Minquan County
County in Henan, People's Republic of China
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Minquan County (simplified Chinese: 民权县; traditional Chinese: 民權縣; pinyin: Mínquán Xiàn) is a county in the east of Henan province, China, bordering Shandong province to the east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shangqiu and is located at its northwest corner and is its northernmost county-level division. It has an area of 1222 square kilometers and a population of 850,000 in 2002.
Minquan County
民权县 | |
|---|---|
Baiyun Temple | |
 Location in Shangqiu | |
  Minquan Location of the seat in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 34°38′53″N 115°10′48″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Shangqiu |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,222 km2 (472 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 700,700 |
| • Density | 573.4/km2 (1,485/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 476800 |
Administrative divisions
As of 2012[update], this county is divided to 6 towns, 10 townships and 2 ethnic townships.[3]
- Towns
- Chengguan (城关镇)
- Renhe (人和镇)
- Longtang (龙塘镇)
- Beiguan (北关镇)
- Chengzhuang (程庄镇)
- Wangzhuangzhai (王庄寨镇)
- Townships
- Huayuan Township (花园乡)
- Yindian Township (尹店乡)
- Sunliu Township (孙六乡)
- Yegang Township (野岗乡)
- Shuangta Township (双塔乡)
- Linqi Township (林七乡)
- Chumiao Township (褚庙乡)
- Laoyanji Township (老颜集乡)
- Shunhe Township (顺河乡)
- Wangqiao Township (王桥乡)
- Ethnic townships
- Bodang Hui Township (伯党回族乡)
- Huji Hui Township (胡集回族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Minquan, elevation 62 m (203 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) | 17.3 (63.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
32.9 (91.2) |
38.5 (101.3) |
40.1 (104.2) |
39.7 (103.5) |
38.1 (100.6) |
35.3 (95.5) |
34.3 (93.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
40.1 (104.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
13.9 (57.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
20.2 (68.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.7 (0.1) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.6 (0.46) |
15.5 (0.61) |
20.6 (0.81) |
38.6 (1.52) |
59.5 (2.34) |
76.2 (3.00) |
163.5 (6.44) |
153.0 (6.02) |
76.9 (3.03) |
35.7 (1.41) |
29.8 (1.17) |
11.0 (0.43) |
691.9 (27.24) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 76.2 |
| Average snowy days | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 10 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66 | 63 | 62 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 80 | 84 | 78 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 128.4 | 139.6 | 182.6 | 205.8 | 222.0 | 206.6 | 182.3 | 176.0 | 165.3 | 162.8 | 144.4 | 135.7 | 2,051.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 41 | 45 | 49 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 46 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
