Zhouzhi County 周至县 Chowchih | |
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 Louguantai temple (楼观台） | |
 Location of the county inXi'an | |
| Coordinates:34°09′29″N108°12′50″E / 34.158°N 108.214°E /34.158; 108.214[1] | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Xi'an |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,974 km2 (1,148 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 672,605 |
| • Density | 191.08/km2 (494.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 710400 |
Zhouzhi County (simplified Chinese:周至县;traditional Chinese:周至縣;pinyin:Zhōuzhì Xiàn) is acounty under the administration ofXi'an, the capital ofShaanxi province, China. It is the most spacious but least densely populatedcounty-level division of Xi'an, and also contains the city's southernmost and westernmost points. Since the establishment ofHuyi District in 2016, replacing the former Hu County, Zhouzhi andLantian are the only two counties under the administration ofXi'an. Zhouzhi borders theprefecture-level cities ofXianyang to the north,Ankang to the southeast,Hanzhong to the southwest, andBaoji to the west, as well as Xi'an'sHuyi District to the east. It is famous forkiwifruit, one type of produce in which Shaanxi province excels.[citation needed]Many of notable historical figures have visited Zhouzhi county, such as Chinese philosopherLaozi (老子), poetBai Juyi (白居易), and British biochemistJoseph Needham.
There are some claimsYu the Great (大禹) was born in Hongqi village, Zhouzhi County.
In 1964, the Chinese writing of Zhouzhi was changed from '盩厔' to its current homophonous writing '周至' as part of the Chinese toponym writing reforms.[3]
As of 2020, Zhouzhi County is divided to 1 subdistrict and 19 towns.[4]
| Climate data for Zhouzhi, elevation 436 m (1,430 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) | 24.8 (76.6) | 30.3 (86.5) | 36.4 (97.5) | 38.2 (100.8) | 41.5 (106.7) | 40.7 (105.3) | 41.1 (106.0) | 38.2 (100.8) | 32.5 (90.5) | 26.1 (79.0) | 18.6 (65.5) | 41.5 (106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) | 9.6 (49.3) | 15.6 (60.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 26.9 (80.4) | 31.3 (88.3) | 32.4 (90.3) | 30.2 (86.4) | 25.0 (77.0) | 19.3 (66.7) | 12.9 (55.2) | 6.9 (44.4) | 19.8 (67.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) | 4.2 (39.6) | 9.7 (49.5) | 15.8 (60.4) | 20.5 (68.9) | 25.1 (77.2) | 27.0 (80.6) | 25.1 (77.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 14.1 (57.4) | 7.6 (45.7) | 1.9 (35.4) | 14.3 (57.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) | 0.3 (32.5) | 5.3 (41.5) | 10.7 (51.3) | 15.3 (59.5) | 19.9 (67.8) | 22.5 (72.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 16.6 (61.9) | 10.7 (51.3) | 3.9 (39.0) | −1.6 (29.1) | 10.2 (50.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.7 (7.3) | −9.5 (14.9) | −5.6 (21.9) | 0.2 (32.4) | 5.9 (42.6) | 11.2 (52.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 13.9 (57.0) | 8.6 (47.5) | 1.1 (34.0) | −7.1 (19.2) | −14.3 (6.3) | −14.3 (6.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 6.7 (0.26) | 11.2 (0.44) | 27.9 (1.10) | 41.4 (1.63) | 63.7 (2.51) | 81.1 (3.19) | 87.9 (3.46) | 106.5 (4.19) | 117.8 (4.64) | 60.5 (2.38) | 20.6 (0.81) | 5.2 (0.20) | 630.5 (24.81) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.7 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 92.7 |
| Average snowy days | 4.4 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 12.6 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 64 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 67 | 69 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 118.3 | 115.7 | 149.8 | 175.9 | 195.0 | 191.2 | 194.2 | 159.9 | 118.6 | 117.8 | 124.3 | 120.3 | 1,781 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 37 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 39 | 32 | 34 | 40 | 39 | 40 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
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