Zhenyuan County 镇原县 Chenyuan | |
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 Zhenyuan in Qingyang | |
.png) Qingyang in Gansu | |
| Coordinates:35°40′39″N107°12′03″E / 35.6774°N 107.2008°E /35.6774; 107.2008 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Qingyang |
| County seat | Chengguan |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,767 m (5,797 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,011 m (3,317 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 528,076 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 744500 |
Zhenyuan County (simplified Chinese:镇原县;traditional Chinese:鎮原縣;pinyin:Zhènyuán Xiàn) is acounty in the east ofGansu province, China, borderingNingxia to the west. It is under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofQingyang. Its postal code is 744500, and its population in 2018 was 528,076 people.
One of the earliestPaleolithic sites in China, Dongdonggou, was found in Zhenyuan.[1] In the Han dynasty it was established as Linjing County, during the Yuan dynasty it was named Yuanzhou, and during the Ming dynasty it became Zhenyuan County.
Zhenyuan is mostly dependent on cultivation of grains, vegetable oils, melons and vegetables.[2] It also has oil reserves.[3]
In October 2019, the Zhenyuan County Library posted images ofbook burning of 65 books from the library. The post attracted significant controversy on Chinese social media.[4][5]
Zhenyuan County is divided to 13 towns and 6 townships.[6]
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| Climate data for Zhenyuan, elevation 1,173 m (3,848 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) | 15.0 (59.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 28.5 (83.3) | 33.4 (92.1) | 34.6 (94.3) | 37.4 (99.3) | 38.3 (100.9) | 35.5 (95.9) | 36.0 (96.8) | 29.0 (84.2) | 22.0 (71.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 38.3 (100.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) | 6.7 (44.1) | 12.9 (55.2) | 19.8 (67.6) | 24.1 (75.4) | 28.1 (82.6) | 29.3 (84.7) | 27.4 (81.3) | 22.2 (72.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 10.5 (50.9) | 4.7 (40.5) | 17.1 (62.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) | −0.2 (31.6) | 5.8 (42.4) | 12.4 (54.3) | 16.9 (62.4) | 21.2 (70.2) | 23.2 (73.8) | 21.6 (70.9) | 16.4 (61.5) | 10.0 (50.0) | 3.3 (37.9) | −2.5 (27.5) | 10.3 (50.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) | −5.1 (22.8) | 0.3 (32.5) | 5.9 (42.6) | 10.4 (50.7) | 14.9 (58.8) | 18.0 (64.4) | 17.0 (62.6) | 12.2 (54.0) | 5.6 (42.1) | −1.4 (29.5) | −7.1 (19.2) | 5.1 (41.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.7 (−3.5) | −18.5 (−1.3) | −12.4 (9.7) | −5.3 (22.5) | −1.2 (29.8) | 6.8 (44.2) | 10.4 (50.7) | 6.9 (44.4) | 1.8 (35.2) | −7.5 (18.5) | −15.1 (4.8) | −23.3 (−9.9) | −23.3 (−9.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 4.5 (0.18) | 6.6 (0.26) | 14.7 (0.58) | 28.8 (1.13) | 43.5 (1.71) | 60.0 (2.36) | 93.6 (3.69) | 96.6 (3.80) | 75.1 (2.96) | 40.1 (1.58) | 12.1 (0.48) | 2.2 (0.09) | 477.8 (18.82) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 87.2 |
| Average snowy days | 5.8 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 23.3 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 56 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 59 | 63 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 193.3 | 171.0 | 200.4 | 224.9 | 241.2 | 236.6 | 227.0 | 203.8 | 153.4 | 168.4 | 182.3 | 198.5 | 2,400.8 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 62 | 55 | 54 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 49 | 42 | 49 | 60 | 66 | 55 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
