Fangcheng County

Fangcheng (Chinese: 方城; pinyin: Fāngchéng) is a county in the east of Nanyang City's administrative area, in the southwest of Henan province, China, has an area of 2,542 km2 (981 sq mi) and a population of 970,000 as of 2002.[3]

Fangcheng County
方城县
Fangcheng is located in Henan
Fangcheng
Fangcheng
Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 33°15′0″N 112°58′48″E / 33.25000°N 112.98000°E / 33.25000; 112.98000
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityNanyang
Area
 • Total2,542 km2 (981 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total847,900
 • Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
473200
Area code0377
Websitewww.fangcheng.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this county is divided to 7 towns, 8 townships and 1 ethic township.[4]

Towns
  • Chengguan (城关镇)
  • Dushu (独树镇)
  • Bowang (博望镇)
  • Guaihe (拐河镇)
  • Xiaoshidian (小史店镇)
  • Zhaohe (赵河镇)
  • Guangyang (广阳镇)
Townships
  • Quanqiao Township (券桥乡)
  • Yangji Township (杨集乡)
  • Erlangmiao Township (二郎庙乡)
  • Guzhuangdian Township (古庄店乡)
  • Yanglou Township (杨楼乡)
  • Qinghe Township (清河乡)
  • Liuhe Township (柳河乡)
  • Xilidian Township (四里店乡)
Ethnic townships
  • Yuandian Hui Township (袁店回族乡)

Climate

Climate data for Fangcheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)19.0
(66.2)
22.4
(72.3)
28.2
(82.8)
33.2
(91.8)
38.7
(101.7)
38.9
(102.0)
40.6
(105.1)
39.0
(102.2)
38.2
(100.8)
33.0
(91.4)
26.9
(80.4)
20.2
(68.4)
40.6
(105.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)6.2
(43.2)
10.0
(50.0)
15.2
(59.4)
21.7
(71.1)
27.1
(80.8)
31.1
(88.0)
31.6
(88.9)
30.4
(86.7)
26.7
(80.1)
21.8
(71.2)
14.6
(58.3)
8.4
(47.1)
20.4
(68.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)0.9
(33.6)
4.1
(39.4)
9.3
(48.7)
15.6
(60.1)
21.1
(70.0)
25.5
(77.9)
27.0
(80.6)
25.8
(78.4)
21.3
(70.3)
15.7
(60.3)
8.8
(47.8)
2.8
(37.0)
14.8
(58.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−3.1
(26.4)
−0.5
(31.1)
4.4
(39.9)
10.1
(50.2)
15.5
(59.9)
20.4
(68.7)
23.3
(73.9)
22.2
(72.0)
17.2
(63.0)
11.1
(52.0)
4.4
(39.9)
−1.3
(29.7)
10.3
(50.6)
Record low °C (°F)−13.1
(8.4)
−13.6
(7.5)
−7.3
(18.9)
−1.1
(30.0)
4.5
(40.1)
11.5
(52.7)
16.7
(62.1)
13.5
(56.3)
7.2
(45.0)
−2.2
(28.0)
−6.9
(19.6)
−17.8
(0.0)
−17.8
(0.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)10.7
(0.42)
13.9
(0.55)
30.3
(1.19)
45.5
(1.79)
78.1
(3.07)
116.6
(4.59)
194.6
(7.66)
161.6
(6.36)
79.3
(3.12)
47.1
(1.85)
32.2
(1.27)
10.6
(0.42)
820.5
(32.29)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)4.55.26.87.08.49.311.411.09.57.46.24.791.4
Average snowy days5.04.01.50.10000001.22.814.6
Average relative humidity (%)68676869687080827873736972
Mean monthly sunshine hours115.0119.9157.0183.4192.7179.6175.8177.4147.0144.5131.7125.61,849.6
Percent possible sunshine36384247454240434042434142
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

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