Mengcheng County

Mengcheng
蒙城县
County
Location of Mengcheng in Bozhou
Location of Mengcheng in Bozhou
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceAnhui
Prefecture-level cityBozhou
County seatChengguan
Area
 • Total
2,091 km2 (807 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
1,394,994
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
233500
Area code0558
Websitehttp://www.mengcheng.gov.cn/

Mengcheng County (Chinese: 蒙城县; pinyin: Méngchéng Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Bozhou city, bordering Lixin County. It is famous for its beef production and for Zhuangzi, 4th century BCE philosopher. Niu Qun, a well-known comedian, used to serve as deputy magistrate of Mengcheng County.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Mengcheng County has 13 towns, 2 townships and 2 others.[1]

13 towns
2 townships
2 Others

Climate

Climate data for Mengcheng (2011–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.4
(66.9) 		26.8
(80.2) 		29.3
(84.7) 		34.1
(93.4) 		36.8
(98.2) 		39.7
(103.5) 		40.8
(105.4) 		38.8
(101.8) 		37.6
(99.7) 		34.1
(93.4) 		28.3
(82.9) 		21.7
(71.1) 		40.8
(105.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.3
(43.3) 		9.2
(48.6) 		15.6
(60.1) 		21.6
(70.9) 		27.1
(80.8) 		31.3
(88.3) 		32.3
(90.1) 		31.4
(88.5) 		27.5
(81.5) 		22.2
(72.0) 		14.9
(58.8) 		8.3
(46.9) 		20.6
(69.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9) 		4.1
(39.4) 		10.0
(50.0) 		15.7
(60.3) 		21.3
(70.3) 		25.7
(78.3) 		27.8
(82.0) 		27.0
(80.6) 		22.2
(72.0) 		16.7
(62.1) 		10.1
(50.2) 		3.2
(37.8) 		15.4
(59.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.1
(28.2) 		0.2
(32.4) 		5.1
(41.2) 		10.2
(50.4) 		16.0
(60.8) 		20.9
(69.6) 		24.3
(75.7) 		23.6
(74.5) 		18.3
(64.9) 		12.4
(54.3) 		6.3
(43.3) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		11.2
(52.2)
Record low °C (°F) −14.0
(6.8) 		−12.9
(8.8) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		0.0
(32.0) 		4.9
(40.8) 		12.7
(54.9) 		17.8
(64.0) 		14.8
(58.6) 		9.5
(49.1) 		0.8
(33.4) 		−8.2
(17.2) 		−15.9
(3.4) 		−15.9
(3.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 25.4
(1.00) 		30.4
(1.20) 		48.4
(1.91) 		51.2
(2.02) 		77.1
(3.04) 		131.8
(5.19) 		241.7
(9.52) 		135.9
(5.35) 		76.3
(3.00) 		52.3
(2.06) 		39.1
(1.54) 		21.5
(0.85) 		931.1
(36.68)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.4 7.1 7.1 7.5 8.1 8.6 12.4 11.0 8.3 6.7 7.1 5.1 94.4
Average snowy days 3.8 2.8 1.0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 1.6 9.9
Average relative humidity (%) 70 69 68 70 71 69 80 82 77 70 70 70 72
Mean monthly sunshine hours 126.4 129.7 161.6 192.2 196.7 176.7 178.5 173.6 160.4 166.0 146.7 133.7 1,942.2
Percent possible sunshine 40 41 43 49 46 41 41 42 44 48 47 43 44
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "亳州市-行政区划王". xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

33°12′29″N 116°36′25″E / 33.20806°N 116.60694°E / 33.20806; 116.60694


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