Zaoqiang County
County in Hebei, People's Republic of China
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Zaoqiang County (simplified Chinese: 枣强县; traditional Chinese: 棗強縣; pinyin: Zǎoqiáng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Hebei province, China, served by G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hengshui, and, as of 2004[update], had a population of 380,000 residing in an area of 903 km2 (349 sq mi).
CountryPeople's Republic of China
County seatZaoqiang Town (枣强镇)
Elevation27 m (89 ft)
Zaoqiang County
枣强县 Tsaokiang | |
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 Zaoqiang in Hengshui | |
.png) Hengshui in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 37°30′47″N 115°43′26″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Hengshui |
| County seat | Zaoqiang Town (枣强镇) |
| Area | |
• Total | 903 km2 (349 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 380,000 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 053100 |
| Area code | 0318 |
Administrative divisions
Climate
| Climate data for Zaoqiang, elevation 24 m (79 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
32.9 (91.2) |
40.8 (105.4) |
40.6 (105.1) |
42.7 (108.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.3 (100.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
42.7 (108.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
1.4 (34.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
13.7 (56.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.7 (19.9) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.7 (0.1) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.9 (0.07) |
5.6 (0.22) |
7.5 (0.30) |
25.5 (1.00) |
37.1 (1.46) |
57.9 (2.28) |
139.9 (5.51) |
110.7 (4.36) |
39.5 (1.56) |
28.6 (1.13) |
13.6 (0.54) |
2.7 (0.11) |
470.5 (18.54) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 10.4 | 9.0 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 61.9 |
| Average snowy days | 2.2 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 8.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 59 | 54 | 51 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 75 | 79 | 72 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 63 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 160.5 | 168.2 | 220.8 | 231.4 | 267.1 | 234.6 | 204.9 | 214.3 | 203.7 | 197.1 | 162.5 | 160.8 | 2,425.9 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 52 | 55 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 51 | 55 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
