Xiapu
County in Fujian, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
County in Fujian, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xiapu (Chinese: 霞浦; pinyin: Xiápǔ; Foochow Romanized: Hà-puō) is a county in the municipal region of Ningde, Fujian, People's Republic of China, located along a stretch of East China Sea coast, with many harbours and islands. It is bordered by Fuding City and Zherong County to the north, Fu'an City and Ningde's urban area to the west, and Luoyuan County, Fuzhou and the Matsu Islands of Lienchiang County, Republic of China (Taiwan) to the south.
Xiapu County
霞浦县 Siapu | |
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Coordinates: 26°57′37″N 119°58′28″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Fujian |
Prefecture-level city | Ningde |
Area | |
• Total | 1,716 km2 (663 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 355,100 |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | xiapu |
Xiapu is famous among landscapes lover photographers.
The county executive, legislature and judiciary are in Songcheng Subdistrict (松城街道), together with the CPC branch. The county court and PSB branch are in Songgang Subdistrict (松港街道), the county hospital and industrial district are in Songshan Subdistrict (松山街道).
Xiapu has jurisdiction over 6 towns (镇; zhèn) and over 6 townships (乡; xiāng), of which three are ethnic townships designated for the native She people.[1] Zhouyang Township (州洋乡) was once a township under the jurisdiction of Xiapu and was abolished in 2003.[2]
In 2008, the Xiapu Manichaean manuscripts of Shangwan Village 上万村, in Baiyang Township, Xiapu County became publicly known to the scientific world. They are manuscripts from a religion known as Manichaeism, which now only exists as Chinese Manichaeism. They continue to be used by a local priest, Chen Peisheng 陈培生, in his Manichaean rituals.[4]
In 2009 August 9, Xiapu was where Typhoon Morakot made continental landfall. A million people had just been evacuated from vulnerable areas of this and surrounding counties.[citation needed]
Climate data for Xiapu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
31.6 (88.9) |
33.1 (91.6) |
35.6 (96.1) |
38.4 (101.1) |
40.1 (104.2) |
38.6 (101.5) |
37.5 (99.5) |
34.4 (93.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
40.1 (104.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
29.4 (84.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
19.3 (66.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
7.9 (46.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56.7 (2.23) |
76.7 (3.02) |
131.4 (5.17) |
118.6 (4.67) |
157.2 (6.19) |
241.0 (9.49) |
135.3 (5.33) |
210.1 (8.27) |
111.3 (4.38) |
48.9 (1.93) |
60.6 (2.39) |
47.5 (1.87) |
1,395.3 (54.94) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.8 | 12.9 | 17.3 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 10.3 | 13.1 | 11.1 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 148.4 |
Average snowy days | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 78 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 90.9 | 83.2 | 95.5 | 112.6 | 125.7 | 134.1 | 232.0 | 210.3 | 166.1 | 159.4 | 108.8 | 109.3 | 1,627.9 |
Percent possible sunshine | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 55 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 34 | 36 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] |
Climate data for Sanshazhen, Xiapu (2008−2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
17.1 (62.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58.3 (2.30) |
66.6 (2.62) |
127.0 (5.00) |
118.7 (4.67) |
131.9 (5.19) |
212.0 (8.35) |
96.6 (3.80) |
166.0 (6.54) |
144.9 (5.70) |
42.7 (1.68) |
79.4 (3.13) |
48.4 (1.91) |
1,292.5 (50.89) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.0 | 12.6 | 15.8 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 9.5 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 8.8 | 148.4 |
Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 82 | 76 | 70 | 72 | 68 | 78 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 92.7 | 82.2 | 108.9 | 119.2 | 125.8 | 127.6 | 233.7 | 230.0 | 180.9 | 170.8 | 103.3 | 115.3 | 1,690.4 |
Percent possible sunshine | 28 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 56 | 57 | 49 | 48 | 32 | 36 | 38 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7] |
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