Tongbai County (Chinese: 桐柏县; pinyin: Tóngbǎi Xiàn) is a county in the south of Henan province, China, bordering Hubei province to the south. The easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Nanyang, it has an area of 1,941 square kilometres (749 sq mi) and a population of 420,000.[3]

Tongbai County
桐柏县
Tongbai in Nanyang
Tongbai in Nanyang
Nanyang in Henan (note the map includes the sub-prefectural city of Dengzhou)
Nanyang in Henan (note the map includes the sub-prefectural city of Dengzhou)
Coordinates: 32°22′48″N 113°25′41″E / 32.380°N 113.428°E / 32.380; 113.428
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityNanyang
Area
 • Total1,941 km2 (749 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total404,900
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
474750
Area code0377

Administrative divisions

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As 2012, this county is divided to 9 towns and 7 townships.[4]

Towns
Townships

Climate

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Climate data for Tongbai (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.1
(70.0)
26.3
(79.3)
32.0
(89.6)
34.7
(94.5)
36.7
(98.1)
37.3
(99.1)
39.6
(103.3)
38.0
(100.4)
38.6
(101.5)
34.1
(93.4)
28.9
(84.0)
21.5
(70.7)
39.6
(103.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.3
(45.1)
10.6
(51.1)
16.0
(60.8)
22.5
(72.5)
26.9
(80.4)
30.2
(86.4)
31.7
(89.1)
30.8
(87.4)
26.8
(80.2)
22.0
(71.6)
15.7
(60.3)
9.7
(49.5)
20.8
(69.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.9
(35.4)
5.0
(41.0)
10.4
(50.7)
16.7
(62.1)
21.6
(70.9)
25.3
(77.5)
27.5
(81.5)
26.3
(79.3)
21.6
(70.9)
16.0
(60.8)
9.8
(49.6)
4.1
(39.4)
15.5
(59.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.0
(28.4)
0.6
(33.1)
5.7
(42.3)
11.5
(52.7)
16.8
(62.2)
21.1
(70.0)
24.0
(75.2)
22.9
(73.2)
17.8
(64.0)
11.7
(53.1)
5.4
(41.7)
−0.1
(31.8)
11.3
(52.3)
Record low °C (°F) −14.7
(5.5)
−12.8
(9.0)
−7.9
(17.8)
−0.2
(31.6)
5.2
(41.4)
12.1
(53.8)
17.5
(63.5)
13.2
(55.8)
8.7
(47.7)
−0.7
(30.7)
−5.5
(22.1)
−16.8
(1.8)
−16.8
(1.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 30.4
(1.20)
34.6
(1.36)
53.5
(2.11)
70.7
(2.78)
99.9
(3.93)
178.4
(7.02)
216.6
(8.53)
158.4
(6.24)
105.2
(4.14)
73.0
(2.87)
47.2
(1.86)
22.6
(0.89)
1,090.5
(42.93)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 6.6 8.0 9.3 8.9 11.0 10.4 13.1 12.8 10.3 9.5 7.9 6.2 114
Average snowy days 5.3 4.0 1.5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2.8 14.7
Average relative humidity (%) 71 70 67 67 68 74 79 81 79 76 73 69 73
Mean monthly sunshine hours 120.2 120.8 153.2 178.8 185.0 175.8 184.3 171.3 144.0 147.7 136.1 132.4 1,849.6
Percent possible sunshine 38 38 41 46 43 41 43 42 39 42 44 43 42
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

Transport

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References

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  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 Tongbai County" (in Chinese). Xinhuanet. 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.