Huajialing Town
Town in Gansu, China
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Huajialing Town (Chinese: 华家岭镇) is a township-level administrative unit under the jurisdiction of Tongwei County, Dingxi City, Gansu Province, People's Republic of China.[1] It is located roughly equidistant from the seats of Tongwei, Huining and Anding (Dingxi city).[2]
In 2017, the Civil Affairs Department of Gansu Province approved the abolition of Huajialing Township and the establishment of Huajialing Town.[3]
The old Xi'an-Lanzhou highway passes through Huajialing, this road was first constructed in the 17th century and formed an important artery, especially during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War, when the area saw heavy fighting.[4] During the 1980s the section through Huajialing lost its importance as a new route was built.[2]
The town is at the center of a reforestation programme of Gansu's Loess Plateau region, which commenced in 1971.[5][6]
Administrative divisions
Huajialing Town governs the following areas:[1]
| District type | Chinese original | |
|---|---|---|
| Villages | 新站村 | Xinzhan |
| 石勿村 | Shiwu | |
| 老站村 | Laozhan | |
| 西家去村 | Xijiaqu | |
| 活马滩村 | Huomatan | |
| 后湾村 | Houwan | |
| 李家岔村 | Lijiacha | |
| 班家岔村 | Banjiacha | |
| 大牛村 | Daniu | |
| 小牛村 | Xiaoniu | |
| 朱家堡村 | Zhujiabao | |
| 梁家去村 | Liangjiaqu | |
| 石卜沟村 | Shibugou | |
| 高尧村 | Gaoyao | |
| 善马沟村 | Shanmagou | |
| 黄河村 | Huanghe | |
| 牛家山村 | Niujiashan | |
| 世歌窑村 | Shigeyao |
Climate
Huajialing has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc). The average annual temperature in Huajialing is 3.9 °C (39.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 451.3 mm (17.77 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 15.1 °C (59.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around −8.1 °C (17.4 °F).
| Climate data for Huajialing, elevation 2,451 m (8,041 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) | 9.4 (48.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.6 (49.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.1 (12.0) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
1.4 (34.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
1.1 (33.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.0 (−11.2) |
−21.1 (−6.0) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
−25.5 (−13.9) |
−25.5 (−13.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.4 (0.21) |
7.2 (0.28) |
14.3 (0.56) |
29.7 (1.17) |
56.1 (2.21) |
68.4 (2.69) |
95.6 (3.76) |
87.8 (3.46) |
60.1 (2.37) |
35.6 (1.40) |
9.0 (0.35) |
2.5 (0.10) |
471.7 (18.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.6 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 10.4 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 112.1 |
| Average snowy days | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 51.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 65 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 79 | 69 | 61 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 202.7 | 183.8 | 212.7 | 228.8 | 236.7 | 212.8 | 213.6 | 202.1 | 151.0 | 163.2 | 191.3 | 211.6 | 2,410.3 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 65 | 59 | 57 | 58 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 41 | 47 | 63 | 70 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||