Mengcheng County
County in Anhui, People's Republic of China
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Mengcheng County (Chinese: 蒙城县; pinyin: Méngchéng Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Bozhou city, bordering Lixin County. It is famous for its beef production and for Zhuangzi, 4th century BCE philosopher. Niu Qun, a well-known comedian, used to serve as deputy magistrate of Mengcheng County.
Mengcheng
蒙城县 | |
|---|---|
Location of Mengcheng in Bozhou | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Bozhou |
| County seat | Chengguan |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,091 km2 (807 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 1,394,994 |
| • Density | 667.1/km2 (1,728/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 233500 |
| Area code | 0558 |
| Website | http://www.mengcheng.gov.cn/ |
Administrative divisions
In the present, Mengcheng County has 13 towns, 2 townships and 2 others.[1]
- 13 towns
- Maji (马集镇)
- Chengguan (城关镇)
- Yuefang (岳坊镇)
- Xutuan (许疃镇)
- Tancheng (坛城镇)
- Letu (乐土镇)
- Licang ((立仓镇)
- Sanyi (三义镇)
- Chucun (楚村镇)
- Xiaojian (小涧镇)
- Shuangjian (双涧镇)
- Liba (篱笆镇)
- Banqiaoji (板桥集镇)
- 2 townships
- Xiaoxinji (小辛集乡)
- Wangji (王集乡)
- 2 Others
- Fanji Industrial Park (范集工业园)
- Baiyang Forestry (白杨林场)
Climate
| Climate data for Mengcheng, elevation 26 m (85 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) | 19.4 (66.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
36.8 (98.2) |
39.7 (103.5) |
40.8 (105.4) |
38.8 (101.8) |
37.6 (99.7) |
34.1 (93.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
40.8 (105.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
4.1 (39.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
15.4 (59.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) |
0.2 (32.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.0 (6.8) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.4 (1.00) |
30.4 (1.20) |
48.4 (1.91) |
51.2 (2.02) |
77.1 (3.04) |
131.8 (5.19) |
241.7 (9.52) |
135.9 (5.35) |
76.3 (3.00) |
52.3 (2.06) |
39.1 (1.54) |
21.5 (0.85) |
931.1 (36.68) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 5.1 | 94.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 9.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 80 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 126.4 | 129.7 | 161.6 | 192.2 | 196.7 | 176.7 | 178.5 | 173.6 | 160.4 | 166.0 | 146.7 | 133.7 | 1,942.2 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 40 | 41 | 43 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 44 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
