Beipiao 北票市 | |
|---|---|
 Beipiao Bus Station | |
 Location in Chaoyang City | |
  Beipiao Location in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates:41°48′04″N120°46′16″E / 41.801°N 120.771°E /41.801; 120.771 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Prefecture-level city | Chaoyang |
| Area | |
| 4,469.0 km2 (1,725.5 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 183.00 km2 (70.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
| 439,998 | |
| • Urban | 190,315 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Beipiao (Chinese:北票;pinyin:Běipiào;Wade–Giles:Pei3-p'iao4) is a city inChaoyang prefecture,Liaoning province, inNortheast China. It has a population of 202,807. The main industry in the area is coal mining. With vertical shafts of almost 1000m, these are some of the deepest coal mines in China. The coal produced is used for coking.Daheishan National Forest Park is located in the northwestern part of Beipiao city.
The dinosaurBeipiaosaurus was named after the city where itsfossils were found nearby.
There are 7subdistricts, 7towns, 17townships, and 2ethnic townships under the administration of the city.[3]
Subdistricts:
Towns:
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| Climate data for Beipiao, elevation 254 m (833 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) | 12.8 (55.0) | 20.3 (68.5) | 28.7 (83.7) | 33.9 (93.0) | 40.4 (104.7) | 41.1 (106.0) | 42.3 (108.1) | 40.1 (104.2) | 35.2 (95.4) | 30.1 (86.2) | 22.3 (72.1) | 17.5 (63.5) | 42.3 (108.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) | 2.1 (35.8) | 9.4 (48.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 25.2 (77.4) | 28.5 (83.3) | 30.2 (86.4) | 29.4 (84.9) | 25.2 (77.4) | 17.3 (63.1) | 6.7 (44.1) | −0.9 (30.4) | 15.8 (60.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) | −4.9 (23.2) | 2.5 (36.5) | 11.5 (52.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 24.9 (76.8) | 23.6 (74.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 10.3 (50.5) | 0.4 (32.7) | −7.3 (18.9) | 9.2 (48.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.7 (5.5) | −10.7 (12.7) | −3.7 (25.3) | 4.9 (40.8) | 11.8 (53.2) | 16.9 (62.4) | 20.2 (68.4) | 18.6 (65.5) | 12.0 (53.6) | 4.0 (39.2) | −5.0 (23.0) | −12.5 (9.5) | 3.5 (38.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.2 (−18.8) | −23.5 (−10.3) | −17.9 (−0.2) | −8.0 (17.6) | −0.2 (31.6) | 6.3 (43.3) | 13.0 (55.4) | 9.0 (48.2) | 0.1 (32.2) | −8.9 (16.0) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −25.8 (−14.4) | −28.2 (−18.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 1.5 (0.06) | 1.9 (0.07) | 6.7 (0.26) | 21.7 (0.85) | 47.2 (1.86) | 89.7 (3.53) | 125.5 (4.94) | 94.9 (3.74) | 35.0 (1.38) | 22.8 (0.90) | 9.3 (0.37) | 1.6 (0.06) | 457.8 (18.02) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 7.6 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 9.4 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 63.3 |
| Average snowy days | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 12 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 47 | 42 | 37 | 39 | 45 | 62 | 74 | 75 | 64 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 53 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 213.0 | 216.7 | 258.7 | 252.4 | 278.0 | 239.9 | 223.3 | 243.1 | 247.5 | 227.2 | 193.5 | 193.2 | 2,786.5 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 72 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 62 | 53 | 49 | 57 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 64 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
