Zhenba County
County in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Zhenba County (simplified Chinese: 镇巴县; traditional Chinese: 鎮巴縣; pinyin: Zhènbā Xiàn) is a county under the administration and in the southeast corner of Hanzhong City, in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China. The southernmost county-level division of Hanzhong, it borders Sichuan province to the south.
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Zhenba County
镇巴县 Chenpa | |
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 Location in Hanzhong | |
.png) Hanzhong in Shaanxi | |
| Coordinates: 32°32′12″N 107°53′42″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Hanzhong |
| Established | 1913 (as Dingyuan County) |
| Renamed | 1916 (Current) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,437 km2 (1,327 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 279,972[1] |
| • Density | 81.46/km2 (211.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal code | 723600 |
| Area code | (0)916 |
| Licence plates | 陕F |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
As of 2020, Zhenba County is divided into 1 subdistrict and 19 towns.[2]
- Subdistricts
- Jingyang Subdistrict (泾洋街道)
- Towns
Climate
| Climate data for Zhenba, elevation 694 m (2,277 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) | 19.5 (67.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
34.4 (93.9) |
37.1 (98.8) |
38.2 (100.8) |
38.3 (100.9) |
38.2 (100.8) |
36.6 (97.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
38.3 (100.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.4 (86.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
5.7 (42.3) |
0.9 (33.6) |
10.2 (50.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.7 (16.3) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
0.5 (32.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.2 (0.20) |
17.3 (0.68) |
33.6 (1.32) |
69.0 (2.72) |
144.0 (5.67) |
161.1 (6.34) |
260.9 (10.27) |
193.1 (7.60) |
199.0 (7.83) |
108.1 (4.26) |
49.7 (1.96) |
10.1 (0.40) |
1,251.1 (49.25) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.8 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 14.2 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 12.8 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 133.5 |
| Average snowy days | 6.4 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 15.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 70 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 75 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 65.5 | 61.7 | 95.4 | 125.6 | 140.2 | 141.7 | 164.3 | 159.3 | 96.6 | 82.2 | 72.8 | 61.5 | 1,266.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 21 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 38 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 28 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
