Gaotang County
County in Shandong, People's Republic of China
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Gaotang County (simplified Chinese: 高唐县; traditional Chinese: 高唐縣; pinyin: Gāotáng Xiàn) is a county of northwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is administered by Liaocheng City.
Gaotang
高唐县 Kaotang | |
|---|---|
Location in Liaocheng | |
  Gaotang Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 36.866°N 116.231°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Liaocheng |
| Area | |
• Total | 949 km2 (366 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 496,000 |
| • Density | 523/km2 (1,350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal Code | 252800 |
The population was 473,400 in 2010 (2010 Census).
Administrative divisions
As of 2012, this county is divided to 3 subdistricts, 6 towns and 3 townships.[2]
- Subdistricts
- Yuqiuhu Subdistrict (鱼邱湖街道)
- Huili Subdistrict (汇鑫街道)
- Renhe Subdistrict (人和街道)
- Towns
- Liangcun (梁村镇)
- Yinji (尹集镇)
- Qingping (清平镇)
- Guhe (固河镇)
- Sanshilipu (三十里铺镇)
- Bolisi (琉璃寺镇)
- Townships
- Yangtun Township (杨屯乡)
- Zhaozhaizi Township (赵寨子乡)
- Jiangdian Township (姜店乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Gaotang, elevation 27 m (89 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.3 (63.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
32.7 (90.9) |
38.6 (101.5) |
40.7 (105.3) |
41.5 (106.7) |
36.5 (97.7) |
35.7 (96.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
16.1 (61.0) |
41.5 (106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
1.5 (34.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
13.4 (56.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
2.4 (36.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.2 (−2.6) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
2.9 (37.2) |
8.9 (48.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.1 (0.12) |
7.9 (0.31) |
9.9 (0.39) |
29.1 (1.15) |
45.5 (1.79) |
75.7 (2.98) |
151.8 (5.98) |
136.4 (5.37) |
47.8 (1.88) |
30.2 (1.19) |
17.7 (0.70) |
4.2 (0.17) |
559.3 (22.03) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 11.2 | 9.7 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 65.4 |
| Average snowy days | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 8.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 59 | 55 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 79 | 84 | 79 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 153.9 | 156.0 | 207.2 | 224.2 | 254.0 | 230.7 | 198.6 | 194.8 | 187.2 | 180.1 | 150.2 | 148.6 | 2,285.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 50 | 51 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 53 | 45 | 47 | 51 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 52 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||