Huailai County
| Huailai County 怀来县 |
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|---|---|
| — County — | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 怀来县 |
| • Pinyin | Huáilái Xiàn |
| Country | China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture | Zhangjiakou |
| Seat | Shacheng Town (沙城镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,793 km2 (692.3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 338,000 |
| • Density | 188.5/km2 (488.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 075400 |
| Area code(s) | 0313 |
| Website | http://www.huailai.gov.cn/ |
Huailai (simplified Chinese: 怀来县; traditional Chinese: 懷來縣; pinyin: Huáilái Xiàn) is a county in the Hebei province of northern China, under the administration of Zhangjiakou prefecture-level city.
Huailai County is a center for grape wine production, with the China Great Wall Wine Company, Ltd. headquartered in the town of Shacheng.[1] Huailai Tianyuan Special Type Glass Co., Ltd. is also located in Huailai County.[2]
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[edit] Geography
Huailai County is located in the eastern part of Zhangjiakou prefecture, with latitude ranging from 40° 4′ to 40° 35′ N and longitude 115° 16′ to 115° 58′ E. It contains the upper reaches of the Yongding River and borders Beijing Municipality. It is 87 kilometres (54 mi) east-southeast of the urban area of Zhangjiakou and 120 kilometres (75 mi) west-northwest of Beijing city proper.
Huailai County has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with cold, dry, and windy winters due to the Siberian anticyclone, and hot, humid summers driven by the East Asian monsoon. Monthly mean temperatures range from −7.4 °C (18.7 °F) in January to 24.4 °C (75.9 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 9.6 °C (49.3 °F). There is little rainfall, except during the summer.
| Climate data for Huailai County (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
2.6 (36.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
7.5 (45.5) |
0.6 (33.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −12.2 (10.0) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
4.9 (40.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 1.7 (0.067) |
3.1 (0.122) |
6.6 (0.26) |
14.2 (0.559) |
28.6 (1.126) |
61.7 (2.429) |
107.5 (4.232) |
84.8 (3.339) |
41.3 (1.626) |
15.4 (0.606) |
6.0 (0.236) |
1.5 (0.059) |
372.4 (14.661) |
| % humidity | 40 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 43 | 54 | 68 | 71 | 63 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 50.6 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.3 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 73.8 |
| Sunshine hours | 218.1 | 217.2 | 256.2 | 274.5 | 303.4 | 298.8 | 274.4 | 266.4 | 261.4 | 249.1 | 208.4 | 201.9 | 3,029.8 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
[edit] Administrative Divisions[3]
Towns:
- Shacheng, Beixinbao (北辛堡镇), Xinbao'an (新保安镇), Donghuayuan (东花园镇), Guanting (官厅镇), Sangyuan (桑园镇), Cunrui (存瑞镇), Tumu (土木镇), Dahuangzhuang (大黄庄镇), Xibali (西八里镇), Xiaonanxinbao (小南辛堡镇)
Townships:
- Langshan Township (狼山乡), Jijiyi Township (鸡鸣驿乡), Dongbali Township (东八里乡), Ruiyunguan Township (瑞云观乡), Sunzhuangzi Township (孙庄子乡), Wangjialou Hui Ethnic Township (王家楼回族乡)
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Coordinates: 40°25′N 115°31′E / 40.417°N 115.517°E
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