Wuqiang County
武强县 | |
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Coordinates: 38°02′28″N 115°58′55″E / 38.041°N 115.982°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hebei |
Prefecture-level city | Hengshui |
County seat | Wuqiang Town (武强镇) |
Area | |
• Total | 442 km2 (171 sq mi) |
Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 210,000 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 053300 |
Area code | 0318 |
Website | wuqiang |
Wuqiang County (simplified Chinese: 武强县; traditional Chinese: 武強縣; pinyin: Wǔqiáng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast-central part of Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hengshui, with a population of 210,000[when?] residing in an area of 442 km2 (171 sq mi). Both China National Highway 307 and G1811 Huanghua–Shijiazhuang Expressway pass through the county.
The famous luthier Song Chung has his workshop in Wuqiang.[1]
The county administers 3 towns and 3 townships.[2]
Towns:
Townships:
Climate data for Wuqiang (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) | 16.6 (61.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
34.3 (93.7) |
41.7 (107.1) |
41.2 (106.2) |
41.9 (107.4) |
38.8 (101.8) |
36.6 (97.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
18.2 (64.8) |
41.9 (107.4) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
7.3 (45.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
19.5 (67.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
0.5 (32.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
13.1 (55.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.3 (17.1) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
1.4 (34.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −20.7 (−5.3) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−20.3 (−4.5) |
−20.7 (−5.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.5 (0.06) |
5.7 (0.22) |
7.8 (0.31) |
23.8 (0.94) |
34.2 (1.35) |
64.5 (2.54) |
155.6 (6.13) |
107.3 (4.22) |
38.1 (1.50) |
28.0 (1.10) |
13.2 (0.52) |
2.6 (0.10) |
482.3 (18.99) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 61 |
Average snowy days | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 9.4 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 56 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 60 | 75 | 82 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 65 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 165.8 | 174.1 | 228.5 | 248.6 | 278.7 | 247.9 | 215.4 | 210.6 | 207.9 | 195.7 | 162.2 | 156.2 | 2,491.6 |
Percent possible sunshine | 54 | 57 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 56 | 48 | 50 | 56 | 57 | 54 | 53 | 56 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] |