Liquan County
Liquan County
礼泉县 | |
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 Liquan in Xianyang | |
.png?lang=en) Xianyang in Shaanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Xianyang |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,018 km2 (393 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 453,770 |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal Code | 713200 |
| Website | www |
Liquan County (simplified Chinese: 礼泉县; traditional Chinese: 禮泉縣; pinyin: Lǐquán Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xianyang, in the central part of Shaanxi province, China. It was known as Liquan (醴泉) County before 1964.
Administrative divisions
[edit]As 2016, this County is divided to 12 towns.[1]
- Towns
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Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Liquan, elevation 543 m (1,781 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) | 16.8 (62.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
30.4 (86.7) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.8 (98.2) |
39.5 (103.1) |
39.4 (102.9) |
38.9 (102.0) |
36.8 (98.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | — | 9.4 (48.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
12.8 (55.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
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| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
3.1 (37.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
13 (55) |
6.2 (43.2) |
0.6 (33.1) |
13.4 (56.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.0 (23.0) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
8.4 (47.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.8 (0.27) |
9.3 (0.37) |
22.0 (0.87) |
34.4 (1.35) |
50.7 (2.00) |
58.0 (2.28) |
88.1 (3.47) |
98.7 (3.89) |
87.5 (3.44) |
52.7 (2.07) |
19.5 (0.77) |
4.5 (0.18) |
532.2 (20.96) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 86 |
| Average snowy days | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 13.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 69 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 140.2 | 135.2 | 163.7 | 193.9 | 207.9 | 202.3 | 217.9 | 190.8 | 136.8 | 126.2 | 140.5 | 150.3 | 2,005.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 44 | 43 | 44 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 50 | 46 | 37 | 36 | 46 | 49 | 45 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Transport
[edit]The county is served by:
- China National Highway 312
- Liquan railway station on the Xi'an–Pingliang railway
- Liquan South railway station on the Yinchuan–Xi'an high-speed railway
References
[edit]- ^ "划代码和城乡划分代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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