Ningshan County
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Ningshan County
宁陕县 Ningshen | |
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 View of Ningshan from a rest area along the Jingkun Expressway | |
 Ningshan in Ankang | |
.png) Ankang in Shaanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Ankang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,678 km2 (1,420 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 70,318 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal code | 711699 |
| Licence plates | 陕G |
Ningshan County (simplified Chinese: 宁陕县; traditional Chinese: 寧陝縣; pinyin: Níngshǎn Xiàn) is a county in the south of Shaanxi province, China. It is the northernmost county-level division of Ankang City.
Administrative divisions
[edit]As 2019, Ningshan County is divided to 11 towns.[1]
- Towns (镇; zhèn)
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Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Ningshan, elevation 802 m (2,631 ft), (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) | 17.1 (62.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
29.7 (85.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.0 (93.2) |
36.3 (97.3) |
37.4 (99.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
36.0 (96.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
37.4 (99.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.1 (84.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
19.1 (66.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
12.7 (54.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.1 (12.0) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
2.4 (36.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.9 (0.23) |
11.3 (0.44) |
25.4 (1.00) |
53.8 (2.12) |
90.9 (3.58) |
117.4 (4.62) |
187.4 (7.38) |
160.4 (6.31) |
140.7 (5.54) |
80.8 (3.18) |
34.7 (1.37) |
6.9 (0.27) |
915.6 (36.04) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.0 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 15.0 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 9.4 | 5.7 | 126.5 |
| Average snowy days | 6.5 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 15.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 80 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 77 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 89.7 | 86.4 | 120.1 | 150.4 | 159.7 | 167.3 | 185.7 | 178.4 | 114.8 | 102.1 | 91.9 | 96.1 | 1,542.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 28 | 28 | 32 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 44 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Transport
[edit]- China National Highway 210
- China National Highway 345
- G5 Beijing–Kunming Expressway
- S21 Ningshan-Shiquan Expressway
See also
[edit]- Scutiger ningshanensis, also known as Ningshan lazy toad, endemic to Ningshan
References
[edit]- ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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