Xiping County

Xiping County
西平县
Siping
County
Xiping is located in Henan
Xiping
Xiping
Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 33°23′17″N 114°01′19″E / 33.388°N 114.022°E / 33.388; 114.022
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityZhumadian
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,098 km2 (424 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total
682,200
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
463900
Xiping station in February 2009

Xiping County (simplified Chinese: 西平县; traditional Chinese: 西平縣; pinyin: Xīpíng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast-central part of Henan province in the People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Zhumadian. Xiping covers an area of 1,098 square kilometres (424 sq mi) and has 840,000 inhabitants.[when?]

The place of the iron forge of Jiudian (simplified Chinese: 酒店冶铁遗址; traditional Chinese: 酒店冶鐵遺址; pinyin: Jiǔdiàn yětiě yízhǐ) from the Warring States period until the Jin dynasty and the pagoda of the Baoyan temple (宝严寺塔; 寶嚴寺塔; Bǎoyán sì tǎ) from the Tang dynasty are listed in the list of Monuments of the People's Republic of China.

Administration

It administers 3 sub-district offices, 6 towns, 9 townships, 1 ethnic township and 2 others.[3]

Subdistricts
Towns
Townships
Ethnic townships
Others

Climate

Climate data for Xiping (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.7
(69.3) 		26.4
(79.5) 		29.5
(85.1) 		34.9
(94.8) 		39.3
(102.7) 		41.0
(105.8) 		40.7
(105.3) 		38.9
(102.0) 		38.8
(101.8) 		34.7
(94.5) 		29.1
(84.4) 		22.0
(71.6) 		41.0
(105.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5) 		10.1
(50.2) 		15.5
(59.9) 		21.9
(71.4) 		27.4
(81.3) 		32.0
(89.6) 		32.3
(90.1) 		30.9
(87.6) 		27.3
(81.1) 		22.3
(72.1) 		14.9
(58.8) 		8.6
(47.5) 		20.8
(69.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.3
(34.3) 		4.5
(40.1) 		9.6
(49.3) 		15.8
(60.4) 		21.4
(70.5) 		26.2
(79.2) 		27.6
(81.7) 		26.3
(79.3) 		21.9
(71.4) 		16.4
(61.5) 		9.4
(48.9) 		3.3
(37.9) 		15.3
(59.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.8
(27.0) 		0.0
(32.0) 		4.6
(40.3) 		10.2
(50.4) 		15.8
(60.4) 		20.9
(69.6) 		23.8
(74.8) 		22.7
(72.9) 		17.7
(63.9) 		11.7
(53.1) 		4.9
(40.8) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		10.7
(51.3)
Record low °C (°F) −13.6
(7.5) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−8.8
(16.2) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		3.8
(38.8) 		11.9
(53.4) 		17.1
(62.8) 		13.4
(56.1) 		7.4
(45.3) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		−8.5
(16.7) 		−11.3
(11.7) 		−15.0
(5.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.5
(0.73) 		20.8
(0.82) 		37.6
(1.48) 		44.8
(1.76) 		71.1
(2.80) 		112.8
(4.44) 		193.3
(7.61) 		135.9
(5.35) 		72.9
(2.87) 		50.0
(1.97) 		39.9
(1.57) 		17.3
(0.68) 		814.9
(32.08)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.4 5.6 6.7 6.8 8.5 7.9 11.2 10.6 8.9 6.9 6.4 5.2 90.1
Average snowy days 4.7 3.1 1.3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 2.5 12.8
Average relative humidity (%) 68 67 68 69 68 66 79 82 76 70 70 68 71
Mean monthly sunshine hours 128.6 133.7 169.7 201.0 210.0 192.2 199.5 183.0 159.9 155.0 145.5 133.5 2,011.6
Percent possible sunshine 41 43 46 51 49 45 46 45 44 45 47 43 45
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

References

  1. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. ^ "2017年统计用区划代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.


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