County in Henan, People's Republic of China
Minquan County (simplified Chinese: 民权县; traditional Chinese: 民權縣; pinyin: Mínquán Xiàn) is a county in the east of Henan province, China, bordering Shandong province to the east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shangqiu and is located at its northwest corner and is its northernmost county-level division. It has an area of 1222 square kilometers and a population of 850,000 in 2002.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this county is divided to 6 towns, 10 townships and 2 ethnic townships.[3]
- Towns
- Townships
- Ethnic townships
Climate
| Climate data for Minquan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
|
Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
|
17.3
(63.1)
|
24.9
(76.8)
|
27.8
(82.0)
|
32.9
(91.2)
|
38.5
(101.3)
|
40.1
(104.2)
|
39.7
(103.5)
|
38.1
(100.6)
|
35.3
(95.5)
|
34.3
(93.7)
|
27.3
(81.1)
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20.2
(68.4)
|
40.1
(104.2)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
5.2
(41.4)
|
9.2
(48.6)
|
15.0
(59.0)
|
21.4
(70.5)
|
27.0
(80.6)
|
31.7
(89.1)
|
32.0
(89.6)
|
30.6
(87.1)
|
27.0
(80.6)
|
21.9
(71.4)
|
13.9
(57.0)
|
7.2
(45.0)
|
20.2
(68.3)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
0.2
(32.4)
|
3.7
(38.7)
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9.2
(48.6)
|
15.3
(59.5)
|
20.9
(69.6)
|
25.7
(78.3)
|
27.2
(81.0)
|
25.8
(78.4)
|
21.3
(70.3)
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15.6
(60.1)
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8.2
(46.8)
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2.1
(35.8)
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14.6
(58.3)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−3.5
(25.7)
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−0.7
(30.7)
|
4.2
(39.6)
|
9.7
(49.5)
|
15.2
(59.4)
|
20.3
(68.5)
|
23.2
(73.8)
|
22.2
(72.0)
|
16.9
(62.4)
|
10.7
(51.3)
|
3.8
(38.8)
|
−1.7
(28.9)
|
10.0
(50.0)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−17.7
(0.1)
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−18.5
(−1.3)
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−11.0
(12.2)
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−3.7
(25.3)
|
3.8
(38.8)
|
10.4
(50.7)
|
15.8
(60.4)
|
11.5
(52.7)
|
6.3
(43.3)
|
−2.2
(28.0)
|
−13.1
(8.4)
|
−16.5
(2.3)
|
−18.5
(−1.3)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
11.6
(0.46)
|
15.5
(0.61)
|
20.6
(0.81)
|
38.6
(1.52)
|
59.5
(2.34)
|
76.2
(3.00)
|
163.5
(6.44)
|
153.0
(6.02)
|
76.9
(3.03)
|
35.7
(1.41)
|
29.8
(1.17)
|
11.0
(0.43)
|
691.9
(27.24)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
|
4.0
|
4.3
|
4.7
|
5.5
|
6.4
|
6.9
|
10.7
|
10.7
|
8.2
|
5.6
|
5.4
|
3.8
|
76.2
|
| Average snowy days
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3.3
|
2.6
|
1.0
|
0.2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.9
|
2.0
|
10
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
66
|
63
|
62
|
66
|
68
|
67
|
80
|
84
|
78
|
71
|
70
|
67
|
70
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
128.4
|
139.6
|
182.6
|
205.8
|
222.0
|
206.6
|
182.3
|
176.0
|
165.3
|
162.8
|
144.4
|
135.7
|
2,051.5
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| Percent possible sunshine
|
41
|
45
|
49
|
52
|
51
|
48
|
42
|
43
|
45
|
47
|
47
|
45
|
46
|
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]
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Notable persons
References
