Sheqi County (Chinese: 社旗县; pinyin: Shèqí Xiàn) is a county in the southwest of Henan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanyang, and has an area of 1,203 km2 (464 sq mi) and a population of 630,000 as of 2002.[3]

Sheqi County
社旗县
Sheqi is located in Henan
Sheqi
Sheqi
Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 33°03′22″N 112°56′53″E / 33.056°N 112.948°E / 33.056; 112.948
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityNanyang
Area
 • Total1,203 km2 (464 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total636,900
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
473300
Area code0377

Administrative divisions edit

As 2012, this county is divided to 12 towns and 3 townships.[4]

Towns
Townships

Climate edit

Climate data for Sheqi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.7
(67.5)
22.9
(73.2)
29.3
(84.7)
33.0
(91.4)
39.1
(102.4)
39.7
(103.5)
40.5
(104.9)
39.2
(102.6)
39.0
(102.2)
33.0
(91.4)
27.1
(80.8)
19.9
(67.8)
40.5
(104.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9)
10.2
(50.4)
15.4
(59.7)
21.8
(71.2)
27.4
(81.3)
31.5
(88.7)
31.9
(89.4)
30.7
(87.3)
27.1
(80.8)
22.2
(72.0)
14.9
(58.8)
8.7
(47.7)
20.7
(69.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.1
(34.0)
4.2
(39.6)
9.4
(48.9)
15.5
(59.9)
21.2
(70.2)
25.8
(78.4)
27.3
(81.1)
26.0
(78.8)
21.5
(70.7)
16.1
(61.0)
9.1
(48.4)
3.0
(37.4)
15.0
(59.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.2
(26.2)
−0.6
(30.9)
4.1
(39.4)
9.6
(49.3)
15.2
(59.4)
20.5
(68.9)
23.4
(74.1)
22.2
(72.0)
17.2
(63.0)
11.2
(52.2)
4.5
(40.1)
−1.4
(29.5)
10.2
(50.4)
Record low °C (°F) −13.4
(7.9)
−16.2
(2.8)
−9.3
(15.3)
−0.5
(31.1)
3.6
(38.5)
11.8
(53.2)
16.8
(62.2)
12.3
(54.1)
6.3
(43.3)
−1.2
(29.8)
−6.3
(20.7)
−19.3
(−2.7)
−19.3
(−2.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10.5
(0.41)
13.0
(0.51)
32.6
(1.28)
47.7
(1.88)
81.7
(3.22)
129.1
(5.08)
182.1
(7.17)
151.0
(5.94)
76.6
(3.02)
48.3
(1.90)
32.1
(1.26)
11.5
(0.45)
816.2
(32.12)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.3 5.4 6.7 7.4 8.3 9.1 11.8 11.2 9.0 7.8 6.3 4.3 91.6
Average snowy days 4.3 3.3 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 2.4 12.2
Average relative humidity (%) 69 68 70 72 70 70 81 83 78 73 74 71 73
Mean monthly sunshine hours 121.4 123.4 165.4 194.3 200.8 188.9 198.0 191.7 156.4 153.1 133.2 127.9 1,954.5
Percent possible sunshine 38 39 44 50 47 44 46 47 43 44 43 41 44
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

References edit

  1. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. ^ "Profile of Sheqi County" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
  4. ^ 安阳市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.