Wuqiang County 武强县 | |
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 Wuqiang in Hengshui | |
.png) Hengshui in Hebei | |
| Coordinates:38°02′28″N115°58′55″E / 38.041°N 115.982°E /38.041; 115.982 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Hengshui |
| County seat | Wuqiang Town (武强镇) |
| Area | |
• Total | 442 km2 (171 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 210,000 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 053300 |
| Area code | 0318 |
| Website | wuqiang |
Wuqiang County (simplified Chinese:武强县;traditional Chinese:武強縣;pinyin:Wǔqiáng Xiàn) is acounty in the southeast-central part ofHebei province, China. It is under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofHengshui, with a population of 210,000[when?] residing in an area of 442 km2 (171 sq mi). BothChina National Highway 307 andG1811 Huanghua–Shijiazhuang Expressway pass through the county.
The famous luthier Song Chung has his workshop in Wuqiang.[1]
The county administers 3 towns and 3 townships.[2]
Towns:
Townships:
| Climate data for Wuqiang, elevation 16 m (52 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) | 16.6 (61.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 30.8 (87.4) | 34.3 (93.7) | 41.7 (107.1) | 41.2 (106.2) | 41.9 (107.4) | 38.8 (101.8) | 36.6 (97.9) | 31.8 (89.2) | 25.7 (78.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 41.9 (107.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) | 7.3 (45.1) | 14.4 (57.9) | 21.8 (71.2) | 27.7 (81.9) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.4 (90.3) | 30.6 (87.1) | 27.1 (80.8) | 20.8 (69.4) | 11.5 (52.7) | 4.4 (39.9) | 19.5 (67.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) | 0.5 (32.9) | 7.4 (45.3) | 14.8 (58.6) | 20.9 (69.6) | 25.7 (78.3) | 27.2 (81.0) | 25.4 (77.7) | 20.6 (69.1) | 13.8 (56.8) | 5.2 (41.4) | −1.4 (29.5) | 13.1 (55.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.3 (17.1) | −4.7 (23.5) | 1.4 (34.5) | 8.4 (47.1) | 14.3 (57.7) | 19.6 (67.3) | 22.7 (72.9) | 21.2 (70.2) | 15.4 (59.7) | 8.2 (46.8) | 0.3 (32.5) | −5.9 (21.4) | 7.7 (45.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.7 (−5.3) | −17.2 (1.0) | −10.3 (13.5) | −3.6 (25.5) | 3.4 (38.1) | 8.2 (46.8) | 15.9 (60.6) | 11.8 (53.2) | 5.5 (41.9) | −3.7 (25.3) | −17.5 (0.5) | −20.3 (−4.5) | −20.7 (−5.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 1.5 (0.06) | 5.7 (0.22) | 7.8 (0.31) | 23.8 (0.94) | 34.2 (1.35) | 64.5 (2.54) | 155.6 (6.13) | 107.3 (4.22) | 38.1 (1.50) | 28.0 (1.10) | 13.2 (0.52) | 2.6 (0.10) | 482.3 (18.99) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 61 |
| Average snowy days | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 9.4 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 61 | 56 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 60 | 75 | 82 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 65 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 165.8 | 174.1 | 228.5 | 248.6 | 278.7 | 247.9 | 215.4 | 210.6 | 207.9 | 195.7 | 162.2 | 156.2 | 2,491.6 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 54 | 57 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 56 | 48 | 50 | 56 | 57 | 54 | 53 | 56 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
