Huang, Yi; Hashimoto, Kenji; Gao, Cheng-ge (2012-07-23). Yoshikawa, Takeo (ed.). "Prevalence of PTSD and Depression among Junior Middle School Students in a Rural Town Far from the Epicenter of the Wenchuan Earthquake in China". PLOS ONE. 7 (7): e41665. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...741665W. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0041665. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3402444. PMID 22911838.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Ningqiang County Official Website (in Chinese)
32°49′N 106°15′E / 32.817°N 106.250°E
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