Nangong (simplified Chinese: 南宫; traditional Chinese: 南宮; pinyin: Nángōng) is a county-level city in the south of Hebei province, China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Xingtai.

Nangong
南宫市
Nankung
Nangong in Xingtai
Nangong in Xingtai
Nangong is located in Hebei
Nangong
Nangong
Location in Hebei
Coordinates: 37°21′32″N 115°24′32″E / 37.359°N 115.409°E / 37.359; 115.409
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityXingtai
Area
 • County-level city863.3 km2 (333.3 sq mi)
 • Urban
53.50 km2 (20.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • County-level city523,000
 • Urban149,500
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

The city's population was 82,500 as of 2005.

Nangong county was initially created in Western Han dynasty, many locals engaged in martial arts, Nangong is famous of "hometown of martial arts".

Administrative divisions edit

Subdistricts:

Towns:

Townships:

Climate edit

Climate data for Nangong (1991–2020 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)
25.0
(77.0)
32.1
(89.8)
35.0
(95.0)
40.8
(105.4)
41.1
(106.0)
41.5
(106.7)
37.3
(99.1)
37.7
(99.9)
32.0
(89.6)
27.2
(81.0)
22.9
(73.2)
41.5
(106.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5)
8.0
(46.4)
15.1
(59.2)
22.2
(72.0)
28.1
(82.6)
32.5
(90.5)
32.3
(90.1)
30.7
(87.3)
27.2
(81.0)
21.3
(70.3)
12.2
(54.0)
5.1
(41.2)
19.9
(67.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.4
(27.7)
1.6
(34.9)
8.5
(47.3)
15.5
(59.9)
21.7
(71.1)
26.3
(79.3)
27.4
(81.3)
25.8
(78.4)
21.2
(70.2)
14.6
(58.3)
6.1
(43.0)
−0.6
(30.9)
13.8
(56.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −7.0
(19.4)
−3.3
(26.1)
2.8
(37.0)
9.5
(49.1)
15.6
(60.1)
20.6
(69.1)
23.1
(73.6)
21.7
(71.1)
16.3
(61.3)
9.2
(48.6)
1.3
(34.3)
−4.8
(23.4)
8.8
(47.8)
Record low °C (°F) −19.1
(−2.4)
−15.8
(3.6)
−8.5
(16.7)
−2.6
(27.3)
4.3
(39.7)
10.2
(50.4)
17.1
(62.8)
13.6
(56.5)
5.4
(41.7)
−3.5
(25.7)
−12.7
(9.1)
−19.4
(−2.9)
−19.4
(−2.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.1
(0.12)
7.5
(0.30)
9.3
(0.37)
28.4
(1.12)
42.4
(1.67)
55.9
(2.20)
131.7
(5.19)
103.6
(4.08)
42.1
(1.66)
26.5
(1.04)
16.5
(0.65)
3.7
(0.15)
470.7
(18.55)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.1 3.2 2.8 5.2 6.1 7.2 10.8 9.6 6.4 4.7 3.7 2.6 64.4
Average snowy days 3.2 3.0 1.0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 2.3 10.8
Average relative humidity (%) 60 56 50 54 56 57 75 79 72 65 66 64 63
Mean monthly sunshine hours 160.0 166.5 220.0 233.3 264.5 238.5 199.4 199.4 190.4 186.3 156.2 154.6 2,369.1
Percent possible sunshine 52 54 59 59 60 54 45 48 52 54 52 52 53
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ 邢台市-行政区划网
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

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