Guanghe County
County in Gansu, China
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Guanghe County (simplified Chinese: 广河县; traditional Chinese: 廣河縣; pinyin: Guǎnghé Xiàn; Wade–Giles: Kuang-ho Hsien, Xiao'erjing: ﻗُﻮْا حْ ﺷِﯿًﺎْ) is a county in the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, located in the province of Gansu of the People's Republic of China. It contains an ethnic minority of the Dongxiang.
Guanghe County
广河县 · ﻗُﻮْا حْ ﺷِﯿًﺎْ | |
|---|---|
Guanghe in Linxia | |
.png) Linxia in Gansu | |
  Guanghe County Location in Gansu  Guanghe County Location in China | |
| Coordinates (Guanghe government): 35°29′17″N 103°34′33″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Autonomous prefecture | Linxia |
| County seat | Chengguan |
| Area | |
• Total | 538 km2 (208 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 260,596 |
| • Density | 484/km2 (1,250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 731300 |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
Guanghe County is divided to 6 towns 2 townships and 1 ethnic township.[2]
- Towns
- Chengguan (城关镇)
- Sanjiaji (三甲集镇)
- Qijiaji (祁家集镇)
- Zhuangkeji (庄窠集镇)
- Maijiexiang (买家巷镇)
- Qijia (齐家镇)
- Townships
- Shuiquan Township(水泉乡)
- Guanfang Township(官坊乡)
- 1 Ethnic township
- Alimatu Dongxiang Township(阿力麻土东乡族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Guanghe, elevation 1,953 m (6,407 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
36.2 (97.2) |
33.7 (92.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
36.2 (97.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.7 (19.9) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
7.3 (45.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
3.2 (37.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
8.6 (47.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
1.9 (35.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.0 (−11.2) |
−21.2 (−6.2) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
3.0 (37.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−26.7 (−16.1) |
−26.7 (−16.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.9 (0.15) |
5.2 (0.20) |
12.3 (0.48) |
28.6 (1.13) |
59.6 (2.35) |
59.0 (2.32) |
97.1 (3.82) |
96.1 (3.78) |
66.3 (2.61) |
35.4 (1.39) |
6.2 (0.24) |
1.6 (0.06) |
471.3 (18.53) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.4 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 10.1 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 105.1 |
| Average snowy days | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 35.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 61 | 67 | 74 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 65 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 187.9 | 185.5 | 211.8 | 227.4 | 239.3 | 233.5 | 241.2 | 224.5 | 167.2 | 175.6 | 187.7 | 195.2 | 2,476.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 60 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 46 | 51 | 62 | 65 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
