County in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
Pingli County (simplified Chinese: 平利县; traditional Chinese: 平利縣; pinyin: Pínglì Xiàn) is a county the southeast of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Chongqing to the south and Hubei province to the east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Ankang.
History
Han dynasty tomb unearthed in 2006
In January 2006 during the construction of a plaza in Pingli County a Han dynasty era tomb was uncovered, during its excavation archeologists found 259 Wu Zhu cash coins, one tripod made from iron, a pottery kitchen range as well as three pottery urns.[1]
Administrative divisions
As 2019, Pingli County is divided to 11 towns.[2]
- Towns
- Chengguan (城关镇)
- Xinglong (兴隆镇)
- Laoxian (老县镇)
- Dagui (大贵镇)
- Sanyang (三阳镇)
- Luohe (洛河镇)
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- Guangfo (广佛镇)
- Baxian (八仙镇)
- Chang'an (长安镇)
- Zhengyang (正阳镇)
- Xihe (西河镇)
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Climate
| Climate data for Pingli, elevation 431 m (1,414 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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19.2
(66.6)
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23.0
(73.4)
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31.3
(88.3)
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35.5
(95.9)
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37.5
(99.5)
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38.8
(101.8)
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40.7
(105.3)
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39.1
(102.4)
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39.4
(102.9)
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31.5
(88.7)
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26.0
(78.8)
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19.0
(66.2)
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40.7
(105.3)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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9.1
(48.4)
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11.8
(53.2)
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17.6
(63.7)
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23.6
(74.5)
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26.6
(79.9)
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30.1
(86.2)
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32.1
(89.8)
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30.7
(87.3)
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26.1
(79.0)
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21.1
(70.0)
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15.3
(59.5)
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10.2
(50.4)
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21.2
(70.2)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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3.5
(38.3)
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6.3
(43.3)
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10.9
(51.6)
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16.3
(61.3)
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20.0
(68.0)
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23.9
(75.0)
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26.3
(79.3)
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25.2
(77.4)
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21.1
(70.0)
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16.0
(60.8)
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10.0
(50.0)
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4.8
(40.6)
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15.4
(59.6)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−0.1
(31.8)
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2.5
(36.5)
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6.1
(43.0)
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11.0
(51.8)
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15.3
(59.5)
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19.4
(66.9)
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22.2
(72.0)
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21.5
(70.7)
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17.8
(64.0)
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12.9
(55.2)
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6.7
(44.1)
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1.3
(34.3)
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11.4
(52.5)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−6.8
(19.8)
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−5.2
(22.6)
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−3.1
(26.4)
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0.3
(32.5)
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6.6
(43.9)
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13.4
(56.1)
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16.5
(61.7)
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14.8
(58.6)
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10.6
(51.1)
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4.5
(40.1)
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−1.9
(28.6)
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−7.2
(19.0)
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−7.2
(19.0)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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5.2
(0.20)
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13.8
(0.54)
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34.7
(1.37)
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63.3
(2.49)
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121.0
(4.76)
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121.9
(4.80)
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187.6
(7.39)
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142.9
(5.63)
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115.3
(4.54)
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81.0
(3.19)
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32.7
(1.29)
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10.9
(0.43)
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930.3
(36.63)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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5.4
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6.9
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9.3
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10.2
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13.2
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11.4
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13.6
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13.1
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12.3
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12.9
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9.4
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5.9
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123.6
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| Average snowy days
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3.8
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2.7
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0.7
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0.1
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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
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0.5
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1.6
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9.4
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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71
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70
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68
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71
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76
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78
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80
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81
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83
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84
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82
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76
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77
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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104.2
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90.8
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137.9
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165.9
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163.1
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166.9
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191.9
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175.4
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117.6
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105.9
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100.2
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102.8
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1,622.6
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| Percent possible sunshine
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33
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29
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37
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43
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38
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39
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44
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43
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32
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30
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32
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33
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36
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
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References
32°18′42″N 109°18′30″E / 32.31167°N 109.30833°E / 32.31167; 109.30833
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