Shucheng County (simplified Chinese: 舒城县; traditional Chinese: 舒城縣; pinyin: Shūchéng Xiàn) is a county in the west-central part of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. It is located in the southeastern corner of the prefecture-level city of Lu'an and is its easternmost county-level division. It has a population of 1,020,000 (up to the end of 2010) and an area of 2,092 square kilometres (808 sq mi). The government of Shucheng County is located in Chengguan Town.
Shucheng
舒城县 | |
|---|---|
 Shucheng is the division at the southeastern corner in this map of Lu'an | |
.png) Lu'an in Anhui | |
| Coordinates: 31°27′43″N 116°56′56″E / 31.462°N 116.949°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Lu'an |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,100 km2 (800 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 998,700 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 231300 |
Shucheng County has jurisdiction over 21 towns and townships, 1 resort center and 1 economic development district.[1]
Administrative divisions
editIn the present, Shucheng County has 15 towns and 6 townships.[2]
- 15 Towns
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- 6 Townships
Climate
edit| Climate data for Shucheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
34.2 (93.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
37.7 (99.9) |
37.2 (99.0) |
39.3 (102.7) |
38.8 (101.8) |
37.9 (100.2) |
40.1 (104.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
40.1 (104.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.1 (50.2) |
21.2 (70.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
12.3 (54.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
0.1 (32.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 60.6 (2.39) |
65.3 (2.57) |
90.0 (3.54) |
96.9 (3.81) |
103.7 (4.08) |
172.0 (6.77) |
167.8 (6.61) |
144.5 (5.69) |
86.0 (3.39) |
59.8 (2.35) |
59.2 (2.33) |
41.5 (1.63) |
1,147.3 (45.16) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.1 | 9.9 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 126.2 |
| Average snowy days | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 10.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 108.7 | 111.1 | 138.4 | 167.1 | 175.6 | 151.0 | 178.7 | 170.6 | 140.2 | 145.2 | 133.5 | 123.7 | 1,743.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 34 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 41 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 42 | 43 | 40 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 舒城县人民政府. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ 六安市-行政区划王 (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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