Zhang County
County in Gansu, China
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Zhang County or Zhangxian is a county in Gansu province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Dingxi. Its postal code is 748300, and its population in 2017 was 198,200 people.[citation needed]
Zhang County
漳县 | |
|---|---|
Zhang County in Dingxi | |
.png) Dingxi in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 34°50′54″N 104°28′18″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Dingxi |
| County seat | Wuyang |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2,164.4 km2 (835.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 198,200 |
| • Density | 91.57/km2 (237.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 748300 |
The county has several mineral resources such as rock salt, limestone and andalusite.[1]
Administrative divisions
Climate
| Climate data for Zhangxian, elevation 1,911 m (6,270 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) | 14.4 (57.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
28.7 (83.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
35.1 (95.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
32.1 (89.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
35.1 (95.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
3.8 (38.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.2 (13.6) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
3.6 (38.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
2.9 (37.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.2 (−8.0) |
−19.9 (−3.8) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
2.1 (35.8) |
5.7 (42.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.7 (0.19) |
6.2 (0.24) |
14.1 (0.56) |
30.7 (1.21) |
55.6 (2.19) |
64.3 (2.53) |
80.7 (3.18) |
75.6 (2.98) |
54.2 (2.13) |
34.9 (1.37) |
7.0 (0.28) |
1.6 (0.06) |
429.6 (16.92) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.1 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 13.5 | 10.4 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 107.8 |
| Average snowy days | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 37.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.7 | 167.5 | 188.4 | 206.4 | 220.0 | 210.4 | 221.2 | 210.4 | 147.6 | 150.8 | 171.7 | 190.1 | 2,267.2 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 58 | 54 | 50 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 44 | 56 | 63 | 52 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
