Wuqi County

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County in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China

Wuqi

吴起县

County

Wuqi County's urban center

Wuqi County in Yan'an

Coordinates (Wuqi County government): 36°55′39″N 108°10′35″E﻿ / ﻿36.9274°N 108.1765°E﻿ / 36.9274; 108.1765
Country| People's Republic of China
Province| Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city| Yan'an
Area

• Total| 3,788.5 km2 (1,462.7 sq mi)
Population

(2012)

• Total| 145,600
• Density| 38/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+8 (China standard time)
Licence plates| 陕J

Wuqi County (simplified Chinese: 吴起县; traditional Chinese: 吳起縣; pinyin: Wúqǐ Xiàn) is a county under the jurisdiction of Yan'an City, in the northwest of Shaanxi Province, China, bordering Gansu province to the southwest. The county spans an area of 3,788.5 square kilometres (1,462.7 sq mi), and has a population of 145,600 as of 2012.[1]

## Administrative divisions[edit]

The county is divided into 1 subdistrict and 8 towns.[1][2]

Zoning Code[2] | English Name  | Hanzi  | Pinyin

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610626001000  | Wuqi Subdistrict [zh] | 吴起街道 | Wúqǐ Jiēdào
610626101000  | Tiebiancheng [zh] | 铁边城镇 | Tiěbiānchéng Zhèn
610626102000  | Zhouwan [zh] | 周湾镇 | Zhōuwān Zhèn
610626103000  | Baibao [zh] | 白豹镇 | Báibào Zhèn
610626104000  | Zhangguanmiao | 长官庙镇 | Zhǎngguānmiào Zhèn
610626105000  | Changcheng [zh] | 长城镇 | Chángchéng Zhèn
610626106000  | Wugucheng [zh] | 五谷城镇 | Wǔgǔchéng Zhèn
610626107000  | Wucangbao [zh] | 吴仓堡镇 | Wúcāngbǎo Zhèn
610626108000  | Miaogou [zh] | 庙沟镇 | Miàogōu Zhèn

## Geography[edit]

Wuqi is adjacent to Dingbian County in the northwest, Zhidan County in the southeast, Jingbian County in the northeast, and Huachi County in Gansu Province in the southwest.[1][3] The county's two main rivers are the Wuding River and the Beiluo River.[3] The region is largely hilly, with the terrain's altitude varying from 1,233 metres (4,045 ft) to 1,809 metres (5,935 ft) in height.[3]

### Climate[edit]

The county has warm, wet summers, and cool, dry winters.[3] The county's minimum recorded temperature was −25.1 °C (−13.2 °F), maximum recorded temperature was 37.1 °C (98.8 °F), and has an average annual temperature of 7.8 °C (46.0 °F).[3] The county's average annual precipitation is 483.4 millimetres (19.03 in).[3]

