| Pingliang 平凉 |
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| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| 平凉市 | |
| Location of Pingliang Prefecture within Gansu | |
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Pingliang
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| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,220,000 |
| • Metro | 110,483 |
| Time zone | China standard time (UTC+8) |
Pingliang (simplified Chinese: 平凉; traditional Chinese: 平涼; pinyin: Píngliàng) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Gansu Province in China. Pingliang is famous for a local mountain range that includes Kongtong Mountain, a site sacred to Taoism and mythical meeting place of the Yellow Emperor and Guangchengzi, an immortal.
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2004 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Kongtong District | 崆峒区 | Kōngtóng Qū | 480,000 | 1,936 | 248 |
| 2 | Jingchuan County | 泾川县 | Jīngchuān Xiàn | 330,000 | 1,486 | 222 |
| 3 | Lingtai County | 灵台县 | Língtái Xiàn | 230,000 | 2,038 | 113 |
| 4 | Chongxin County | 崇信县 | Chóngxìn Xiàn | 90,000 | 850 | 106 |
| 5 | Huating County | 华亭县 | Huátíng Xiàn | 170,000 | 1,266 | 134 |
| 6 | Zhuanglang County | 庄浪县 | Zhuānglàng Xiàn | 420,000 | 1,556 | 270 |
| 7 | Jingning County | 静宁县 | Jìngníng Xiàn | 470,000 | 2,193 | 214 |
Pingliang has a monsoon-influenced, four-season, humid continental climate (Koppen Dwb), with cold but dry winters, and warm and humid summers. Monthly average temperatures range from −4.6 °C (23.7 °F) in January to 21.1 °C (70.0 °F) in July. Much of the annual rainfall occurs from June to September, and the annual mean temperature is 8.8 °C (47.8 °F).
| Climate data for Pingliang (1971-2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.7 (38.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 3.0 (0.118) |
4.9 (0.193) |
14.4 (0.567) |
31.4 (1.236) |
45.6 (1.795) |
64.1 (2.524) |
109.2 (4.299) |
96.9 (3.815) |
61.5 (2.421) |
38.3 (1.508) |
10.3 (0.406) |
2.7 (0.106) |
482.3 (18.988) |
| % humidity | 55 | 56 | 59 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 78 | 74 | 65 | 57 | 64.3 |
| Avg. precipitation days | 3.6 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 10.7 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 96.5 |
| Sunshine hours | 192.8 | 164.8 | 177.5 | 211.7 | 237.8 | 233.0 | 229.8 | 216.6 | 168.7 | 173.1 | 180.0 | 195.2 | 2,381.0 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
In July 2010 13 people died in Huating County in a landslide triggered by heavy rains. 2 people survived. [1]
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