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Huoqiu 霍邱县 Hwokiu | |
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 Huoqiu is the northernmost division in this map of Lu'an | |
.png) Lu'an in Anhui | |
| Coordinates:32°21′11″N116°16′41″E / 32.353°N 116.278°E /32.353; 116.278 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Lu'an |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,239 km2 (1,251 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,198,000 |
| • Density | 369.9/km2 (958.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 237400 |
Huoqiu County (simplified Chinese:霍邱县;traditional Chinese:霍邱縣;pinyin:Huòqiū Xiàn) is a county in the west ofAnhui Province,People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction ofLu'an City and borderingHenan province to the west. It has a population of 1,640,000[when?] and an area of 3,483 square kilometres (1,345 sq mi). The government of Huoqiu County is located in Chengguan Town.
Huoqiu County has jurisdiction over 19 towns and 10 townships.
In the present, Huoqiu County has 22 towns and 11 townships.[1]
| Climate data for Huoqiu, elevation 28 m (92 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) | 21.2 (70.2) | 28.8 (83.8) | 36.3 (97.3) | 34.7 (94.5) | 36.8 (98.2) | 37.6 (99.7) | 38.5 (101.3) | 38.9 (102.0) | 38.8 (101.8) | 33.6 (92.5) | 29.7 (85.5) | 23.6 (74.5) | 38.9 (102.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) | 9.8 (49.6) | 15.1 (59.2) | 21.9 (71.4) | 27.1 (80.8) | 29.9 (85.8) | 32.3 (90.1) | 31.2 (88.2) | 27.5 (81.5) | 22.8 (73.0) | 15.9 (60.6) | 9.2 (48.6) | 20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) | 5.4 (41.7) | 10.1 (50.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 22.0 (71.6) | 25.7 (78.3) | 28.3 (82.9) | 27.2 (81.0) | 23.0 (73.4) | 17.8 (64.0) | 10.9 (51.6) | 4.8 (40.6) | 16.2 (61.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) | 2.0 (35.6) | 6.1 (43.0) | 12.2 (54.0) | 17.6 (63.7) | 22.1 (71.8) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.1 (75.4) | 19.5 (67.1) | 13.9 (57.0) | 7.1 (44.8) | 1.4 (34.5) | 12.5 (54.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) | −11.2 (11.8) | −3.6 (25.5) | 0.0 (32.0) | 7.1 (44.8) | 12.5 (54.5) | 17.2 (63.0) | 15.5 (59.9) | 10.0 (50.0) | 2.6 (36.7) | −5.3 (22.5) | −11.4 (11.5) | −12.0 (10.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 34.9 (1.37) | 39.5 (1.56) | 66.5 (2.62) | 71.1 (2.80) | 85.4 (3.36) | 168.4 (6.63) | 209.5 (8.25) | 133.0 (5.24) | 78.8 (3.10) | 59.0 (2.32) | 53.0 (2.09) | 26.7 (1.05) | 1,025.8 (40.39) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.6 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 107 |
| Average snowy days | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 74 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 76 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 75 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 125.2 | 125.1 | 162.7 | 189.4 | 201.5 | 186.3 | 208.6 | 196.8 | 167.3 | 163.4 | 148.4 | 137.6 | 2,012.3 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 39 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 45 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Houqiu County has one passengerrailway station,Huoqiu, on theFuyang–Lu'an railway.
Around a third of foie gras produced worldwide, or 5,000 tonnes, originates from the five millionLandes geese raised in Huoqiu.[4][5]
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