Anguo
County-level city in Hebei, China
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Anguo (simplified Chinese: 安国; traditional Chinese: 安國; pinyin: Ānguó), nicknamed "Medicine Capital" (药都), is a county-level city under the administration of and 52 kilometres (32 mi) south of Baoding, central Hebei province, China.[2]
Anguo
安国市 Ankwo | |
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Temple for the God of Medicine | |
 Location in Baoding | |
  Anguo Location in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 38°25′05″N 115°19′37″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Baoding |
| Area | |
| 485.1 km2 (187.3 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 81.00 km2 (31.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| 415,000 | |
| • Density | 855/km2 (2,220/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 109,800 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 071200 |
| Area code | 0312 |
| Website | anguo |
| Anguo | |||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 安国 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 安國 | ||||||||
| Postal | Ankwo | ||||||||
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| Qizhou | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 祁州 | ||||||||
| Postal | Chichow | ||||||||
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It has a provincially protected Temple of the God of Medicine (藥王廟) established around 100.
In premodern China, Anguo was Qizhou (Chinese: 祁州; pinyin: Qízhōu). In 1991, Anguo was changed from county into a city. The city governs 20 town-level entities in 486 km2 (188 sq mi), of which the centrally placed Yaocheng (药城; Yàochéng) is the municipal seat. The Chinese playwright Guan Hanqing was born here.
Administrative divisions
Subdistricts:[2]
- Qizhouyaoshi Subdistrict (祁州药市街道)
Towns:
Townships:
- Mingguandian Township (明官店乡), Nanloudi Township (南娄底乡), Xi'anguocheng Township (西安国城乡), Beiduancun Township (北段村乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Anguo, elevation 31 m (102 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.7 (92.7) |
39.4 (102.9) |
42.3 (108.1) |
42.3 (108.1) |
36.5 (97.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
42.3 (108.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
7.3 (45.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
19.3 (66.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
0.9 (33.6) |
7.8 (46.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
13.9 (57.0) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
2.1 (35.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.0 (−4.0) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.0 (0.08) |
4.5 (0.18) |
7.9 (0.31) |
25.6 (1.01) |
32.2 (1.27) |
61.8 (2.43) |
131.0 (5.16) |
120.6 (4.75) |
51.4 (2.02) |
25.7 (1.01) |
13.3 (0.52) |
2.2 (0.09) |
478.2 (18.83) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 62.6 |
| Average snowy days | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 10.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 52 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 60 | 74 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 62 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 159.4 | 164.2 | 216.9 | 241.0 | 267.4 | 238.0 | 205.6 | 206.3 | 201.1 | 188.6 | 156.1 | 156.5 | 2,401.1 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 52 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 49 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 53 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Mo Menchuan, Chinese politician and academician
