County in Gansu, China
Shandan County (Chinese: 山丹县) is a county in Gansu Province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangye. It is an important site located on the ancient Silk Road. Its postal code is 734100, and in 1999 its population was 194,901 people. It is known for horses and pastures. Ancient Han people called the horses as 'heavenly western horses'. The region's lakes provide water to the animals on the pastures.
Administrative divisions
Shandan County is divided to 6 towns, 2 townships and 2 others.[1]
- Towns
- Qingquan (清泉镇)
- Weiqi (位奇镇)
- Huocheng (霍城镇)
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- Chenhu (陈户镇)
- Damaying (大马营镇)
- Dongle(东乐镇)
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- Townships
- Others
- State-owned Shandan Farm (国营山丹农场)
- Shandan Racecourse of China Animal Husbandry Company (中牧公司山丹马场)
Climate
| Climate data for Shandan, elevation 1,766 m (5,794 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
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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
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Dec
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Year
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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−0.1
(31.8)
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4.2
(39.6)
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10.3
(50.5)
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17.3
(63.1)
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22.3
(72.1)
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26.5
(79.7)
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28.6
(83.5)
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27.4
(81.3)
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22.4
(72.3)
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15.8
(60.4)
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8.1
(46.6)
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1.7
(35.1)
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15.4
(59.7)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−8.6
(16.5)
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−4.1
(24.6)
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2.4
(36.3)
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9.5
(49.1)
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14.9
(58.8)
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19.4
(66.9)
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21.4
(70.5)
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20.2
(68.4)
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15.0
(59.0)
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7.6
(45.7)
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−0.3
(31.5)
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−6.8
(19.8)
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7.6
(45.6)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−14.7
(5.5)
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−10.4
(13.3)
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−4.0
(24.8)
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2.6
(36.7)
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7.7
(45.9)
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12.4
(54.3)
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15.0
(59.0)
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14.0
(57.2)
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9.0
(48.2)
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1.4
(34.5)
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−6.2
(20.8)
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−12.5
(9.5)
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1.2
(34.1)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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3.5
(0.14)
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2.3
(0.09)
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5.1
(0.20)
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10.3
(0.41)
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20.4
(0.80)
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33.6
(1.32)
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47.8
(1.88)
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41.7
(1.64)
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35.2
(1.39)
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8.8
(0.35)
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3.7
(0.15)
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3.1
(0.12)
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215.5
(8.49)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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4.3
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2.6
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3.5
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4.2
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5.9
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8.5
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9.9
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9.5
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8.2
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3.8
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2.8
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4.3
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67.5
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| Average snowy days
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6.0
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4.3
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4.3
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2.4
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0.4
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0
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0
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0
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0.1
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1.9
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3.9
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5.7
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29
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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50
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42
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38
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35
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38
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45
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51
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51
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51
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46
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47
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51
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45
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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207.2
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202.7
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236.2
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248.8
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272.6
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262.2
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262.0
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253.8
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234.1
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243.4
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221.4
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206.9
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2,851.3
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| Percent possible sunshine
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68
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66
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63
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62
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61
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59
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59
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61
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64
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72
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74
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71
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65
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
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Transport
See also
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