Shenqiu County (Chinese: 沈丘县; pinyin: Shěnqiū Xiàn) is a county in the east of Henan province, China, bordering Anhui province to the south and east. It is under the administration of Zhoukou City. The county seat is the town of Shenqiu, which is situated on the Ying River, a tributary of the Huai River. This river traverses the county from Zhoukou in the west to the Henan state border with Anhui in the east at Jieshou.
Shenqiu
沈丘县 Shenkiu | |
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 View of Shenqiu County | |
  Shenqiu Location of the seat in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 33°24′32″N 115°05′56″E / 33.409°N 115.099°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhoukou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,082 km2 (418 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 933,000 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 466300 |
The county includes the two streets, 10 towns, 10 townships. Population is made up of nine (Han, Hui, Manchu, Mongolian, Tibetan, Zhuang, Daur) ethnic groups. Han ethnic group is the largest comprising more than 956,000 Han.
Administrative divisions
editAs 2012, this county is divided to 2 subdistricts, 9 towns, 1 ethnic town and 10 townships.[3]
- Subdistricts
- Dongcheng Subdistrict (东城街道)
- Beicheng Subdistrict (北城街道)
- Towns
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- Ethnic Towns
- Huaidian Hui Town (槐店回族镇)
- Townships
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Climate
edit| Climate data for Shenqiu (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) | 18.9 (66.0) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
40.2 (104.4) |
41.4 (106.5) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.4 (99.3) |
35.1 (95.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
41.4 (106.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
20.8 (69.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
10.9 (51.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.8 (0.82) |
21.6 (0.85) |
38.2 (1.50) |
45.3 (1.78) |
76.3 (3.00) |
128.4 (5.06) |
165.2 (6.50) |
132.7 (5.22) |
74.0 (2.91) |
52.9 (2.08) |
38.2 (1.50) |
17.9 (0.70) |
811.5 (31.92) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 89.5 |
| Average snowy days | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 10.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 81 | 84 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 121.7 | 125.2 | 161.0 | 192.4 | 198.6 | 180.0 | 186.5 | 170.0 | 150.5 | 152.8 | 138.6 | 128.7 | 1,906 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 38 | 40 | 43 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 42 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 周口市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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