Danling County 丹棱县 | |
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  Danling Location in Sichuan Show map of Sichuan Danling Danling (China) Show map of China | |
| Coordinates:30°01′N103°31′E / 30.017°N 103.517°E /30.017; 103.517 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Meishan |
| County seat | Qile [zh] (齐乐镇) |
| Area | |
• Total | 449 km2 (173 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 489 m (1,604 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 148,820 |
| • Density | 331/km2 (858/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | http://www.scdl.gov.cn/ |
Danling County[1][2][3][4] (Chinese:丹棱县;pinyin:Dānlíng Xiàn) is a county of centralSichuan Province, China. It is under the administration ofMeishan City, with the seat located 33 kilometres (21 mi) west of downtown Meishan and 48 km (30 mi) east ofYa'an. Danling, originally known as Qile Prefecture, was named after the gliding bird-shaped red edge of the Chiya Mountain (赤崖山) in the north of the Prefecture.
Danling County comprises 4 towns and 1 township:[5]
| Climate data for Danling, elevation 496 m (1,627 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) | 18.6 (65.5) | 23.8 (74.8) | 32.1 (89.8) | 33.0 (91.4) | 35.1 (95.2) | 37.5 (99.5) | 36.9 (98.4) | 38.3 (100.9) | 35.2 (95.4) | 29.6 (85.3) | 26.1 (79.0) | 19.1 (66.4) | 38.3 (100.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) | 12.4 (54.3) | 16.9 (62.4) | 22.8 (73.0) | 26.7 (80.1) | 28.8 (83.8) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.2 (86.4) | 26.2 (79.2) | 20.9 (69.6) | 16.5 (61.7) | 10.9 (51.6) | 21.0 (69.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) | 8.8 (47.8) | 12.4 (54.3) | 17.8 (64.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 24.1 (75.4) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.5 (77.9) | 22.1 (71.8) | 17.5 (63.5) | 13.1 (55.6) | 7.9 (46.2) | 16.9 (62.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) | 6.2 (43.2) | 9.2 (48.6) | 14.0 (57.2) | 17.9 (64.2) | 20.7 (69.3) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.1 (71.8) | 19.5 (67.1) | 15.4 (59.7) | 10.8 (51.4) | 5.7 (42.3) | 14.0 (57.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) | −2.0 (28.4) | 0.2 (32.4) | 5.5 (41.9) | 8.7 (47.7) | 14.0 (57.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 15.9 (60.6) | 12.8 (55.0) | 5.0 (41.0) | 1.6 (34.9) | −3.7 (25.3) | −3.7 (25.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 13.6 (0.54) | 18.8 (0.74) | 34.4 (1.35) | 63.8 (2.51) | 94.4 (3.72) | 126.4 (4.98) | 252.1 (9.93) | 275.1 (10.83) | 119.6 (4.71) | 57.0 (2.24) | 24.6 (0.97) | 10.9 (0.43) | 1,090.7 (42.95) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.9 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 165 |
| Average snowy days | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 84 | 81 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 83 | 80 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 32.9 | 45.9 | 78.6 | 105.3 | 112.7 | 105.3 | 111.9 | 125.8 | 68.9 | 43.9 | 49.8 | 35.8 | 916.8 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 10 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 20 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
Old Emei Mountain Scenic Area, Danling County, Meishan City
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