Wuhe County (simplified Chinese: 五河县; traditional Chinese: 五河縣; pinyin: Wǔhé Xiàn) is a county in the north of Anhui Province, China, bordering Jiangsu province to the east. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Bengbu, having an area of 1,580 square kilometres (610 sq mi) and a population of 688,499 as of the end of 2017. Its economy is based on meat production[citation needed].

Wuhe
五河县
Wuho
Wuhe is the easternmost division in this map of Bengbu
Wuhe is the easternmost division in this map of Bengbu
Bengbu in Anhui
Bengbu in Anhui
Coordinates: 33°07′41″N 117°52′44″E / 33.128°N 117.879°E / 33.128; 117.879
CountryChina
ProvinceAnhui
Prefecture-level cityBengbu
Area
 • Total1,580 km2 (610 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total523,531
 • Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
233300

Administrative divisions edit

Wuhe County has 12 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic Township.[1]

12 Towns
1 Township
1 Ethnic Township

Climate edit

Climate data for Wuhe (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.6
(67.3)
25.0
(77.0)
28.1
(82.6)
34.0
(93.2)
36.4
(97.5)
38.8
(101.8)
39.1
(102.4)
37.9
(100.2)
37.0
(98.6)
33.8
(92.8)
29.4
(84.9)
22.1
(71.8)
39.1
(102.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.2
(43.2)
9.2
(48.6)
14.5
(58.1)
21.0
(69.8)
26.2
(79.2)
29.9
(85.8)
31.7
(89.1)
30.9
(87.6)
27.2
(81.0)
22.2
(72.0)
15.4
(59.7)
8.6
(47.5)
20.2
(68.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9)
4.4
(39.9)
9.2
(48.6)
15.4
(59.7)
20.9
(69.6)
25.1
(77.2)
27.7
(81.9)
27.0
(80.6)
22.7
(72.9)
17.1
(62.8)
10.3
(50.5)
3.9
(39.0)
15.4
(59.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6)
0.6
(33.1)
4.9
(40.8)
10.5
(50.9)
16.1
(61.0)
21.0
(69.8)
24.6
(76.3)
24.0
(75.2)
19.1
(66.4)
12.9
(55.2)
6.3
(43.3)
0.2
(32.4)
11.5
(52.8)
Record low °C (°F) −17.3
(0.9)
−15.6
(3.9)
−7.7
(18.1)
−0.9
(30.4)
6.0
(42.8)
11.7
(53.1)
18.2
(64.8)
15.7
(60.3)
10.0
(50.0)
0.1
(32.2)
−7.3
(18.9)
−16.8
(1.8)
−17.3
(0.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 30.0
(1.18)
34.5
(1.36)
50.9
(2.00)
54.4
(2.14)
73.5
(2.89)
142.1
(5.59)
218.2
(8.59)
177.8
(7.00)
87.2
(3.43)
48.9
(1.93)
39.3
(1.55)
22.9
(0.90)
979.7
(38.56)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 6.0 7.4 8.2 7.6 8.2 9.1 12.2 12.0 8.0 6.9 7.3 5.7 98.6
Average snowy days 3.8 2.7 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 1.3 9.9
Average relative humidity (%) 73 72 71 71 73 74 82 83 79 74 74 72 75
Mean monthly sunshine hours 131.1 133.5 166.7 193.5 199.7 168.7 183.6 186.1 169.4 167.9 148.0 138.6 1,986.8
Percent possible sunshine 41 43 45 49 46 40 42 45 46 48 48 45 45
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:五河县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

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