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Ankang 安康市 An-k'ang | |
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.png) Location of Ankang City jurisdiction in Shaanxi | |
| Coordinates (Ankang municipal government):32°41′07″N109°01′44″E / 32.6854°N 109.0290°E /32.6854; 109.0290 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Municipal seat | Hanbin District |
| Area | |
| 23,391 km2 (9,031 sq mi) | |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| 2,493,436 | |
| • Density | 106.60/km2 (276.09/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,244,784 |
| GDP[3] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 75.5 billion US$ 12.1 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 28,536 US$ 4,582 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 725000 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SN-09 |
| Ankang | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 安康 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Peaceful & Healthy | ||||||||
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| Xicheng | |||||||||
| Chinese | 西城 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | West City | ||||||||
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| Jinzhou | |||||||||
| Chinese | 金州 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Golden Prefecture | ||||||||
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Ankang (Chinese:安康;pinyin:Ānkāng) is aprefecture-level city inthe south ofShaanxi Province in thePeople's Republic of China, borderingHubei province to the east,Chongqing municipality to the south, andSichuan province to the southwest. It covers an area of 23,391 square kilometres (9,031 sq mi) and consists ofXunyang, acounty-level city, one urban district, and eight counties. Its total population was 2,493,436 people according to the2020 Chinese census, with 1,244,784 living in urban areas.[1][2]
The settlement of Ankang dates to theStone Age, and its recorded history dates back more than 3000 years.[citation needed] The settlement was originally known asXicheng.Ankang County was established in 1st Taikang year of theWestern JinDynasty(AD 280). It later formed part of theEastern Liang Prefecture, which was reorganized into theJin Prefecture in the 3rd Feidi year of theWestern Wei(AD 554). Under theSui, this was renamedXicheng Commandery (西城郡;Xīchéngjùn) and, under theTang,Ankang Commandery (安康郡;Ānkāngjùn).[4]
Ankang has a monsoon-influencedhumid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with cool, dry winters, and hot, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 3.7 °C (38.3 °F) in January to 27.0 °C (80.4 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 15.7 °C (60.1 °F). Most of annual precipitation occurs from June to September.
| Climate data for Ankang, elevation 291 m (955 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) | 23.8 (74.8) | 31.7 (89.1) | 37.4 (99.3) | 37.6 (99.7) | 40.3 (104.5) | 42.5 (108.5) | 41.3 (106.3) | 40.7 (105.3) | 33.7 (92.7) | 25.9 (78.6) | 19.0 (66.2) | 42.5 (108.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) | 12.1 (53.8) | 17.5 (63.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 27.1 (80.8) | 30.7 (87.3) | 33.0 (91.4) | 32.3 (90.1) | 26.9 (80.4) | 20.8 (69.4) | 14.7 (58.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | 21.4 (70.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) | 6.8 (44.2) | 11.4 (52.5) | 16.9 (62.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 24.9 (76.8) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.7 (80.1) | 21.9 (71.4) | 16.3 (61.3) | 10.3 (50.5) | 5.1 (41.2) | 16.0 (60.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) | 3.0 (37.4) | 6.9 (44.4) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.4 (61.5) | 20.6 (69.1) | 23.4 (74.1) | 22.8 (73.0) | 18.7 (65.7) | 13.5 (56.3) | 7.4 (45.3) | 2.1 (35.8) | 12.3 (54.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.8 (16.2) | −5.9 (21.4) | −2.6 (27.3) | 0.1 (32.2) | 7.8 (46.0) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.7 (62.1) | 13.7 (56.7) | 10.6 (51.1) | 1.0 (33.8) | −3.1 (26.4) | −9.7 (14.5) | −9.7 (14.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 5.7 (0.22) | 10.5 (0.41) | 29.2 (1.15) | 51.9 (2.04) | 94.9 (3.74) | 126.6 (4.98) | 138.4 (5.45) | 126.4 (4.98) | 121.9 (4.80) | 79.5 (3.13) | 26.7 (1.05) | 6.4 (0.25) | 818.1 (32.2) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.1 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 8.5 | 4.8 | 109.3 |
| Average snowy days | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 70 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 74 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 97.3 | 101.1 | 141.8 | 167.3 | 175.3 | 183.4 | 213.9 | 203.3 | 127.9 | 97.7 | 84.1 | 89.1 | 1,682.2 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 31 | 32 | 38 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 49 | 50 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 37 |
| Source 1:China Meteorological Administration[5][6] all-time extreme temperature[7]NOAA[8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[9] | |||||||||||||
Ankang includes one District，onecounty-level city and eight counties, totaling 109 towns, 88 townships and 3 sub-district offices.
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Resident Population (2018)[note 1][10] | Area (km2)[11] | Density (/km2) |
| Hanbin District | 汉滨区 | Hànbīn Qū | 883,800 | 3,645.91 | |
| Xunyang City | 旬阳市 | Xúnyáng Shì | 434,700 | 3,540.66 | |
| Hanyin County | 汉阴县 | Hànyīn Xiàn | 249,700 | 1,365.16 | |
| Shiquan County | 石泉县 | Shíquán Xiàn | 173,800 | 1,516.40 | |
| Ningshan County | 宁陕县 | Níngshǎn Xiàn | 70,300 | 3,666.89 | |
| Ziyang County | 紫阳县 | Zǐyáng Xiàn | 286,700 | 2,240.34 | |
| Langao County | 岚皋县 | Lángāo Xiàn | 156,500 | 1,957.26 | |
| Pingli County | 平利县 | Pínglì Xiàn | 195,900 | 2,647.80 | |
| Zhenping County | 镇坪县 | Zhènpíng Xiàn | 51,800 | 1,502.45 | |
| Baihe County | 白河县 | Báihé Xiàn | 165,800 | 1,453.44 | |
Places adjacent to Ankang | |
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