Dongguang County
东光县 Tungkwang | |
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Coordinates: 37°54′N 116°45′E / 37.900°N 116.750°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hebei |
Prefecture-level city | Cangzhou |
County seat | Dongguang Town (东光镇) |
Area | |
• Total | 710 km2 (270 sq mi) |
Elevation | 16 m (51 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 350,000 |
• Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 061600 |
Area code | 0317 |
Dongguang County (simplified Chinese: 东光县; traditional Chinese: 東光縣; pinyin: Dōngguāng Xiàn; lit. 'eastern brightness') is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Cangzhou, in the east of Hebei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Shandong province to the southeast.
Area is 710 km2 (270 sq mi) and population is 350,000[when?]. China National Highway 105 and G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway both pass through the county.
There are 7 towns and 2 townships under the county's administration.[1]
Towns:
Townships:
Climate data for Dongguang (1991–2020 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) | 16.1 (61.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
40.8 (105.4) |
41.5 (106.7) |
36.5 (97.7) |
35.7 (96.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
41.5 (106.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
19.3 (66.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
1.1 (34.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
13.5 (56.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
8.8 (47.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −19.2 (−2.6) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.6 (0.10) |
8.1 (0.32) |
8.4 (0.33) |
24.8 (0.98) |
35.5 (1.40) |
78.0 (3.07) |
169.9 (6.69) |
129.5 (5.10) |
35.8 (1.41) |
30.5 (1.20) |
14.7 (0.58) |
3.2 (0.13) |
541 (21.31) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 62.5 |
Average snowy days | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 10.3 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 59 | 56 | 51 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 75 | 79 | 72 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 63 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.6 | 186.4 | 241.4 | 257.3 | 284.8 | 260.8 | 227.8 | 229.6 | 223.2 | 214.1 | 175.2 | 173.4 | 2,656.6 |
Percent possible sunshine | 60 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 59 | 51 | 55 | 61 | 62 | 58 | 59 | 60 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] |