Benxi
本溪县 ᠪᡝᠨᠰᡳ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ | |
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本溪满族自治县 ᠪᡝᠨᠰᡳ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ Benxi Manchu Autonomous County | |
Coordinates: 41°18′06″N 124°07′12″E / 41.3018°N 124.1200°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Liaoning |
Prefecture-level city | Benxi |
County seat | Xiaoshi |
Area | |
• Total | 3,362 km2 (1,298 sq mi) |
Elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 230,850 |
• Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 117100 |
Area code | 0414 |
Website | www |
Benxi Manchu Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 本溪满族自治县; traditional Chinese: 本溪滿族自治縣; pinyin: Běnxī Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn; Manchu: ᠪᡝᠨᠰᡳ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ; Möllendorff: bensi manju beye dasangga siyan) is an autonomous county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Benxi, in the east of Liaoning province, China. It has a total area of 3,362 square kilometres (1,298 sq mi), and a population of approximately 300,000 people as of 2002.
The city is home to a sizable Manchu and Hui population.
There is one subdistrict, 10 towns, and one townships within the county:[2]
The only subdistrict is Guanyinge Subdistrict (观音阁街道).
10 towns are: Xiaoshi (小市镇), Caohezhang (草河掌镇), Caohecheng (草河城镇), Caohekou (草河口镇), Lianshanguan (连山关镇), Qinghecheng (清河城镇), Tianshifu (田师傅镇), Nandianzi (南甸子镇), Jianchang (碱厂镇), Pianling (偏岭镇), Gaoguan (高官镇).
The only township is Dongyingfang Township (东营房乡).
Climate data for Benxi County (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
6.9 (44.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
14.0 (57.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.5 (11.3) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
0.8 (33.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
7.8 (46.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.8 (1.8) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
2.6 (36.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.8 (0.31) |
12.6 (0.50) |
19.2 (0.76) |
43.5 (1.71) |
67.1 (2.64) |
116.1 (4.57) |
163.7 (6.44) |
200.4 (7.89) |
56.2 (2.21) |
49.8 (1.96) |
31.2 (1.23) |
12.3 (0.48) |
779.9 (30.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.4 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 10.6 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 106.2 |
Average snowy days | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 42.4 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 59 | 54 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 79 | 74 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 65 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 176.2 | 185.1 | 216.0 | 219.8 | 245.6 | 218.5 | 194.0 | 202.7 | 216.2 | 200.4 | 159.5 | 156.9 | 2,390.9 |
Percent possible sunshine | 59 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 48 | 43 | 48 | 58 | 59 | 54 | 55 | 54 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] |
Climate data for Caohekouzhen, Benxi County (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.2 (11.8) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
0.1 (32.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.7 (1.9) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
1.4 (34.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
1.6 (34.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.7 (0.26) |
13.9 (0.55) |
19.4 (0.76) |
43.7 (1.72) |
73.5 (2.89) |
113.9 (4.48) |
205.0 (8.07) |
233.0 (9.17) |
61.4 (2.42) |
47.1 (1.85) |
29.6 (1.17) |
12.5 (0.49) |
859.7 (33.83) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.4 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 10.2 | 13.1 | 15.2 | 12.9 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 104.4 |
Average snowy days | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 36.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 69 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 81 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 71 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 196.5 | 194.3 | 220.9 | 221.5 | 235.2 | 175.3 | 131.9 | 165.9 | 206.7 | 194.9 | 162.1 | 165.7 | 2,270.9 |
Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 39 | 29 | 39 | 56 | 57 | 55 | 58 | 52 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][5] |