Foping County

Foping County
佛坪县
County
Location in Hanzhong
Location in Hanzhong
Hanzhong in Shaanxi
Hanzhong in Shaanxi
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Prefecture-level cityHanzhong
Area
 • Total
1,279 km2 (494 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
32,584[1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal code
723400
Licence plates陕F
Websitewww.foping.gov.cn

Foping (Chinese: 佛坪; pinyin: Fópíng) is a county under the administration and in the northeast corner of Hanzhong City, in the south of Shaanxi province, China.

The county was first established in 1824.[2]

It has been called the 'home of dogwood', having over 100,000 Mu (ca. 162 km2.) of dogwood forests.[3] The Qinling panda was first discovered in Foping.[4][5]

Administrative divisions

As 2019, Foping County is divided to 1 subdistrict and 6 towns.[6]

Subdistricts
  • Yuanjiazhuang Subdistrict (袁家庄街道)
Towns
  • Chenjiaba (陈家坝镇)
  • Daheba (大河坝镇)
  • Xichahe (西岔河镇)
  • Yueba (岳坝镇)
  • Changjiaoba (长角坝镇)
  • Shidunhe (石墩河镇)

Climate

Climate data for Foping, elevation 827 m (2,713 ft), (2001–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.7
(63.9) 		22.7
(72.9) 		30.2
(86.4) 		31.5
(88.7) 		34.9
(94.8) 		37.0
(98.6) 		38.7
(101.7) 		37.2
(99.0) 		36.8
(98.2) 		28.3
(82.9) 		24.6
(76.3) 		19.0
(66.2) 		38.7
(101.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.7
(45.9) 		10.2
(50.4) 		16.1
(61.0) 		21.7
(71.1) 		24.5
(76.1) 		28.0
(82.4) 		29.7
(85.5) 		29.0
(84.2) 		23.4
(74.1) 		18.7
(65.7) 		13.6
(56.5) 		8.7
(47.7) 		19.3
(66.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.8
(35.2) 		4.3
(39.7) 		9.3
(48.7) 		14.2
(57.6) 		17.6
(63.7) 		21.4
(70.5) 		23.6
(74.5) 		22.9
(73.2) 		18.3
(64.9) 		13.2
(55.8) 		7.8
(46.0) 		2.9
(37.2) 		13.1
(55.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.2
(28.0) 		0.4
(32.7) 		4.5
(40.1) 		8.9
(48.0) 		12.7
(54.9) 		16.6
(61.9) 		19.5
(67.1) 		19.1
(66.4) 		15.1
(59.2) 		10.0
(50.0) 		4.1
(39.4) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		9.0
(48.2)
Record low °C (°F) −9.7
(14.5) 		−7.9
(17.8) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		3.3
(37.9) 		8.3
(46.9) 		11.2
(52.2) 		10.4
(50.7) 		6.1
(43.0) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		−14.4
(6.1) 		−14.4
(6.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.7
(0.15) 		12.8
(0.50) 		23.9
(0.94) 		57.4
(2.26) 		95.8
(3.77) 		114.6
(4.51) 		198.9
(7.83) 		178.5
(7.03) 		156.3
(6.15) 		74.3
(2.93) 		29.0
(1.14) 		5.0
(0.20) 		950.2
(37.41)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.1 6.4 8.8 10.2 12.9 12.2 15.7 14.3 14.1 13.5 8.0 4.0 124.2
Average snowy days 5.2 3.9 1.1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 2.6 14.1
Average relative humidity (%) 64 66 63 66 73 76 80 81 84 83 77 66 73
Mean monthly sunshine hours 100.2 90.3 131.2 155.0 152.6 154.5 164.2 161.9 101.2 99.0 94.6 97.7 1,502.4
Percent possible sunshine 32 29 35 40 35 36 38 40 28 28 31 32 34
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "China Population www.ceicdata.com". ceicdata. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. ^ "历史沿革 - 历史沿革 - 佛坪县人民政府". www.foping.gov.cn. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  3. ^ ""中国山茱萸之乡"佛坪县10万多亩山茱萸成熟，进入采摘季_陕西省人民政府". www.shaanxi.gov.cn. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  4. ^ 陕西省志 (in Chinese). 1990.
  5. ^ 闫云霞 (1 December 2015). 在水一方 (in Chinese). Beijing Book Co. Inc. ISBN 978-7-227-06258-5.
  6. ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  8. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

33°34′N 107°59′E / 33.567°N 107.983°E / 33.567; 107.983


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