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

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 16.1
(61.0)  | 19.9
(67.8)  | 28.1
(82.6)  | 33.6
(92.5)  | 34.6
(94.3)  | 36.7
(98.1)  | 38.3
(100.9)  | 34.0
(93.2)  | 33.7
(92.7)  | 28.0
(82.4)  | 23.2
(73.8)  | 15.5
(59.9)  | 38.3
(100.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 1.8
(35.2)  | 5.8
(42.4)  | 11.9
(53.4)  | 18.9
(66.0)  | 23.7
(74.7)  | 27.7
(81.9)  | 28.8
(83.8)  | 26.8
(80.2)  | 21.8
(71.2)  | 16.1
(61.0)  | 9.6
(49.3)  | 3.3
(37.9)  | 16.4
(61.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | −7.2
(19.0)  | −2.8
(27.0)  | 3.5
(38.3)  | 10.5
(50.9)  | 15.8
(60.4)  | 20.2
(68.4)  | 22.0
(71.6)  | 20.3
(68.5)  | 15.0
(59.0)  | 8.2
(46.8)  | 1.1
(34.0)  | −5.5
(22.1)  | 8.4
(47.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | −13.6
(7.5)  | −9.2
(15.4)  | −3.2
(26.2)  | 2.9
(37.2)  | 8.2
(46.8)  | 13
(55)  | 16.4
(61.5)  | 15.4
(59.7)  | 10.1
(50.2)  | 2.7
(36.9)  | −4.7
(23.5)  | −11.6
(11.1)  | 2.2
(35.9)
Record low °C (°F)  | −26.3
(−15.3)  | −22.6
(−8.7)  | −18.3
(−0.9)  | −9.9
(14.2)  | −3.3
(26.1)  | 4.0
(39.2)  | 7.3
(45.1)  | 5.0
(41.0)  | −3.1
(26.4)  | −11.1
(12.0)  | −17.8
(0.0)  | −28.5
(−19.3)  | −28.5
(−19.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 2.9
(0.11)  | 4.7
(0.19)  | 10.7
(0.42)  | 23.8
(0.94)  | 37.8
(1.49)  | 53.4
(2.10)  | 103.6
(4.08)  | 111.6
(4.39)  | 69.2
(2.72)  | 30.4
(1.20)  | 11.8
(0.46)  | 2.3
(0.09)  | 462.2
(18.19)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.7  | 3.5  | 4.3  | 5.7  | 7.4  | 9.2  | 12.5  | 12.9  | 10.6  | 8.0  | 4.5  | 1.8  | 83.1
Average snowy days  | 5.2  | 5.7  | 4.0  | 1.0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1.0  | 3.5  | 4.2  | 24.6
Average relative humidity (%)  | 55  | 52  | 49  | 46  | 49  | 56  | 67  | 72  | 74  | 70  | 63  | 57  | 59
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 202.0  | 188.0  | 220.2  | 234.2  | 255.4  | 248.6  | 237.1  | 213.4  | 171.4  | 189.9  | 192.9  | 197.6  | 2,550.7
Percent possible sunshine | 65  | 61  | 59  | 59  | 58  | 57  | 54  | 51  | 47  | 55  | 64  | 66  | 58
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

## History[edit]

On October 19, 1935, forces belonging to the Chinese Soviet Republic captured the area.[3] An account of Wuqi (Wu Ch'i, in Wade-Giles Romanization) in 1936 can be found in Edgar Snow's "Red Star over China". At the time, it was the main industrial center of the communist-controlled Shaanxi/Gansu/Ningxia borderlands area, This is where the Red Army's arsenal. cloth, uniform, shoe and stockings factories were at the time. As Edgar Snow noted, the arsenal's products were mostly used to arm the Red guerilla fighters, while the regular Red Army units mostly used weapons captured from the enemy (Kuomintang and warlord) troops.[6] The area was a part of the Shaan-Gan-Ning Border Region.[3]

## Economy[edit]

As of 2016, Wuqi County had a GDP of 10.8 billion Renminbi.[3] The county's urban residents had a per capita disposable income of 32,883 Yuan, and its agrarian residents had one of 11,538 Yuan.[3]

### Natural resources[edit]

The county has deposits of a number of minerals, including coal, petroleum, and gypsum.[1]

## Transportation[edit]

The county is home the Yan'an-Dingbian Road.[1] The western terminus of the Yanwu Expressway is located in the county.[7]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e 吴起县概况地图_行政区划网(区划地名网) www.xzqh.org (in Chinese (China)). XZQH.org. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
2. ^ a b 2018年统计用区划代码 (in Chinese (China)). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 吴起概况－吴起县政府. Wuqi County People's Government. 2017-08-13. Archived from the original on 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
6. ^ Edgar Snow, "The Red Star over China". Multiple editions. Part Seven: "En Route to the Front".
7. ^ Li, Hua (2013-12-20). 陕西延安至吴起高速公路通车 [Shaanxi Yan'an to Wuqi Expressway opens to traffic]. www.chinanews.com (in Chinese). China News Service. Archived from the original on 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2021-08-13.

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