Peixian 沛县 | |
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 Location in Xuzhou | |
  Peixian Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates:34°42′58″N116°55′08″E / 34.716°N 116.919°E /34.716; 116.919 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Xuzhou |
| Area | |
• County | 1,806 km2 (697 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• County | 1,038,337 |
| • Density | 574.9/km2 (1,489/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 596,272 (57%) |
| • Rural | 442,065 (43%) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 221600 |
| Area code | 0516 |
| Website | www |
Pei County, orPeixian (simplified Chinese:沛县;traditional Chinese:沛縣;pinyin:Pèi Xiàn), is under the administration ofXuzhou,Jiangsu province, China, bordering theShandongprefecture-level cities ofJining to the northwest andZaozhuang to the northeast and sitting on the western shore ofNansi Lake. It has an area of 1,576 square kilometres (608 sq mi) and a population of 1,141,935 in 2010.[1]
Pei County was the hometown ofLiu Bang, the founding emperor of theHan dynasty, and of his oath brotherFan Kuai, one of the most well-known lords who helped Liu Bang to overthrow the Qin dynasty and establish the Han dynasty. Fan Kuai's descendants are still living in Pei County now.
Xiaopei (小沛) is an ancient Chinese town located in present-day Pei County. In the lateEastern Han dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of theXu Province, which was governed byTao Qian. Before Tao Qian died, he handed his governorship over toLiu Bei. Liu Bei took refuge in Xiaopei whenLü Bu seized the Xu Province from him through deceit.
In the present, Pei County has 15 towns.[2]
| Climate data for Peixian, elevation 37 m (121 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) | 26.0 (78.8) | 33.0 (91.4) | 33.7 (92.7) | 38.6 (101.5) | 40.4 (104.7) | 40.7 (105.3) | 38.5 (101.3) | 36.5 (97.7) | 35.7 (96.3) | 30.0 (86.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 40.7 (105.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) | 8.8 (47.8) | 15.5 (59.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 26.9 (80.4) | 31.2 (88.2) | 32.1 (89.8) | 31.2 (88.2) | 27.1 (80.8) | 21.9 (71.4) | 13.9 (57.0) | 7.4 (45.3) | 20.3 (68.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) | 3.7 (38.7) | 9.8 (49.6) | 15.6 (60.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 25.9 (78.6) | 27.8 (82.0) | 26.8 (80.2) | 22.2 (72.0) | 16.3 (61.3) | 9.0 (48.2) | 2.3 (36.1) | 15.1 (59.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) | −0.2 (31.6) | 5.0 (41.0) | 10.4 (50.7) | 16.5 (61.7) | 21.3 (70.3) | 24.3 (75.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 18.5 (65.3) | 11.9 (53.4) | 5.0 (41.0) | −1.5 (29.3) | 11.0 (51.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.3 (−6.3) | −20.7 (−5.3) | −9.3 (15.3) | −3.9 (25.0) | 1.4 (34.5) | 9.7 (49.5) | 16.1 (61.0) | 13.1 (55.6) | 4.0 (39.2) | −2.0 (28.4) | −10.4 (13.3) | −15.5 (4.1) | −21.3 (−6.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 14.2 (0.56) | 19.8 (0.78) | 25.8 (1.02) | 39.0 (1.54) | 63.6 (2.50) | 89.0 (3.50) | 199.1 (7.84) | 181.0 (7.13) | 70.2 (2.76) | 32.0 (1.26) | 34.0 (1.34) | 15.4 (0.61) | 783.1 (30.84) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 79.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 8.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 67 | 64 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 66 | 78 | 80 | 75 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 69 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 124.5 | 131.8 | 179.2 | 202.1 | 215.5 | 186.0 | 168.3 | 171.9 | 167.5 | 161.7 | 136.5 | 127.5 | 1,972.5 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 40 | 42 | 48 | 51 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 44 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
