Huoshan County
County in Anhui, People's Republic of China
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Huoshan (Chinese: 霍山; pinyin: Huòshān) is a county of western Anhui province, People's Republic of China, and is under the jurisdiction of Lu'an City. It has a population of 370,000 and an area of 2,042 square kilometres (788 sq mi). The government of Huoshan County is located in Hengshan Town.
Huoshan
霍山县 Hwoshan | |
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 Foziling Dam of Huoshan County | |
 Interactive map of Huoshan | |
| Coordinates: 31°16′N 116°16′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture | Lu'an |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,043 km2 (789 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 370,000 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 362595 |
| Area code | 0564 |
| Website | huoshan |
Huoshan County has jurisdiction over nine towns and sixteen townships.
The county has a long history, going back over 2,000 years with name "Huoshan" first being used during the Sui dynasty.
Geography
Foziling Reservoir is a vast reservoir in the county.
Climate
Huoshan County has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa), cool, sometimes cold, winters, and hot and humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 2.6 °C (36.7 °F) in January to 27.7 °C (81.9 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 15.58 °C (60.0 °F). A majority of the annual precipitation occurs from May to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 34% in March to 47% in August, the county receives 1,844 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for Huoshan County, elevation 86 m (282 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1954–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.4 (99.3) |
40.0 (104.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
41.6 (106.9) |
43.3 (109.9) |
40.1 (104.2) |
40.4 (104.7) |
31.2 (88.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
43.3 (109.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
33.1 (91.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
21.5 (70.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) |
1.5 (34.7) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.4 (0.7) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63.4 (2.50) |
69.3 (2.73) |
99.6 (3.92) |
104.2 (4.10) |
128.0 (5.04) |
197.9 (7.79) |
221.8 (8.73) |
221.3 (8.71) |
116.4 (4.58) |
74.2 (2.92) |
65.7 (2.59) |
41.9 (1.65) |
1,403.7 (55.26) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.3 | 10.5 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 15.5 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 139.2 |
| Average snowy days | 4.9 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 11.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 106.3 | 105.8 | 134.6 | 160.6 | 167.3 | 149.8 | 179.0 | 159.4 | 138.2 | 144.7 | 135.4 | 122.7 | 1,703.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 33 | 34 | 36 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 41 | 43 | 39 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2][3] extremes[4] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
In the present, Huoshan County has 12 towns and 4 townships.[5]
- 12 Towns
- Hengshan (衡山镇)
- Danjiamiao (但家庙镇)
- Foziling (佛子岭镇)
- Heishidu (黑石渡镇)
- Luo'erling (落儿岭镇)
- Xiafuqiao (下符桥镇)
- Shangtushi (上土市镇)
- Yu'erjie (与儿街镇)
- Manshuihe (漫水河镇)
- Mozitan (磨子潭镇)
- Zhufo'an (诸佛庵镇)
- Dahuaping (大化坪镇)
- 4 Townships
- Taipingfan (太平畈乡)
- Dongxixi (东西溪乡)
- Danlongsi (单龙寺乡)
- Taiyang (太阳乡)
