Pingquan 平泉市 Pingchuan; Pingchüan | |
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 Pingquan in Chengde | |
  Pingquan Location of the city center in Hebei | |
| Coordinates:41°01′06″N118°42′07″E / 41.0184°N 118.7020°E /41.0184; 118.7020 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Chengde |
| County seat | Pingquan (平泉镇) |
| Area | |
| 3,295.5 km2 (1,272.4 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 399,378 | |
| • Density | 121.19/km2 (313.88/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 228,261 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 067500 |
| Area code | 0314 |
| Website | http://www.pingquan.gov.cn/ |
Pingquan (Chinese:平泉;pinyin:Píngquán) is a county-level city of northeasternHebei province, China, borderingLiaoning province to the east. It has a population of 400,000 (2020 census)[1] residing in an area of 3,297 km2 (1,273 sq mi). It is a centre of trade and business, and gold and silver are mined nearby.[2]
Pingguan was formerly called Bakou (Pakow). It absorbed Chinese colonies in the neighboring Mongol land: a large portion of theKharachin Right Wing Banner and a large part of theKharachin Middle Banner. Both banners belonged to theJosutu League.[3] During theJindandao Incident of 1891, Pingquan was assaulted by Chinese religious sects. Catholic church were burnt and Chinese converts were massacred.[4]
There are 10 towns, 4 townships, and 5 ethnic townships under the county's administration.[5]
Towns:
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| Climate data for Pingquan, elevation 547 m (1,795 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) | 11.2 (52.2) | 18.7 (65.7) | 27.2 (81.0) | 30.7 (87.3) | 37.6 (99.7) | 37.9 (100.2) | 42.1 (107.8) | 36.9 (98.4) | 33.6 (92.5) | 30.1 (86.2) | 20.2 (68.4) | 13.7 (56.7) | 42.1 (107.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) | 2.5 (36.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | 17.9 (64.2) | 24.4 (75.9) | 27.8 (82.0) | 29.1 (84.4) | 28.3 (82.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 6.5 (43.7) | −0.7 (30.7) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.0 (14.0) | −5.8 (21.6) | 1.7 (35.1) | 10.3 (50.5) | 17.1 (62.8) | 21.1 (70.0) | 23.3 (73.9) | 21.8 (71.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 8.1 (46.6) | −1.1 (30.0) | −8.1 (17.4) | 7.9 (46.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) | −12.7 (9.1) | −5.6 (21.9) | 2.5 (36.5) | 9.4 (48.9) | 14.6 (58.3) | 18.0 (64.4) | 16.3 (61.3) | 9.4 (48.9) | 1.3 (34.3) | −7.0 (19.4) | −13.9 (7.0) | 1.3 (34.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −32.9 (−27.2) | −26.3 (−15.3) | −21.2 (−6.2) | −9.9 (14.2) | −1.7 (28.9) | 4.9 (40.8) | 9.6 (49.3) | 5.7 (42.3) | −1.1 (30.0) | −11.5 (11.3) | −22.3 (−8.1) | −26.3 (−15.3) | −32.9 (−27.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 1.7 (0.07) | 2.5 (0.10) | 8.4 (0.33) | 27.1 (1.07) | 50.6 (1.99) | 90.5 (3.56) | 142.3 (5.60) | 97.2 (3.83) | 41.9 (1.65) | 28.3 (1.11) | 10.6 (0.42) | 1.6 (0.06) | 502.7 (19.79) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 12.3 | 14.0 | 10.7 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 74.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 19 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 52 | 47 | 42 | 43 | 49 | 64 | 75 | 76 | 70 | 62 | 58 | 55 | 58 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 198.7 | 204.0 | 242.2 | 249.9 | 270.9 | 235.3 | 219.4 | 229.4 | 226.2 | 220.8 | 189.6 | 187.4 | 2,673.8 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 67 | 67 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 52 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 61 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
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