Botou (simplified Chinese: 泊头; traditional Chinese: 泊頭; pinyin: Bótóu) is a county-level city in Hebei province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of Cangzhou prefecture-level city.
Botou
泊头 Potow | |
|---|---|
  Botou Location in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 38°5′N 116°35′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Cangzhou |
| Municipal seat | Bozhen (泊镇) |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 1,007.0 km2 (388.8 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 22.00 km2 (8.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • County-level city | 638,000 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 171,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 062650 |
| Area code | 0317 |
| Website | www |
Administrative Divisions
Subdistricts: Jiefang Subdistrict (解放街道), Hedong Subdistrict (河东街道), Gulou Subdistrict (古楼街道)
Towns: Bozhen (泊镇), Jiaohe (交河镇), Qiqiao (齐桥镇), Simencun (寺门村镇), Haocun (郝村镇), Fuzhen (富镇镇), Wenmiao (文庙镇), Waliwang (洼里王镇)
Townships: Wangwuzhuang Township (王武庄乡), Yingzi Township (营子乡), Siying Township (四营乡), Xixindian Township (西辛店乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Botou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
40.2 (104.4) |
41.1 (106.0) |
41.6 (106.9) |
38.7 (101.7) |
36.1 (97.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
18.2 (64.8) |
41.6 (106.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.6 (27.3) |
1.1 (34.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
2.5 (36.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
8.8 (47.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.5 (−1.3) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
4.2 (39.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.1 (0.08) |
7.0 (0.28) |
7.7 (0.30) |
24.0 (0.94) |
31.5 (1.24) |
72.6 (2.86) |
179.6 (7.07) |
132.3 (5.21) |
36.2 (1.43) |
32.0 (1.26) |
13.7 (0.54) |
2.8 (0.11) |
541.5 (21.32) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 8.3 | 10.7 | 9.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 60.8 |
| Average snowy days | 2.7 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 53 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 73 | 77 | 69 | 63 | 64 | 61 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 176.9 | 180.9 | 235.6 | 244.9 | 271.7 | 238.5 | 198.7 | 206.2 | 212.8 | 202.6 | 170.1 | 166.4 | 2,505.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 58 | 59 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 44 | 49 | 58 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
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