Pingchang County
Pingchang County is a county in the northeast of Sichuan province. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bazhong. Its area is 2,229 km2 (861 sq mi). The population is 930,000.
Pingchang County
平昌县 | |
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.png.webp) Location of Pingchang County (red) within Bazhou City (yellow) and Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 31°33′38″N 107°06′14″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Bazhong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,229 km2 (861 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Pingchang County | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 平昌縣 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 平昌县 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Peaceful-&-Prosperous County | ||||||
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Administration
Pingchang has 16 towns and 11 villages.
Towns: Jiangkou (江口), Xiangtan (响滩), Sima (驷马), Desheng (得胜), Baiyi (白衣), Yuanshan (元山), Yuejia (岳家), Yuntai (云台), Lancao (兰草), Xixing (西兴), Zhenlong (镇龙), Bishan (笔山), Qiujia (邱家), Hanshui (涵水), Tanxi (坦溪), Folou (佛楼).
Villages: Dazhai (大寨), Liumen (六门), Longgang (龙岗), Yuanshi (元石), Qingyun (青云), Tuxing (土兴), Banmiao (板庙), Nilong (泥龙), Yankou (岩口), Xishen (喜神), Wangjing (望京).
Climate
| Climate data for Pingchang (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
35.1 (95.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
36.6 (97.9) |
39.2 (102.6) |
40.6 (105.1) |
39.4 (102.9) |
33.6 (92.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
40.6 (105.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
21.2 (70.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
5.1 (41.2) |
13.7 (56.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
1.7 (35.1) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.3 (0.52) |
19.0 (0.75) |
36.1 (1.42) |
83.5 (3.29) |
141.0 (5.55) |
179.3 (7.06) |
233.0 (9.17) |
170.4 (6.71) |
173.6 (6.83) |
98.7 (3.89) |
49.2 (1.94) |
17.5 (0.69) |
1,214.6 (47.82) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 86 | 82 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[1] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
Pingchang railway station on the Bazhong–Dazhou railway is situated here.
See also
References
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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