Pingchang County
| Pingchang County | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 平昌縣 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 平昌县 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Peaceful-&-Prosperous County | ||||||
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Pingchang County is a county in Bazhong in north-eastern Sichuan province. Its area is 2227 km². The population is 930,000.
Administration
Pingchang has 16 towns and 11 villages.
Towns: Jiangkou (江口), Xiangtan (响滩), Sima (驷马), Desheng (得胜), Baiyi (白衣), Yuanshan (元山), Yuejia (岳家), Yuntai (云台), Lancao (兰草), Xixing (西兴), Zhenlong (镇龙), Bishan (笔山), Qiujia (邱家), Hanshui (涵水), Tanxi (坦溪), Folou (佛楼).
Villages: Dazhai (大寨), Liumen (六门), Longgang (龙岗), Yuanshi (元石), Qingyun (青云), Tuxing (土兴), Banmiao (板庙), Nilong (泥龙), Yankou (岩口), Xishen (喜神), Wangjing (望京).
Climate
| Climate data for Pingchang (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
35.1 (95.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
36.6 (97.9) |
39.2 (102.6) |
40.6 (105.1) |
39.4 (102.9) |
33.6 (92.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
40.6 (105.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
21.2 (70.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
5.1 (41.2) |
13.7 (56.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
1.7 (35.1) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.3 (0.52) |
19.0 (0.75) |
36.1 (1.42) |
83.5 (3.29) |
141.0 (5.55) |
179.3 (7.06) |
233.0 (9.17) |
170.4 (6.71) |
173.6 (6.83) |
98.7 (3.89) |
49.2 (1.94) |
17.5 (0.69) |
1,214.6 (47.82) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 86 | 82 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
External links
31°33′40″N 107°06′25″E / 31.56111°N 107.10694°E
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