Qixia, Shandong
County-level city in Shandong, People's Republic of China
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Qixia (simplified Chinese: 栖霞; traditional Chinese: 棲霞; pinyin: Qīxiá) is a landlocked county-level city of the Shandong Peninsula, and is under the administration of Yantai City, Shandong province.
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Qixia
栖霞市 Tsisia | |
|---|---|
Qixia Skyline | |
 Location in Yantai | |
  Qixia Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 37.3056°N 120.829°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Yantai |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,793 km2 (692 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 622,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 265300 |
| Website | www |
The population was 664,510 in 1999.[1] It borders Penglai to the north, Fushan District to the northeast, Muping District to the east, Haiyang and Laiyang to the south, Zhaoyuan to the west, and Longkou to the northwest.
Administrative divisions
As of 2012[update], this city is divided to 3 subdistricts and 12 towns.[2]
- Subdistricts
- Cuizhan Subdistrict (翠屏街道)
- Zhuangyuan Subdistrict (庄园街道)
- Songshan Subdistrict (松山街道)
- Towns
- Guanli (观里镇)
- Shewobo (蛇窝泊镇)
- Tangjiabo (唐家泊镇)
- Taocun (桃村镇)
- Tingkou (亭口镇)
- Sikou (寺口镇)
- Sujiadian (苏家店镇)
- Yangchu (杨础镇)
- Xicheng (西城镇)
- Guandao (官道镇)
- Miaohou (庙后镇)
Climate
| Climate data for Qixia, elevation 206 m (676 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) | 13.3 (55.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
32.3 (90.1) |
35.9 (96.6) |
40.2 (104.4) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
35.9 (96.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.1 (84.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
12.2 (53.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.8 (21.6) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
0.8 (33.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
8.2 (46.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.1 (3.0) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.3 (0.29) |
11.8 (0.46) |
16.4 (0.65) |
31.3 (1.23) |
52.7 (2.07) |
76.5 (3.01) |
182.1 (7.17) |
169.2 (6.66) |
49.6 (1.95) |
28.1 (1.11) |
26.9 (1.06) |
12.8 (0.50) |
664.7 (26.16) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 77.5 |
| Average snowy days | 8.5 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 8.6 | 27.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66 | 60 | 54 | 53 | 58 | 68 | 79 | 81 | 73 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 167.5 | 176.1 | 223.4 | 236.5 | 263.0 | 225.7 | 189.0 | 198.2 | 209.9 | 208.6 | 167.0 | 154.9 | 2,419.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 54 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 51 | 43 | 48 | 57 | 61 | 55 | 52 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]all-time extreme temperature[5]all-time August high[6] | |||||||||||||