Quzhou County

County in Hebei, People's Republic of China

Quzhou County

曲周县

County

Quzhou in Handan

Handan in Hebei

Coordinates: 36°46′48″N 114°56′42″E﻿ / ﻿36.780°N 114.945°E﻿ / 36.780; 114.945
Country| People's Republic of China
Province| Hebei
Prefecture-level city| Handan
Area

• Total| 667 km2 (258 sq mi)
Elevation

| 42 m (139 ft)
Population

• Total| 400,000
• Density| 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code|

057250

Quzhou County

Traditional Chinese| 曲周縣
Simplified Chinese| 曲周县
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Qǔzhōuxiàn
Wade–Giles| Ch‘ü-chou Hsien

Quzhou[a] is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Handan, in the south of Hebei Province, China. It has a population of 400,000[when?] residing in an area of 667 km2 (258 sq mi).

## Administrative divisions[edit]

There are 5 towns and 5 townships under the county's administration.[2]

Towns:

* Quzhou (曲周镇), Anzhai (安寨镇), Henantuan (河南疃镇), Houcun (侯村镇), Disituan (第四疃镇)

Townships:

* Dahedao Township (大河道乡), Baizhai Township (白寨乡), Yizhuang Township (依庄乡), Nanliyue Township (南里岳乡), Huaiqiao Township (槐桥乡)

## Climate[edit]

Climate data for Quzhou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 18.6
(65.5)  | 24.7
(76.5)  | 30.6
(87.1)  | 35.0
(95.0)  | 38.6
(101.5)  | 42.6
(108.7)  | 41.3
(106.3)  | 37.8
(100.0)  | 38.7
(101.7)  | 32.5
(90.5)  | 27.3
(81.1)  | 25.2
(77.4)  | 42.6
(108.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 3.9
(39.0)  | 8.4
(47.1)  | 15.1
(59.2)  | 21.8
(71.2)  | 27.5
(81.5)  | 32.4
(90.3)  | 32.4
(90.3)  | 30.7
(87.3)  | 27.2
(81.0)  | 21.4
(70.5)  | 12.5
(54.5)  | 5.5
(41.9)  | 19.9
(67.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | −1.6
(29.1)  | 2.3
(36.1)  | 8.7
(47.7)  | 15.4
(59.7)  | 21.2
(70.2)  | 26.2
(79.2)  | 27.5
(81.5)  | 25.8
(78.4)  | 21.2
(70.2)  | 15.0
(59.0)  | 6.6
(43.9)  | 0.2
(32.4)  | 14.0
(57.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | −6.0
(21.2)  | −2.6
(27.3)  | 3.2
(37.8)  | 9.6
(49.3)  | 15.2
(59.4)  | 20.5
(68.9)  | 23.2
(73.8)  | 21.9
(71.4)  | 16.4
(61.5)  | 9.8
(49.6)  | 1.9
(35.4)  | −3.9
(25.0)  | 9.1
(48.4)
Record low °C (°F)  | −21.4
(−6.5)  | −15.8
(3.6)  | −8.6
(16.5)  | −1.0
(30.2)  | 2.9
(37.2)  | 10.2
(50.4)  | 16.3
(61.3)  | 13.3
(55.9)  | 4.1
(39.4)  | −2.8
(27.0)  | −15.7
(3.7)  | −17.4
(0.7)  | −21.4
(−6.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 2.6
(0.10)  | 7.1
(0.28)  | 8.9
(0.35)  | 29.6
(1.17)  | 40.9
(1.61)  | 58.0
(2.28)  | 126.3
(4.97)  | 105.3
(4.15)  | 46.3
(1.82)  | 26.2
(1.03)  | 15.3
(0.60)  | 3.8
(0.15)  | 470.3
(18.51)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7  | 2.9  | 2.6  | 5.2  | 6.4  | 7.9  | 10.3  | 8.9  | 6.9  | 5.0  | 3.6  | 2.3  | 63.7
Average snowy days  | 2.4  | 2.6  | 0.9  | 0.2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.9  | 2.4  | 9.4
Average relative humidity (%)  | 60  | 56  | 53  | 59  | 62  | 60  | 76  | 80  | 74  | 67  | 68  | 65  | 65
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 123.3  | 140.1  | 189.9  | 217.0  | 240.8  | 214.6  | 183.1  | 186.3  | 176.5  | 166.2  | 135.3  | 126.7  | 2,099.8
Percent possible sunshine | 40  | 45  | 51  | 55  | 55  | 49  | 41  | 45  | 48  | 48  | 45  | 43  | 47
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ In addition to the pinyin and Wade-Giles romanizations given above, Quzhou sometimes appears in older works as Ku Chou.[1]

## References[edit]

### Citations[edit]

1. ^ Fitzgerald (1933), p. 222.
2. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：曲周县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

### Bibliography[edit]

* Fitzgerald, Charles Patrick (1933), Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the T'ang Dynasty, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9781001287973.

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