Xiao County
County in Anhui, People's Republic of China
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Xiao County or Xiaoxian (simplified Chinese: 萧县; traditional Chinese: 蕭縣; pinyin: Xiāo Xiàn) is a county in the north of Anhui Province, China, bordering the provinces of Jiangsu to the north and northeast and Henan to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Suzhou. It was formerly part of Jiangsu province, under the administration of Xuzhou. It became part of Anhui province in 1950.
Xiaoxian
萧县 | |
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 Interactive map of Xiaoxian | |
| Coordinates: 34°13′23″N 116°47′32″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Suzhou |
| Government | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,885.3 km2 (727.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 1,202,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 235200 |
Administrative divisions
In the present, Xiao County has 18 towns and 5 townships.[1]
- 18 Towns
- Longcheng (龙城镇)
- Huangkou (黄口镇)
- Dingli (丁里镇)
- Xinzhuang (新庄镇)
- Qinglong (青龙镇)
- Majing (马井镇)
- Baitu (白土镇)
- Datun (大屯镇)
- Dulou (杜楼镇)
- Guanqiao (官桥镇)
- Yanglou (杨楼镇)
- Liutao (刘套镇)
- Wangzhai (王寨镇)
- Yanji (闫集镇)
- Yonggu (永固镇)
- Zhangzhuangzhai (张庄寨镇)
- Zhaozhuang (赵庄镇)
- Zulou (祖楼镇)
- 5 Townships
- Shilin (石林乡)
- Shengquan (圣泉乡)
- Jiudian (酒店乡)
- Zhuangli (庄里乡)
- Sunweizi (孙圩孜乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Xiaoxian, elevation 35 m (115 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.4 (102.9) |
40.5 (104.9) |
38.1 (100.6) |
36.6 (97.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
3.7 (38.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
2.5 (36.5) |
14.8 (58.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.7 (7.3) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
3.1 (37.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.2 (0.68) |
20.9 (0.82) |
33.0 (1.30) |
40.1 (1.58) |
67.2 (2.65) |
112.8 (4.44) |
233.0 (9.17) |
158.5 (6.24) |
66.3 (2.61) |
38.9 (1.53) |
34.7 (1.37) |
17.6 (0.69) |
840.2 (33.08) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.3 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 13.0 | 11.3 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 85.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 81 | 83 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 137.0 | 141.9 | 184.0 | 209.2 | 219.4 | 205.8 | 197.2 | 188.8 | 178.9 | 176.6 | 151.8 | 145.0 | 2,135.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 43 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
