Huoqiu County
County in Anhui, People's Republic of China
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Huoqiu County (simplified Chinese: 霍邱县; traditional Chinese: 霍邱縣; pinyin: Huòqiū Xiàn) is a county in the west of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of Lu'an City and bordering Henan province to the west. It has a population of 1,640,000[when?] and an area of 3,483 square kilometres (1,345 sq mi). The government of Huoqiu County is located in Chengguan Town.
Huoqiu
霍邱县 Hwokiu | |
|---|---|
 Huoqiu is the northernmost division in this map of Lu'an | |
.png) Lu'an in Anhui | |
| Coordinates: 32°21′11″N 116°16′41″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Lu'an |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,239 km2 (1,251 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,198,000 |
| • Density | 369.9/km2 (958.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 237400 |
Huoqiu County has jurisdiction over 19 towns and 10 townships.
Administrative divisions
Climate
| Climate data for Huoqiu, elevation 28 m (92 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) |
28.8 (83.8) |
36.3 (97.3) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.8 (98.2) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.5 (101.3) |
38.9 (102.0) |
38.8 (101.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
29.7 (85.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
38.9 (102.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
5.4 (41.7) |
10.1 (50.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.1 (43.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
12.5 (54.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
0.0 (32.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34.9 (1.37) |
39.5 (1.56) |
66.5 (2.62) |
71.1 (2.80) |
85.4 (3.36) |
168.4 (6.63) |
209.5 (8.25) |
133.0 (5.24) |
78.8 (3.10) |
59.0 (2.32) |
53.0 (2.09) |
26.7 (1.05) |
1,025.8 (40.39) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.6 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 107 |
| Average snowy days | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 76 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 125.2 | 125.1 | 162.7 | 189.4 | 201.5 | 186.3 | 208.6 | 196.8 | 167.3 | 163.4 | 148.4 | 137.6 | 2,012.3 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 39 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 45 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
Houqiu County has one passenger railway station, Huoqiu, on the Fuyang–Lu'an railway.
