Qimen County
Qimen
祁门县 Kimen | |
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Coordinates: 29°51′14″N 117°43′01″E / 29.854°N 117.717°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Anhui |
Prefecture-level city | Huangshan |
Area | |
• Total | 2,257 km2 (871 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 163,000 |
• Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 245600 |
Qimen County (simplified Chinese: 祁门县; traditional Chinese: 祁門縣; pinyin: Qímén Xiàn; alternately romanized as Keemun) is a county in the southeast of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, bordering Jiangxi Province to the southwest. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Huangshan City. It has a population of 190,000 and an area of 2,257 square kilometres (871 sq mi). The government of Qimen County is located in Qishan Town.
Qimen County has jurisdiction over seven towns and thirteen townships.
History
Qimen County was established in 766 during the Tang Dynasty (Yongtai Era 2). It takes its name from the Mount Qi in the northeast and the Chang River (阊江) in the southwest.[citation needed]
The headquarters of the Xiang Army were in Qimen during part of the Taiping Rebellion.
Administrative divisions
Qimen County is divided to 8 towns and 10 townships.[1]
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- Townships
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Climate
Climate data for Qimen County (1981–2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
2.5 (36.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
11.9 (53.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 81.8 (3.22) |
106.3 (4.19) |
174.8 (6.88) |
203.9 (8.03) |
240.8 (9.48) |
345.1 (13.59) |
227.0 (8.94) |
139.1 (5.48) |
83.2 (3.28) |
75.1 (2.96) |
74.7 (2.94) |
45.9 (1.81) |
1,797.7 (70.8) |
Source: National Meteorological Center of CMA[2] |
Economy
Qimen County is a tea-producing region, and the black tea called Keemun tea is named after Qimen.
Transportation
Rail
Qimen is served by the Anhui–Jiangxi Railway.
Places of interest
The area around the border with Shitai County contains a National Nature Reserve. It includes a 1,700-metre-high (5,600 ft) peak in the Huangshan Mountains.
See also
- Likou, a town in Qimen County
References
- ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ . China Meteorological Administration http://www.nmc.cn/publish/forecast/AAH/qimen.html. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
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External links
- Qimen County official site (in Chinese)