Yanchi County
Yanchi County (simplified Chinese: 盐池县; traditional Chinese: 鹽池縣; pinyin: Yánchí Xiàn; Wade–Giles: Yan2-ch'ih2 Hsien4) is a county under the administration of Wuzhong city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, bordering the provinces of Shaanxi to the east and Gansu to the south, as well as Inner Mongolia to the north. Covering a total area of 6,787 km2 (2,620 sq mi), it has a population of about 150,000 people.
Yanchi 盐池县 Yenchih | |
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County | |
 Yanchi in Wuzhong | |
.png) Wuzhong in Ningxia | |
| Coordinates: 37°47′00″N 107°24′26″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Autonomous region | Ningxia |
| Prefecture-level city | Wuzhong |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Characteristics
Yanchi County is one of China's most impoverished counties. Economic development has been slow, because much of the land in the county is wasteland with alkali soil, making farming difficult. Also, to cancel agricultural taxes on these lands, the county government has in recent years developed the cultivation of honey and high-tech herbs. The town of Huamachi serves as the location for the county government offices. The county's postal code is 751500.
Geography and climate
| Climate data for Yanchi County (1981–2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
1.8 (35.2) |
15.9 (60.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.9 (17.8) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
10.4 (50.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
8.7 (47.7) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
8.6 (47.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −14.0 (6.8) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.3 (0.09) |
3.1 (0.12) |
9.1 (0.36) |
13.4 (0.53) |
30.4 (1.20) |
39.6 (1.56) |
57.8 (2.28) |
68.7 (2.70) |
36.7 (1.44) |
15.9 (0.63) |
4.2 (0.17) |
1.3 (0.05) |
282.5 (11.13) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 7.9 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 62.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 49 | 46 | 42 | 38 | 41 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 62 | 57 | 51 | 49 | 50 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 218.6 | 199.3 | 224.3 | 250.6 | 282.0 | 280.8 | 279.0 | 262.2 | 235.7 | 229.4 | 217.3 | 212.8 | 2,892 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 72 | 66 | 61 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 72 | 66 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days and sunshine 1971–2000)[1][2] | |||||||||||||
References
- 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971－2000年）. China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
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