Huozhou 霍州市 | |
|---|---|
 Huozhou Prefectural Hall | |
  Huozhou Location in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates (Huozhou municipal government):36°34′08″N111°45′18″E / 36.5690°N 111.7551°E /36.5690; 111.7551 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Linfen |
| Area | |
| 765.0 km2 (295.4 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 19.50 km2 (7.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| 347,000 | |
| • Density | 454/km2 (1,170/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 155,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 031400 |
| Area code | 0357 |
Huozhou (Chinese:霍州;pinyin:Huòzhōu), formerlyHuo County orHuoxian, is acounty-level city inLinfen, in southernShanxi Province, China.[2] The city spans an area or 765 square kilometers, and has a population of 155,000 as of 2017.[1]
Huozhou has jurisdiction over fivesubdistricts, fourtowns and threetownships.[2]
The city's subdistricts areNanhuan Road Subdistrict [zh] (南环路街道),Gulou Subdistrict [zh] (鼓楼街道),Beihuan Road Subdistrict [zh] (北环路街道),Kaiyuan Subdistrict [zh] (开元街道), andTuisha Subdistrict [zh] (退沙街道).[2]
The city's towns areXinzhi [zh] (辛置镇),Dazhang [zh] (大张镇),Bailong [zh] (白龙镇), andLicao [zh] (李曹镇).[2]
The city's townships areSanjiao Township [zh] (三教乡),Shizhuang Township [zh] (师庄乡), andTaotangyu Township [zh] (陶唐峪乡).[2]
The city's administrative offices are located in Kaiyuan Subdistrict.[2]
The city's altitude ranges from 516 to 2,504.3 m (1,693 to 8,216 ft) in height.[2] TheFen River runs through the city from north to south.[2]
Huozhou has an annual average temperature of 12.2 °C (54.0 °F), an annual precipitation averaging 437.3 mm (17.22 in), and an average of 2265.1 annual sunshine hours.[3]
| Climate data for Huozhou, elevation 550 m (1,800 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) | 16.6 (61.9) | 21.9 (71.4) | 29.0 (84.2) | 35.0 (95.0) | 37.6 (99.7) | 42.0 (107.6) | 40.3 (104.5) | 40.0 (104.0) | 37.6 (99.7) | 31.8 (89.2) | 24.2 (75.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 42.0 (107.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) | 8.8 (47.8) | 15.4 (59.7) | 22.4 (72.3) | 27.6 (81.7) | 31.7 (89.1) | 32.4 (90.3) | 30.6 (87.1) | 25.8 (78.4) | 19.6 (67.3) | 12.0 (53.6) | 5.5 (41.9) | 19.7 (67.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) | 1.3 (34.3) | 7.8 (46.0) | 14.7 (58.5) | 20.2 (68.4) | 24.5 (76.1) | 26.1 (79.0) | 24.3 (75.7) | 19.1 (66.4) | 12.4 (54.3) | 4.9 (40.8) | −1.5 (29.3) | 12.6 (54.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) | −3.9 (25.0) | 1.8 (35.2) | 8.0 (46.4) | 13.2 (55.8) | 18.1 (64.6) | 21.0 (69.8) | 19.7 (67.5) | 14.3 (57.7) | 7.4 (45.3) | 0.2 (32.4) | −6.1 (21.0) | 7.2 (44.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −18.8 (−1.8) | −11.2 (11.8) | −4.4 (24.1) | 2.8 (37.0) | 9.3 (48.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 10.5 (50.9) | 3.0 (37.4) | −4.5 (23.9) | −13.6 (7.5) | −19.0 (−2.2) | −20.0 (−4.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 4.1 (0.16) | 6.2 (0.24) | 10.8 (0.43) | 26.5 (1.04) | 30.0 (1.18) | 53.6 (2.11) | 102.9 (4.05) | 101.5 (4.00) | 60.5 (2.38) | 34.3 (1.35) | 14.2 (0.56) | 3.2 (0.13) | 447.8 (17.63) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 72.3 |
| Average snowy days | 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 11.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 52 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 54 | 66 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 62 | 55 | 58 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 129.4 | 145.1 | 190.7 | 221.1 | 244.2 | 227.7 | 209.6 | 192.9 | 168.6 | 166.8 | 141.8 | 125.1 | 2,163 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 42 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 56 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 47 | 42 | 48 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[4][5] all-time August record high[6] | |||||||||||||
Present-day Huozhou was once part of theJi Province of ancient China, when it was simply named Huo (霍;Huò).[3] During theSpring and Autumn period of Chinese history, the city was conquered byDuke Xian of Jin in 661 BCE, and was subsequently renamed Huoyi (霍邑;Huòyì).[3] During theYuan dynasty, the area received its current name, Huozhou (霍州;Huòzhōu).[3]
During the Ming dynasty, the city was made a fief for second rank princely peerages.
Major agricultural products produced in Huozhou includewheat,corn,millet,soybeans,potatoes,apples,walnuts,cotton,sunflower oil,rapeseed, and variousvegetables.[3]
Huozhou's mineral deposits includeiron,copper,aluminum,gold,limestone,dolomite,gypsum, refractory clay,phosphorus,sillimanite,kaolinite,pegmatite,quartz sand,barite,graphite,granite,Yixing clay,taotu [zh],pyrite, other types of clay,sand andgravel,rare earth minerals, energy mineral coal,mineral water.[3] As of 2011, the city's coal reserves total 1.735 billion tons, and quartz sand reserves totalled 170 million tons.[3]
The southern portion of theDatong–Puzhou railway and theG5 Beijing-Kunming Expressway both run through the city.[2]