Zhongmu County
County in Henan, People's Republic of China
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Zhongmu County (Chinese: 中牟; pinyin: Zhōngmù; postal: Chungmow) is a county of Henan Province, South Central China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan. It has an area of 1,416.8 km2 (547.0 sq mi) and a population of 680,000.[2] Located in the north-central part of the province, it is the easternmost county-level division of Zhengzhou.
Zhongmu
中牟县 | |
|---|---|
Jialu River in Zhongmu County | |
 Location in Zhengzhou | |
  Zhongmu Location of the seat in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 34°44′N 114°0′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhengzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,393 km2 (538 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 1,161,600 |
| • Density | 833.9/km2 (2,160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 451450 |
| Area code | 0371 |
| Website | www |
The Battle of Guandu took place in 200 CE in the northeast of Zhongmu County.
In November 2004, martial law was declared in Zhongmou County, to quell deadly ethnic clashes between Han and Hui.[3] The reported number of deaths ranged between 7 and 148.[4][5]
Administrative divisions
As of 2012[update], this county is further divided to 2 subdistricts, 15 towns and 1 township.[6]
- Subdistricts
- Qingnianlu Subdistrict (青年路街道)
- Dongfenglu Subdistrict (东风路街道)
- Towns
- Townships
- Diaojia Township (刁家乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Zhongmu, elevation 78 m (256 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) | 21.1 (70.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
31.0 (87.8) |
35.7 (96.3) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.6 (103.3) |
39.9 (103.8) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.3 (100.9) |
34.3 (93.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
39.9 (103.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
20.5 (69.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
2.7 (36.9) |
15.1 (59.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.3 (52.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
10.7 (51.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.6 (2.1) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.0 (0.31) |
11.0 (0.43) |
17.7 (0.70) |
37.0 (1.46) |
57.4 (2.26) |
65.0 (2.56) |
122.5 (4.82) |
114.1 (4.49) |
62.7 (2.47) |
34.6 (1.36) |
26.2 (1.03) |
7.5 (0.30) |
563.7 (22.19) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 74.4 |
| Average snowy days | 4.0 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 12.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 59 | 58 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 78 | 79 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 112.3 | 126.1 | 172.0 | 200.7 | 211.7 | 193.3 | 175.0 | 166.6 | 152.4 | 153.3 | 134.4 | 121.0 | 1,918.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 36 | 40 | 46 | 51 | 49 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] all-time January high[9] | |||||||||||||
