Dong'e County
County in Shandong, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dong'e County (simplified Chinese: 东阿县; traditional Chinese: 東阿縣; pinyin: Dōng'ē Xiàn) falls under the jurisdiction of Liaocheng Prefecture-level city, in the Shandong Province of China. It is located on the left (northern) bank of the Yellow River, some 100 km (62 mi) upstream from the provincial capital Jinan.
Dong'e
东阿县 Tunga | |
|---|---|
 Dong'e Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 36°20′0″N 116°15′0″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Liaocheng |
| Area | |
• Total | 729 km2 (281 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 386,200 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 252200 |
| Area code | 0635 |
The county is regionally and nationally renowned for the production of Ejiao, a donkey-hide gelatine used in traditional Chinese medicine. According to a ca. 1723 account by the French Jesuits Dominique Parrenin, there was a well in this county which was normally kept closed and sealed, and which was only opened when water was taken to be used in preparation of Ejiao for the emperor's court.[3]
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this County is divided to 2 subdistricts, 7 towns and 2 townships.[4]
- Subdistricts
- Tongcheng Subdistrict (铜城街道)
- Xincheng Subdistrict (新城街道)
- Towns
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- Townships
- Yushan Township (鱼山乡)
- Chenji Township (陈集乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Dong'e, elevation 31 m (102 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.3 (63.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
32.9 (91.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
41.2 (106.2) |
40.7 (105.3) |
36.3 (97.3) |
36.1 (97.0) |
34.9 (94.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
19.7 (67.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
0.8 (33.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.2 (22.6) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.2 (−2.6) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.2 (0.17) |
9.0 (0.35) |
12.1 (0.48) |
33.0 (1.30) |
55.1 (2.17) |
66.4 (2.61) |
158.4 (6.24) |
141.6 (5.57) |
52.4 (2.06) |
30.6 (1.20) |
21.1 (0.83) |
6.2 (0.24) |
590.1 (23.22) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 67.7 |
| Average snowy days | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 9.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 57 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 60 | 76 | 81 | 74 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 141.8 | 152.8 | 206.0 | 231.4 | 256.5 | 227.4 | 194.4 | 193.7 | 187.9 | 182.2 | 153.8 | 146.4 | 2,274.3 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 46 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 52 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
See also
Famous people
- Su Shulin, Governor of Fujian
Notes
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