Shitai County
County in Anhui, People's Republic of China
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Shitai County (simplified Chinese: 石台县; traditional Chinese: 石台縣; pinyin: Shítái Xiàn) is a county in the south of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Chizhou. It has population of 110,000[when?] and an area of 1,403 km2 (542 sq mi). The government of Shitai County is located in Qili Town. Shitai County is a producer of silk and tea leaves.
Shitai
石台县 Shihtai | |
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 Interactive map of Shitai | |
| Coordinates: 30°12′37″N 117°29′11″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Chizhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,403 km2 (542 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 107,553 |
| • Density | 76.66/km2 (198.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 245100 |
The well-known "Guniujiang" National Nature Reserve is located on the border between Shitai County and Qimen County. It is said that the "Guniujiang" has the last piece of original forest in East China.[who?]
Administrative divisions
Climate
| Climate data for Shitai, elevation 119 m (390 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) |
28.8 (83.8) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.0 (95.0) |
37.4 (99.3) |
37.7 (99.9) |
41.6 (106.9) |
42.4 (108.3) |
39.2 (102.6) |
38.9 (102.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
42.4 (108.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.5 (92.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
23.0 (73.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.1 (43.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
3.0 (37.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
7.5 (45.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
12.6 (54.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.3 (11.7) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 80.9 (3.19) |
90.4 (3.56) |
140.2 (5.52) |
164.8 (6.49) |
191.0 (7.52) |
295.2 (11.62) |
259.3 (10.21) |
176.2 (6.94) |
76.7 (3.02) |
61.8 (2.43) |
64.7 (2.55) |
50.2 (1.98) |
1,651.4 (65.03) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.5 | 12.8 | 15.2 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 15.9 | 14.3 | 15.3 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 153.1 |
| Average snowy days | 4.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 8.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 94.2 | 94.9 | 114.1 | 137.7 | 155.4 | 129.4 | 189.2 | 177.6 | 151.1 | 147.9 | 123.3 | 117.9 | 1,632.7 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 29 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 37 | 31 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
