Donghai County
Donghai
东海县 Tunghai | |
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  Donghai Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 34°33′07″N 118°45′47″E / 34.552°N 118.763°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Lianyungang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,037 km2 (786 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 1,246,200 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 222300 |
Donghai County (simplified Chinese: 东海县; traditional Chinese: 東海縣; pinyin: Dōnghǎi Xiàn; lit. 'east sea') is under the administration of Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Linyi (Shandong) to the north and Xuzhou to the west.
The county has 300 million tons of quartz and 300,000 tons of rock crystal reserves, which is the highest in China, so it is nicknamed "the county of rock crystal".[2]
Administrative divisions
[edit]At present, Donghai County has 2 subdistricts, 11 towns and 8 townships.[3]
- 2 subdistricts
- 11 towns
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- 8 townships
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Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Donghai (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
33.3 (91.9) |
37.1 (98.8) |
38.4 (101.1) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.1 (98.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
38.9 (102.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
3.1 (37.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.7 (9.1) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.3 (0.76) |
23.7 (0.93) |
34.4 (1.35) |
43.0 (1.69) |
72.7 (2.86) |
109.6 (4.31) |
216.9 (8.54) |
195.8 (7.71) |
87.0 (3.43) |
35.5 (1.40) |
32.9 (1.30) |
19.4 (0.76) |
890.2 (35.04) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 13.3 | 11.9 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 85.9 |
| Average snowy days | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67 | 66 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 82 | 84 | 79 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 157.0 | 153.7 | 195.5 | 216.2 | 226.8 | 187.3 | 179.4 | 186.6 | 183.9 | 187.1 | 159.8 | 162.5 | 2,195.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 50 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 52 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 52 | 53 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Donghai" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ "Donghai -- China's "Crystal County"". en.people.cn.
- ^ "连云港市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
External links
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