Neiqiu County (simplified Chinese: 内丘县; traditional Chinese: 內邱縣; pinyin: Nèiqiū Xiàn) is a county in southwest of Hebei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Shanxi province to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xingtai and has a land area of 775 square kilometres (299 sq mi), and a population of 260,000[when?]. The county seat is located in Neiqiu Town.
Neiqiu County 内丘县 Neikiu | |
|---|---|
 Neiqiu in Xingtai | |
.png) Xingtai in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 37°17′13″N 114°30′43″E / 37.287°N 114.512°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Xingtai |
| County seat | Neiqiu Town (内丘镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 775 km2 (299 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 79 m (258 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 260,000 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (870/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 054200 |
| Website | hbnq |
Administrative divisions
Neiqiu consists of 5 towns and 4 townships.[1]
Towns:
- Neiqiu (内丘镇), Damengcun (大孟村镇), Jindian (金店镇), Guanzhuang (官庄镇), Liulin (柳林镇)
Townships:
- Wuguodian Township (五郭店乡), Nanzhai Township (南赛乡), Zhangmao Township (獐獏乡), Houjiazhuang Township (侯家庄乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Neiqiu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) | 27.3 (81.1) | 33.7 (92.7) | 34.1 (93.4) | 41.5 (106.7) | 42.2 (108.0) | 41.4 (106.5) | 36.7 (98.1) | 37.4 (99.3) | 33.5 (92.3) | 27.1 (80.8) | 23.0 (73.4) | 42.2 (108.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) | 7.9 (46.2) | 14.9 (58.8) | 21.6 (70.9) | 27.3 (81.1) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.1 (89.8) | 30.2 (86.4) | 26.7 (80.1) | 20.9 (69.6) | 11.9 (53.4) | 5.1 (41.2) | 19.5 (67.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) | 1.0 (33.8) | 8.0 (46.4) | 15.0 (59.0) | 20.9 (69.6) | 25.9 (78.6) | 27.0 (80.6) | 25.2 (77.4) | 20.5 (68.9) | 14.1 (57.4) | 5.5 (41.9) | −1.1 (30.0) | 13.3 (55.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.9 (17.8) | −4.4 (24.1) | 1.7 (35.1) | 8.2 (46.8) | 14.0 (57.2) | 19.5 (67.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 20.9 (69.6) | 15.3 (59.5) | 8.4 (47.1) | 0.4 (32.7) | −5.6 (21.9) | 7.7 (45.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.4 (−6.5) | −23.1 (−9.6) | −10.6 (12.9) | −4.0 (24.8) | 1.9 (35.4) | 8.6 (47.5) | 14.5 (58.1) | 11.6 (52.9) | 4.5 (40.1) | −4.5 (23.9) | −14.7 (5.5) | −20.7 (−5.3) | −23.1 (−9.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.8 (0.11) | 5.3 (0.21) | 8.3 (0.33) | 26.7 (1.05) | 41.2 (1.62) | 52.8 (2.08) | 157.3 (6.19) | 135.8 (5.35) | 55.0 (2.17) | 24.4 (0.96) | 14.3 (0.56) | 3.0 (0.12) | 526.9 (20.75) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 67.5 |
| Average snowy days | 2.8 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 11.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 56 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 59 | 75 | 81 | 75 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 64 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 142.6 | 157.8 | 208.7 | 231.0 | 255.4 | 219.0 | 181.9 | 195.2 | 182.5 | 179.0 | 144.2 | 143.3 | 2,240.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 46 | 51 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 50 | 41 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 48 | 48 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||