Chicheng County 赤城县 Chihcheng | |
|---|---|
 Dahaituo | |
 Location in Zhangjiakou | |
  Chicheng Location in Hebei | |
| Coordinates:40°55′N115°50′E / 40.917°N 115.833°E /40.917; 115.833 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhangjiakou |
| County seat | Chicheng Town (赤城镇) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,287 km2 (2,041 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 882 m (2,894 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 197,919 |
| • Density | 37.44/km2 (96.96/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 075500 |
| Area code | 0313 |
Chicheng (Chinese:赤城;pinyin:Chìchéng), orCh’ih-ch’eng, is acounty under the administration ofZhangjiakou City, northwesternHebei province, borderingBeijing to the southeast. The total area of the county is 5,287 square kilometres (2,041 sq mi). The easternmostcounty-level division of Zhangjiakou, it administrates 9 towns and 9townships, and as of 2010[update], has a population of 238,169.China National Highway 112 passes through the county just south of the county seat,Chicheng Town (赤城镇).
It was the setting ofZhang Yimou's 1999 filmNot One Less.
It was formerly in the far southeast ofChahar province.
Chicheng County is divided into the following 18 divisions:[1]
Towns:
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| Climate data for Chicheng, elevation 868 m (2,848 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) | 17.3 (63.1) | 25.0 (77.0) | 30.3 (86.5) | 35.2 (95.4) | 37.4 (99.3) | 39.4 (102.9) | 36.5 (97.7) | 35.7 (96.3) | 27.6 (81.7) | 19.4 (66.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 39.4 (102.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) | 1.4 (34.5) | 8.2 (46.8) | 16.5 (61.7) | 22.8 (73.0) | 26.5 (79.7) | 27.8 (82.0) | 26.9 (80.4) | 22.2 (72.0) | 15.1 (59.2) | 5.7 (42.3) | −1.6 (29.1) | 14.0 (57.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) | −6.8 (19.8) | 0.2 (32.4) | 8.5 (47.3) | 15.3 (59.5) | 19.5 (67.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 20.2 (68.4) | 14.6 (58.3) | 7.1 (44.8) | −1.8 (28.8) | −8.9 (16.0) | 6.6 (43.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) | −13.4 (7.9) | −7.0 (19.4) | 0.7 (33.3) | 7.3 (45.1) | 12.9 (55.2) | 16.4 (61.5) | 14.6 (58.3) | 8.1 (46.6) | 0.6 (33.1) | −7.6 (18.3) | −14.4 (6.1) | 0.2 (32.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.2 (−18.8) | −26.6 (−15.9) | −23.8 (−10.8) | −12.1 (10.2) | −3.3 (26.1) | 3.3 (37.9) | 7.6 (45.7) | 0.4 (32.7) | −3.6 (25.5) | −12.6 (9.3) | −22.1 (−7.8) | −25.5 (−13.9) | −28.2 (−18.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 1.1 (0.04) | 2.9 (0.11) | 8.2 (0.32) | 18.0 (0.71) | 38.7 (1.52) | 76.0 (2.99) | 113.9 (4.48) | 79.3 (3.12) | 55.8 (2.20) | 23.5 (0.93) | 8.3 (0.33) | 1.9 (0.07) | 427.6 (16.82) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 11.3 | 9.6 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 78.6 |
| Average snowy days | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 20.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 47 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 46 | 60 | 72 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 54 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 207.7 | 202.4 | 238.9 | 248.5 | 268.1 | 237.2 | 227.5 | 235.0 | 224.5 | 225.5 | 195.3 | 196.9 | 2,707.5 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 70 | 67 | 64 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 50 | 56 | 61 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 62 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
