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Pingquan
平泉市 Pingchuan; Pingchüan | |
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Coordinates: 41°01′06″N 118°42′07″E / 41.0184°N 118.7020°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hebei |
Prefecture-level city | Chengde |
County seat | Pingquan (平泉镇) |
Area | |
• County-level city | 3,295.5 km2 (1,272.4 sq mi) |
• Urban | 26.00 km2 (10.04 sq mi) |
Elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• County-level city | 487,000 |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
• Urban | 167,700 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 067500 |
Area code | 0314 |
Website | http://www.pingquan.gov.cn/ |
Pingquan (Chinese: 平泉; pinyin: Píngquán) is a county-level city of northeastern Hebei province, China, bordering Liaoning province to the east. It has a population of 470,000[when?] residing in an area of 3,297 km2 (1,273 sq mi). It is a centre of trade and business, and gold and silver are mined nearby.
Pingguan was formerly called Bakou (Pakow). It absorbed Chinese colonies in the neighboring Mongol land: a large portion of the Kharachin Right Wing Banner and a large part of the Kharachin Middle Banner. Both banners belonged to the Josutu League. During the Jindandao Incident of 1891, Pingquan was assaulted by Chinese religious sects. Catholic church were burnt and Chinese converts were massacred.
There are 10 towns, 4 townships, and 5 ethnic townships under the county's administration.
Towns:
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Townships:
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Climate data for Pingquan (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) | 11.2 (52.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
27.2 (81.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.9 (100.2) |
42.1 (107.8) |
36.9 (98.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
42.1 (107.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.0 (14.0) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
1.3 (34.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −32.9 (−27.2) |
−26.3 (−15.3) |
−21.2 (−6.2) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
5.7 (42.3) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−26.3 (−15.3) |
−32.9 (−27.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.7 (0.07) |
2.5 (0.10) |
8.4 (0.33) |
27.1 (1.07) |
50.6 (1.99) |
90.5 (3.56) |
142.3 (5.60) |
97.2 (3.83) |
41.9 (1.65) |
28.3 (1.11) |
10.6 (0.42) |
1.6 (0.06) |
502.7 (19.79) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 12.3 | 14.0 | 10.7 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 74.4 |
Average snowy days | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 19 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 52 | 47 | 42 | 43 | 49 | 64 | 75 | 76 | 70 | 62 | 58 | 55 | 58 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 198.7 | 204.0 | 242.2 | 249.9 | 270.9 | 235.3 | 219.4 | 229.4 | 226.2 | 220.8 | 189.6 | 187.4 | 2,673.8 |
Percent possible sunshine | 67 | 67 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 52 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 61 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration |
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