Pucheng County (Chinese: 蒲城县; pinyin: Púchéng Xiàn) is a county in the east of Shaanxi province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Weinan.
Pucheng County 蒲城县 | |
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 Pucheng in Weinan | |
.png) Weinan in Shaanxi | |
| Coordinates: 34°57′21″N 109°35′11″E / 34.9559°N 109.5865°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Weinan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,583.58 km2 (611.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 778,315 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal Code | 715500 |
Administrative divisions
As 2019, Pucheng County is divided to 2 subdistricts and 15 townships.[1]
- Subdistricts
- Fengxian Subdistrict (奉先街道)
- Zijing Subdistrict (紫荆街道)
- Towns
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Climate
| Climate data for Pucheng (1991–2017 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) | 15.9 (60.6) | 23.3 (73.9) | 29.1 (84.4) | 36.9 (98.4) | 38.4 (101.1) | 41.4 (106.5) | 40.5 (104.9) | 39.6 (103.3) | 38.4 (101.1) | 31.8 (89.2) | 24.3 (75.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 41.4 (106.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) | 9.4 (48.9) | 15.3 (59.5) | 22.2 (72.0) | 27.1 (80.8) | 31.7 (89.1) | 32.5 (90.5) | 30.5 (86.9) | 25.6 (78.1) | 19.7 (67.5) | 12.6 (54.7) | 6.5 (43.7) | 19.8 (67.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) | 3.9 (39.0) | 9.4 (48.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 25.7 (78.3) | 27.3 (81.1) | 25.5 (77.9) | 20.6 (69.1) | 14.4 (57.9) | 7.2 (45.0) | 1.3 (34.3) | 14.3 (57.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) | −0.3 (31.5) | 4.8 (40.6) | 10.6 (51.1) | 15.5 (59.9) | 20.4 (68.7) | 22.9 (73.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 16.8 (62.2) | 10.4 (50.7) | 3.3 (37.9) | −2.5 (27.5) | 10.0 (49.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.8 (7.2) | −13.3 (8.1) | −8.1 (17.4) | −0.8 (30.6) | 0.7 (33.3) | 11.5 (52.7) | 15.8 (60.4) | 13.8 (56.8) | 6.5 (43.7) | −3.7 (25.3) | −10.3 (13.5) | −16.7 (1.9) | −16.7 (1.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.7 (0.22) | 9.3 (0.37) | 16.1 (0.63) | 30.2 (1.19) | 52.5 (2.07) | 52.9 (2.08) | 92.5 (3.64) | 83.1 (3.27) | 79.8 (3.14) | 49.8 (1.96) | 19.7 (0.78) | 4.2 (0.17) | 495.8 (19.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 77.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 12.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 52 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 55 | 66 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 56 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 169.4 | 154.5 | 181.7 | 206.1 | 226.1 | 223.4 | 225.0 | 209.2 | 155.3 | 153.6 | 155.3 | 170.0 | 2,229.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 54 | 50 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 42 | 44 | 51 | 56 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Transport
- Pucheng East Railway Station lies on the Xi'an–Yan'an Railway.