County in Gansu, China
Huachi County (simplified Chinese: 华池县; traditional Chinese: 華池縣; pinyin: Huáchí Xiàn) is a county in the east of Gansu province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the north and northeast. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qingyang. Its postal code is 745600, and its population in 2018 was 138,680 people. Huachi has a low population density and is one of the poorer counties of China, partly because of the dry climate.[1]
Parts of the Qin Great Wall run through Huachi. Huachi was established as a county during the Western Wei dynasty. During the Five Dynasties period it was abolished, becoming part of neighbouring counties. In 1934 it was re-established. During the first encirclement campaign against the Shaanxi–Gansu Soviet it was home to the Nanliang communist base.[1]
Huachi's important agricultural produce includes white melon seeds, daylily, wood ear mushroom and millets.[1]
Administrative divisions
Huachi County is divided to 6 towns and 9 townships.[2]
- Towns
- Yuele (悦乐镇)
- Rouyuan (柔远镇)
- Yuancheng (元城镇)
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- Nanliang (南梁镇)
- Chenghao (城壕镇)
- Wujiao (五蛟镇)
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- Townships
- Shangliyuan Township(上里塬乡)
- Wangzuizi Township(王咀子乡)
- Baima Township(白马乡)
- Huai'an Township(怀安乡)
- Qiaochuan Township(乔川乡)
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- Qiaohe Township(乔河乡)
- Shanzhuang Township(山庄乡)
- Linzhen Township(林镇乡)
- Zifangpan Township(紫坊畔乡)
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Climate
| Climate data for Huachi, elevation 1,271 m (4,170 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
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14.1
(57.4)
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19.4
(66.9)
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27.0
(80.6)
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34.5
(94.1)
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34.5
(94.1)
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37.7
(99.9)
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38.0
(100.4)
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34.2
(93.6)
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34.8
(94.6)
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27.2
(81.0)
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23.0
(73.4)
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15.6
(60.1)
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38.0
(100.4)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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2.2
(36.0)
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6.0
(42.8)
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11.9
(53.4)
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19.0
(66.2)
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23.8
(74.8)
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27.8
(82.0)
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29.0
(84.2)
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27.0
(80.6)
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21.9
(71.4)
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16.2
(61.2)
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9.8
(49.6)
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3.8
(38.8)
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16.5
(61.8)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−6.5
(20.3)
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−2.2
(28.0)
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3.9
(39.0)
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10.8
(51.4)
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16.1
(61.0)
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20.4
(68.7)
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22.4
(72.3)
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20.6
(69.1)
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15.3
(59.5)
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8.6
(47.5)
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1.5
(34.7)
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−4.6
(23.7)
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8.9
(47.9)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−12.3
(9.9)
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−8
(18)
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−2.2
(28.0)
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3.7
(38.7)
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8.7
(47.7)
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13.4
(56.1)
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16.7
(62.1)
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15.7
(60.3)
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10.7
(51.3)
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3.5
(38.3)
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−3.7
(25.3)
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−10.1
(13.8)
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3.0
(37.5)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−23.1
(−9.6)
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−21.0
(−5.8)
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−15.9
(3.4)
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−7.8
(18.0)
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−2.7
(27.1)
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4.6
(40.3)
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8.8
(47.8)
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5.2
(41.4)
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−0.9
(30.4)
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−9.4
(15.1)
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−16.1
(3.0)
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−26.5
(−15.7)
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−26.5
(−15.7)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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3.1
(0.12)
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5.1
(0.20)
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12.4
(0.49)
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26.4
(1.04)
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38.2
(1.50)
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60.1
(2.37)
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107.5
(4.23)
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100.3
(3.95)
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68.9
(2.71)
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35.3
(1.39)
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13.4
(0.53)
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2.9
(0.11)
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473.6
(18.64)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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3.0
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4.0
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5.4
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6.4
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7.8
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10.2
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12.2
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11.4
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11.0
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7.8
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4.5
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2.4
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86.1
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| Average snowy days
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4.3
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5.2
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4.0
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0.7
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.6
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2.9
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3.5
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21.2
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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58
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57
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54
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50
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52
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58
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68
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74
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76
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74
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67
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61
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62
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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180.4
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168.1
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191.6
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214.0
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235.1
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229.1
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217.7
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197.6
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156.4
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169.5
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168.9
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172.9
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2,301.3
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| Percent possible sunshine
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58
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54
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51
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54
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54
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52
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49
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48
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43
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49
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56
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58
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52
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
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See also
References
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