Huimin County
| Huimin County 惠民县 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
  Huimin | |
| Coordinates: 37°29′N 117°31′E / 37.483°N 117.517°ECoordinates: 37°29′N 117°31′E / 37.483°N 117.517°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Binzhou |
| Township-level divisions |
3 subdistricts 12 towns |
| County seat | Sunwu Subdistrict (孙武街道) |
| Elevation | 12 m (41 ft) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 251700 |
| Area code(s) | 0543 |
| Website | huimin.gov.cn |
Huimin County (simplified Chinese: 惠民县; traditional Chinese: 惠民縣; pinyin: Huìmín Xiàn) is a county of northwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Binzhou City.
The population in 1999 was 620,335.[1]
Geography and climate
Huimin County has a monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with hot, humid summers, and cold, very dry winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperatures ranges from −3.3 °C (26.1 °F) in January to 26.5 °C (79.7 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 12.55 °C (54.6 °F). A majority of the annual precipitation occurs in July and August alone. With 2,563 hours of bright sunshine annually, sunshine is abundant except during the summer months.
| Climate data for Huimin County (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
5.8 (42.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
26.1 (79) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.0 (86) |
26.3 (79.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
4.8 (40.6) |
18.6 (65.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7.7 (18.1) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.2 (72) |
21.1 (70) |
15.1 (59.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 4.2 (0.165) |
7.7 (0.303) |
10.1 (0.398) |
23.1 (0.909) |
39.3 (1.547) |
70.3 (2.768) |
184.3 (7.256) |
135.4 (5.331) |
44.0 (1.732) |
31.9 (1.256) |
13.5 (0.531) |
4.8 (0.189) |
568.6 (22.385) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 12.3 | 9.4 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 65.9 |
| % humidity | 62 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 79 | 82 | 75 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 66.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 177.6 | 172.7 | 212.4 | 240.2 | 270.3 | 253.7 | 210.8 | 222.4 | 230.7 | 218.8 | 180.4 | 173.0 | 2,563 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 58 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 58 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 63 | 59 | 58 | 58 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
There are three subdistricts and 12 towns in the county:[2]
Subdistricts:
- Sunwu Subdistrict (孙武街道), Wudingfu Subdistrict (武定府街道), Hefang Subdistrict (何坊街道)
Towns:
- Shimiao (石庙镇), Sangluoshu (桑落墅镇), Zijiao (淄角镇), Huji (胡集镇), Lizhuang (李庄镇), Madian (麻店镇), Weiji (魏集镇), Qinghe (清河镇), Jianglou (姜楼镇), Xindian (辛店镇), Danianchen (大年陈镇), Zaohuli (皂户李镇)
See also
References
- ↑ National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
- ↑ "2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：惠民县" (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
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