Minquan County

Minquan County

民权县
Minquan County 民权县
County
	Baiyun Temple
	Location in Shangqiu
	Minquan Location of the seat in Henan
	Coordinates: 34°38′53″N 115°10′48″E / 34.648°N 115.180°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture-level city	Shangqiu
Area
• Total	1,222 km2 (472 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	700,700
• Density	573.4/km2 (1,485/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	476800

CountryPeople's Republic of China

Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Postal code

476800

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.

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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]

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