County in Gansu, China
Zhang County or Zhangxian is a county in Gansu province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Dingxi. Its postal code is 748300, and its population in 2017 was 198,200 people.
The county has several mineral resources such as rock salt, limestone and andalusite.[1]
Administrative divisions
Zhang County is divided to 10 towns and 3 townships.[2]
- Towns
- Wuyang (武阳镇)
- Sancha (三岔镇)
- Xinsi (新寺镇)
- Jinzhong (金钟镇)
- Yanjing (盐井镇)
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- Panhuqiao (殪虎桥镇)
- Dacaotan (大草滩镇)
- Sizu (四族镇)
- Shichuan (石川镇)
- Guiqingshan (贵清山镇)
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- Townships
- Maquan Township(马泉乡)
- Wudang Township(武当乡)
- Dongquan Township(东泉乡)
Climate
Climate data for Zhangxian, elevation 1,911 m (6,270 ft), (1991–2019 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Record high °C (°F)
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14.4 (57.9)
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21.7 (71.1)
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25.7 (78.3)
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28.7 (83.7)
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30.6 (87.1)
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32.1 (89.8)
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35.1 (95.2)
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34.2 (93.6)
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31.7 (89.1)
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25.4 (77.7)
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20.1 (68.2)
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16.7 (62.1)
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35.1 (95.2)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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1.9 (35.4)
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5.1 (41.2)
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10.9 (51.6)
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17.1 (62.8)
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20.8 (69.4)
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24.1 (75.4)
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26.4 (79.5)
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25.3 (77.5)
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20.0 (68.0)
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14.5 (58.1)
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9.0 (48.2)
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3.8 (38.8)
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14.9 (58.8)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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−5.1 (22.8)
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−1.3 (29.7)
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4.0 (39.2)
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9.8 (49.6)
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13.8 (56.8)
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17.5 (63.5)
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19.7 (67.5)
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18.9 (66.0)
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14.3 (57.7)
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8.5 (47.3)
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2.2 (36.0)
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−3.5 (25.7)
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8.2 (46.8)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−10.2 (13.6)
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−6.3 (20.7)
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−1.2 (29.8)
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3.6 (38.5)
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7.5 (45.5)
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11.3 (52.3)
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13.8 (56.8)
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13.5 (56.3)
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9.9 (49.8)
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4.2 (39.6)
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−2.6 (27.3)
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−8.4 (16.9)
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2.9 (37.3)
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Record low °C (°F)
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−22.2 (−8.0)
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−19.9 (−3.8)
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−13.7 (7.3)
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−7.3 (18.9)
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−2.8 (27.0)
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2.1 (35.8)
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5.7 (42.3)
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4.8 (40.6)
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0.7 (33.3)
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−9.0 (15.8)
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−16.5 (2.3)
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−22.3 (−8.1)
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−22.3 (−8.1)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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4.7 (0.19)
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6.2 (0.24)
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14.1 (0.56)
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30.7 (1.21)
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55.6 (2.19)
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64.3 (2.53)
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80.7 (3.18)
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75.6 (2.98)
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54.2 (2.13)
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34.9 (1.37)
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7.0 (0.28)
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1.6 (0.06)
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429.6 (16.92)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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5.1
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5.4
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7.7
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9.1
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11.9
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12.8
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12.6
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12.4
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13.5
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10.4
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4.4
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2.5
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107.8
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Average snowy days
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8.6
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8.2
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7.4
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2.3
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0.2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1.4
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4.4
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5.2
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37.7
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Average relative humidity (%)
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61
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61
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59
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58
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61
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65
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68
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71
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76
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75
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69
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62
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66
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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182.7
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167.5
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188.4
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206.4
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220.0
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210.4
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221.2
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210.4
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147.6
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150.8
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171.7
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190.1
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2,267.2
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Percent possible sunshine
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58
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54
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50
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52
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51
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49
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51
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51
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40
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44
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56
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63
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52
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
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See also
References