Pingyuan County, Shandong

Pingyuan County
平原县
County
Pingyuan in Dezhou
Pingyuan in Dezhou
Dezhou in Shandong
Dezhou in Shandong
Coordinates: 37°09′55″N 116°26′03″E / 37.1653°N 116.4341°E / 37.1653; 116.4341
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityDezhou
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,047 km2 (404 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total
447,000
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
253100

Pingyuan County (simplified Chinese: 平原县; traditional Chinese: 平原縣; pinyin: Píngyuán Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Dezhou. It has an area of 1,050 square kilometres (410 sq mi).

History

At the end of the Han dynasty, Liu Bei began his political career as prefect of Pingyuan Commandery. The town was one of the starts for the anti-Western Boxer Rebellion.

The population was 437,584 in 1999.[3]

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this County is divided to 2 subdistricts, 7 towns and 3 townships.[4]

Subdistricts
  • Longmen Subdistrict (龙门街道)
  • Taoyuan Subdistrict (桃园街道)
Towns
Townships
  • Fangzi Township (坊子乡)
  • Wangdagua Township (王打卦乡)
  • Santang Township (三唐乡)

Climate

Climate data for Pingyuan (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5) 		7.6
(45.7) 		14.2
(57.6) 		20.8
(69.4) 		26.6
(79.9) 		31.7
(89.1) 		32.0
(89.6) 		30.4
(86.7) 		27.0
(80.6) 		21.0
(69.8) 		12.2
(54.0) 		5.2
(41.4) 		19.4
(66.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6) 		1.6
(34.9) 		7.9
(46.2) 		14.6
(58.3) 		20.5
(68.9) 		25.5
(77.9) 		27.1
(80.8) 		25.6
(78.1) 		20.9
(69.6) 		14.4
(57.9) 		6.4
(43.5) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		13.5
(56.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.0
(21.2) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		2.8
(37.0) 		9.1
(48.4) 		14.8
(58.6) 		20.0
(68.0) 		23.0
(73.4) 		21.8
(71.2) 		16.2
(61.2) 		9.4
(48.9) 		2.1
(35.8) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		8.9
(48.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.4
(0.13) 		9.2
(0.36) 		8.8
(0.35) 		28.8
(1.13) 		44.2
(1.74) 		75.3
(2.96) 		161.4
(6.35) 		145.7
(5.74) 		40.4
(1.59) 		29.3
(1.15) 		16.3
(0.64) 		4.2
(0.17) 		567
(22.31)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.1 3.2 2.7 5.1 6.3 7.5 10.7 9.6 6.1 5.0 3.9 2.2 64.4
Average snowy days 2.6 2.7 0.8 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 1.8 9
Average relative humidity (%) 59 55 53 58 63 62 77 82 75 68 66 63 65
Mean monthly sunshine hours 167.5 167.2 220.7 241.5 270.9 240.3 203.9 199.7 198.1 195.7 161.7 156.7 2,423.9
Percent possible sunshine 54 54 59 61 62 55 46 48 54 57 54 53 55
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

References

  1. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. ^ National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  4. ^ 聊城市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 October 2023.