Yongdeng County 永登县 | |
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.png) Location of Yongdeng County (red) in Lanzhou City (yellow) and Gansu | |
  Yongdeng Location of the seat in Gansu | |
| Coordinates:36°58′59″N103°25′59″E / 36.983°N 103.433°E /36.983; 103.433 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Lanzhou |
| County seat | Chengguan |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,090 km2 (2,350 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3,650 m (11,980 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,590 m (5,220 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 530,000 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 730300 |
Yongdeng County (Chinese:永登县;pinyin:Yǒngdēng Xiàn) is acounty ofGansu Province,China, it is under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofLanzhou, the capital of Gansu. Its postal code is 730300, and its population in 2020 was 520,000 people, of which 454,000 lived in rural communities and 4.5% wereminorities.[1]
The county has been inhabited since theNeolithic era, and has been inhabited by theMajiayao culture andBanpo culture.[1]
The economy of Yongdeng County is mainly dependent on agriculture. The Kushuirose, named after Kushui town in Yongdeng, is known throughout China, and is used in a variety of products such as tea, wine, sauce, snacks, candy, cigarettes, soap, perfume and cosmetics. 70% of the national production of this flower originates from Yongdeng County, which led to Yongdeng being known as the 'land of roses'.[2] Other agricultural produce from Yongdeng include grapes, trout, mutton and various vegetables.[1]
Yongdeng County is subdivided in 12towns and 3townships:[3]
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| Climate data for Yongdeng, elevation 2,119 m (6,952 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) | 10.8 (51.4) | 17.4 (63.3) | 24.6 (76.3) | 29.0 (84.2) | 28.7 (83.7) | 30.1 (86.2) | 35.7 (96.3) | 33.4 (92.1) | 28.7 (83.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 13.3 (55.9) | 35.7 (96.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) | 3.5 (38.3) | 9.2 (48.6) | 15.5 (59.9) | 19.5 (67.1) | 22.9 (73.2) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.0 (75.2) | 18.9 (66.0) | 13.3 (55.9) | 6.7 (44.1) | 0.9 (33.6) | 13.2 (55.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) | −4.0 (24.8) | 1.8 (35.2) | 8.0 (46.4) | 12.5 (54.5) | 16.3 (61.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 12.6 (54.7) | 6.5 (43.7) | −0.4 (31.3) | −6.5 (20.3) | 6.2 (43.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.3 (8.1) | −9.5 (14.9) | −3.5 (25.7) | 1.8 (35.2) | 6.2 (43.2) | 10.2 (50.4) | 12.4 (54.3) | 12.0 (53.6) | 8.0 (46.4) | 1.7 (35.1) | −5.1 (22.8) | −11.4 (11.5) | 0.8 (33.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.4 (−11.9) | −21.8 (−7.2) | −18.5 (−1.3) | −8.2 (17.2) | −3.9 (25.0) | 1.0 (33.8) | 4.2 (39.6) | 3.4 (38.1) | −1.8 (28.8) | −13.0 (8.6) | −20.3 (−4.5) | −26.5 (−15.7) | −26.5 (−15.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 2.4 (0.09) | 4.0 (0.16) | 7.9 (0.31) | 14.4 (0.57) | 38.4 (1.51) | 46.9 (1.85) | 69.8 (2.75) | 67.9 (2.67) | 55.3 (2.18) | 23.9 (0.94) | 5.4 (0.21) | 1.5 (0.06) | 337.8 (13.3) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 14.3 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 101 |
| Average snowy days | 5.9 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 37.9 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 52 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 67 | 72 | 68 | 61 | 55 | 58 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 207.9 | 203.9 | 219.9 | 225.6 | 238.7 | 231.4 | 234.2 | 219.6 | 180.4 | 203.6 | 210.6 | 212.6 | 2,588.4 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 67 | 66 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 49 | 59 | 70 | 71 | 59 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
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