Mingguang 明光市 Mingkwang | |
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 Interactive map of Mingguang | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Chuzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,335 km2 (902 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 645,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 239400 |
| Website | https://www.mingguang.gov.cn/ |
Mingguang (Chinese:明光;pinyin:Míngguāng), formerlyJiashan County (嘉山县;Jiāshān Xiàn), is acounty-level city in the northeast ofAnhui Province, China, borderingJiangsu province to the northeast and east. It is under the administration ofChuzhou city.
Mingguang City is on the north-eastern edge of Anhui Province. TheHuai River forms part of its northeast border. Borderingcounty-level divisions areLai'an County to the southeast,Nanqiao District to the south,Dingyuan County to the southwest,Fengyang County to the west,Wuhe County to the northwest, and, inJiangsu,Sihong andXuyi counties.
Mingguang City lies on the Northern Subtropical Zone. The average temperature of Mingguang City for the whole year is 15 °C. The average annual rainfall is 954.1 mm (37.56 in).
| Climate data for Mingguang, elevation 31 m (102 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) | 20.4 (68.7) | 26.4 (79.5) | 33.5 (92.3) | 33.7 (92.7) | 37.2 (99.0) | 38.3 (100.9) | 39.7 (103.5) | 39.9 (103.8) | 38.7 (101.7) | 34.1 (93.4) | 29.1 (84.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 39.9 (103.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 9.6 (49.3) | 15.0 (59.0) | 21.6 (70.9) | 26.9 (80.4) | 29.9 (85.8) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.4 (88.5) | 27.6 (81.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 15.9 (60.6) | 9.2 (48.6) | 20.7 (69.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) | 4.9 (40.8) | 9.8 (49.6) | 16.2 (61.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 25.4 (77.7) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.4 (81.3) | 23.1 (73.6) | 17.5 (63.5) | 10.8 (51.4) | 4.4 (39.9) | 16.0 (60.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) | 1.3 (34.3) | 5.6 (42.1) | 11.5 (52.7) | 17.0 (62.6) | 21.4 (70.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 19.5 (67.1) | 13.5 (56.3) | 6.8 (44.2) | 0.9 (33.6) | 12.1 (53.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.7 (7.3) | −12.5 (9.5) | −6.0 (21.2) | 0.4 (32.7) | 7.2 (45.0) | 12.3 (54.1) | 18.0 (64.4) | 16.0 (60.8) | 11.4 (52.5) | 1.9 (35.4) | −6.2 (20.8) | −15.2 (4.6) | −15.2 (4.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 36.1 (1.42) | 40.4 (1.59) | 60.9 (2.40) | 58.9 (2.32) | 85.8 (3.38) | 139.6 (5.50) | 190.7 (7.51) | 156.8 (6.17) | 82.9 (3.26) | 46.7 (1.84) | 45.4 (1.79) | 26.3 (1.04) | 970.5 (38.22) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.9 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 102.6 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 9.9 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 72 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 73 | 80 | 81 | 77 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 73 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 129.5 | 132.8 | 166.7 | 196.2 | 199.7 | 170.6 | 190.9 | 189.2 | 171.0 | 172.0 | 151.0 | 140.1 | 2,009.7 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 41 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 47 | 40 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 45 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Nowadays, Longzihu District is divided to 6 subdistricts, 12 towns and 1 township.[3]
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Most of the people living in Mingguang City are Han people.According to 2015 data, Mingguang has a total population of 655,000.
Mingguang's economy relies much on agriculture and its appendages.
Wang Daohan (汪道涵)
Nv Shan Geographic Park (女山地质公园)
According to 2016 data, Mingguang City has a total of 187 schools, including elementary schools, secondary schools, and places for higher learning.
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