Chenggu County (Chinese: 城固; pinyin: Chénggù) is a county of Hanzhong, in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China.
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Chenggu County
城固县 Chengku | |
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 Location in Hanzhong | |
.png) Hanzhong in Shaanxi | |
| Coordinates: 33.157°N 107.334°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Hanzhong |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,265 km2 (875 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 542,500 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal code | 723200 |
| Licence plates | 陕F |
History
Unique archaeological evidence on contacts with Xingan culture (Jiangxi) was found there at Sucun.
Administrative divisions
As 2019, Chenggu County is divided to 2 subdistricts, 15 towns and 1 other.[1]
- Subdistricts
- Bowang Subdistrict (博望街道)
- Lianhua Subdistrict (莲花街道)
- Towns
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- Others
- Shaanxi Aircraft Manufacturing Company (陕西飞机制造公司)
Climate
| Climate data for Chenggu, elevation 486 m (1,594 ft), (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) | 16.7 (62.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.7 (99.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
39.1 (102.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
20.2 (68.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.6 (38.5) |
14.8 (58.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
0.5 (32.9) |
11.1 (51.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.6 (18.3) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
0.7 (33.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.1 (0.16) |
10.0 (0.39) |
24.6 (0.97) |
50.9 (2.00) |
82.8 (3.26) |
96.4 (3.80) |
140.3 (5.52) |
109.3 (4.30) |
131.0 (5.16) |
73.8 (2.91) |
30.7 (1.21) |
6.0 (0.24) |
759.9 (29.92) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 12.9 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 113.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 6.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 82 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 87.2 | 90.1 | 136.7 | 168.4 | 182.0 | 183.0 | 209.5 | 205.2 | 116.7 | 95.7 | 77.1 | 83.3 | 1,634.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 28 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 50 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
Chenggu is served by the Yangpingguan–Ankang Railway.
References
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