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Zhuanghe 庄河市 Chwangho | |
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 Zhuanghe City Government, Xinhua Square | |
  Zhuanghe Location in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates (Zhuanghe government):39°40′52″N122°58′01″E / 39.681°N 122.967°E /39.681; 122.967 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Sub-provincial city | Dalian |
| Seat | No. 1 Century Square (世纪广场1号) |
| Area | |
| 3,655.70 km2 (1,411.47 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 239.00 km2 (92.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 742,496 | |
| • Density | 203.106/km2 (526.043/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 348,028 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 116400 |
| Division code | 210283 |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 庄河 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 莊河 | ||||||||
| Postal | Chwangho | ||||||||
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Zhuanghe (simplified Chinese:庄河;traditional Chinese:莊河;pinyin:Zhuānghé) is one of the two "northerncounty-level cities", the other beingWafangdian, under the administration ofDalian, located in the south ofLiaoning province,People's Republic of China. Its area is 3,655.70 square kilometres (1,411.47 sq mi) and its permanent population as of 2020[update] is 742,496, making it Dalian's most spaciouscounty-level division.[2][1][3]
Zhuanghe occupies the northeastern corner of Dalian City on theLiaodong Peninsula, with latitude ranging from 39° 25' to 40° 12' N and longitude ranging from 122° 29' to 123° 31' E. It covers an area of 6,968 square kilometres (2,690 sq mi), 4,073 km2 (1,573 sq mi) of which is land; the natural coastline measures 285 km (177 mi).[4] It bordersDonggang City to the east,Pulandian City to the west,Gaizhou City andXiuyan Manchu Autonomous County to the north, andChanghai County in theYellow Sea to the south. Elevations increase from south to north, with the northern part of the city being part of the southernQian Mountains; the highest elevation in Zhuanghe City is 1,130.7 m (3,710 ft).[4]
Zhuanghe has amonsoon-influencedhumid continental climate (KöppenDwa), with long, cold, but dry winters, and humid and very warm summers. Due to the location on the Liaodong Peninsula, there is a seasonal delay in spring and summer, and extremes in heat are moderated; however, low temperatures peak in July. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −7.3 °C (18.9 °F) in January to 23.7 °C (74.7 °F) in August, and the annual mean is 9.3 °C (48.7 °F). Precipitation is generous but a majority of the annual total falls in July and Average. There is an average 2,415.6 hours of bright sunshine annually, and the frost-free period averages 165 days. Extremes in temperature range from −28.1 °C (−19 °F) to 36.0 °C (97 °F).
| Climate data for Zhuanghe, elevation 35 m (115 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) | 12.4 (54.3) | 19.3 (66.7) | 29.3 (84.7) | 31.2 (88.2) | 36.0 (96.8) | 35.0 (95.0) | 35.0 (95.0) | 34.3 (93.7) | 28.1 (82.6) | 18.9 (66.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 36.0 (96.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) | 2.1 (35.8) | 7.6 (45.7) | 14.8 (58.6) | 20.7 (69.3) | 24.1 (75.4) | 27.0 (80.6) | 28.1 (82.6) | 24.6 (76.3) | 17.7 (63.9) | 8.6 (47.5) | 0.7 (33.3) | 14.6 (58.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) | −3.6 (25.5) | 2.4 (36.3) | 9.6 (49.3) | 15.8 (60.4) | 20.1 (68.2) | 23.6 (74.5) | 24.0 (75.2) | 19.2 (66.6) | 11.7 (53.1) | 3.2 (37.8) | −4.6 (23.7) | 9.5 (49.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.8 (10.8) | −8.3 (17.1) | −2.1 (28.2) | 4.9 (40.8) | 11.2 (52.2) | 16.6 (61.9) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 14.2 (57.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | −1.4 (29.5) | −8.9 (16.0) | 5.2 (41.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.1 (−18.6) | −25.2 (−13.4) | −12.1 (10.2) | −5.2 (22.6) | 3.3 (37.9) | 9.0 (48.2) | 14.4 (57.9) | 9.7 (49.5) | 2.7 (36.9) | −5.8 (21.6) | −14.2 (6.4) | −23.4 (−10.1) | −28.1 (−18.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 5.0 (0.20) | 10.0 (0.39) | 15.9 (0.63) | 39.6 (1.56) | 69.9 (2.75) | 94.5 (3.72) | 163.6 (6.44) | 193.1 (7.60) | 68.0 (2.68) | 36.9 (1.45) | 29.0 (1.14) | 10.2 (0.40) | 735.7 (28.96) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 10.9 | 14.6 | 11.4 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 83.6 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 15.5 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 56 | 57 | 59 | 62 | 68 | 80 | 86 | 84 | 75 | 68 | 63 | 60 | 68 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 207.8 | 196.3 | 238.1 | 239.4 | 256.3 | 207.6 | 175.9 | 212.7 | 235.4 | 217.3 | 175.1 | 184.6 | 2,546.5 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 69 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 47 | 39 | 51 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 64 | 59 |
| Source 1:China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[4] | |||||||||||||
There are 5subdistricts, 15towns, 4townships, and 2ethnic townships under the city's administration:[7]
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Zhuanghe has a population of over 900,000 and its area is 3,866 km2 (1,493 sq mi).
A base of the national commodity grain, Zhuanghe has very abundant agricultural and natural resources. Besides, it is one of the most important fruit bases in eastern Liaodong Peninsula. The Port of Zhuanghe is under construction.
Zhuanghe is also increasingly promoting its furniture manufacturing industry. TheHuafeng Furniture Manufacturing Company has been one of the largest furniture manufacturing companies all over the country.
The Huayuankou Industrial Zone in the westernmost part of Zhuanghe City is one of "Five Points, One Line" projects of the province.
The tourism has gradually developed to be rising support structure in the county.
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