Zhangwu 彰武县 | |
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 Location in Fuxin City | |
  Zhangwu Location of the seat in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates:42°23′N122°32′E / 42.383°N 122.533°E /42.383; 122.533 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Prefecture-level city | Fuxin |
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| County seat | Zhangwu Town (彰武镇) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,635 km2 (1,403 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 84 m (275 ft) |
| Population (2020 census[1]) | |
• Total | 333,643 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 123200 |
| Area code | 0418 |
| Website | zhangwu |
Zhangwu County (Chinese:彰武;pinyin:Zhāngwǔ) is acounty in the north ofLiaoning province, China. It is under the administration ofFuxin City, the centre of which lies 82 kilometres (51 mi) to the southwest, with a population of 333,643 in 2020 residing in an area of 3,635 km2 (1,403 sq mi). It is served byG25 Changchun–Shenzhen Expressway,G2511 Xinmin–Lubei Expressway, and China National Highways101 and304.
Zhangwu County has amonsoon-influencedhumid continental climate (KöppenDwa), with great seasonal contrast in temperature, precipitation, and humidity. Winters are long and cold, with a January average of −11.7 °C (10.9 °F), while summers are hot and humid, with a July average of 24.1 °C (75.4 °F). Precipitation is very low in winter and is heavily concentrated in the summer months. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 46% in July to 67% in January and February, there are 2,673 hours of bright sunshine annually. The annual mean temperature is 7.88 °C (46.2 °F).
| Climate data for Zhangwu County, elevation 79 m (259 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) | 7.2 (45.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 21.4 (70.5) | 32.6 (90.7) | 36.0 (96.8) | 38.3 (100.9) | 36.8 (98.2) | 36.7 (98.1) | 34.9 (94.8) | 28.2 (82.8) | 20.3 (68.5) | 12.5 (54.5) | 38.3 (100.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.9 (23.2) | 0.1 (32.2) | 7.5 (45.5) | 16.9 (62.4) | 24.1 (75.4) | 27.8 (82.0) | 29.3 (84.7) | 28.5 (83.3) | 24.5 (76.1) | 16.2 (61.2) | 5.1 (41.2) | −3.1 (26.4) | 14.3 (57.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.3 (11.7) | −6.5 (20.3) | 1.1 (34.0) | 10.2 (50.4) | 17.6 (63.7) | 22.1 (71.8) | 24.5 (76.1) | 23.3 (73.9) | 17.6 (63.7) | 9.5 (49.1) | −0.7 (30.7) | −9.0 (15.8) | 8.2 (46.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.8 (1.8) | −12.3 (9.9) | −4.7 (23.5) | 3.8 (38.8) | 11.2 (52.2) | 16.8 (62.2) | 20.3 (68.5) | 18.8 (65.8) | 11.6 (52.9) | 3.5 (38.3) | −5.8 (21.6) | −14.2 (6.4) | 2.7 (36.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.3 (−33.3) | −32.3 (−26.1) | −18.4 (−1.1) | −9.8 (14.4) | −1.3 (29.7) | 5.0 (41.0) | 11.9 (53.4) | 7.1 (44.8) | −1.2 (29.8) | −9.3 (15.3) | −24.1 (−11.4) | −31.2 (−24.2) | −36.3 (−33.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 2.0 (0.08) | 3.2 (0.13) | 8.9 (0.35) | 23.1 (0.91) | 49.5 (1.95) | 82.0 (3.23) | 135.3 (5.33) | 119.7 (4.71) | 34.3 (1.35) | 26.8 (1.06) | 13.1 (0.52) | 2.9 (0.11) | 500.8 (19.73) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 70.1 |
| Average snowy days | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 16.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 55 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 51 | 66 | 78 | 79 | 69 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 60 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 190.4 | 200.1 | 239.6 | 235.6 | 267.5 | 239.9 | 215.2 | 227.9 | 238.5 | 216.6 | 174.2 | 168.3 | 2,613.8 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 65 | 67 | 64 | 59 | 59 | 53 | 47 | 54 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3][4] | |||||||||||||
There are eighttowns, 12townships, and fourethnic townships in the county.[5]
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