Minhou County
Minhou County
闽侯县 | |
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  Minhou Location of the seat in Fujian | |
| Coordinates: 26°09′00″N 119°07′55″E / 26.150°N 119.132°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Fuzhou |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Minhou County (simplified Chinese: 闽侯; traditional Chinese: 閩侯; pinyin: Mǐnhòu;[1] Foochow Romanized: Mìng-âu) is a county in eastern Fujian Province, China. It is under the administration of the provincial capital, Fuzhou; the Min River flows in a southeast direction through the center of the county towards Fuzhou's urban area and the Taiwan Strait.
Administrative divisions
The county has one subdistrict, 8 towns and 6 townships.
- Subdistrict：Ganzhe subdistrict (甘蔗街道)
- Town：Baisha Town (白沙镇), Nanyu town (南屿镇)、Shanggan Town (尚干镇)、Xiangqian Town (祥谦镇)、Qingkou Town (青口镇)、Nantong Town(南通镇)、Shangjie Town (上街镇), JingxiTown (荆溪镇)
- Township：Zhuqi township 竹岐乡、Pengwei Township 鸿尾乡、Yangli township (洋里乡)、Dahu township (大湖乡)、Tingping Township (廷坪乡)、Xiaoruo Township (小箬乡)
Environment
In August 2014, 396 villagers from Qingpuling (青布岭村) of Qingkou Town won a court case against a waste management company.[2] They were awarded 6,000,000 RMB in compensation.[2][3] The waste company set up their medical waste incineration facility back in 2000.[3][4] The pollution caused black dust or ash to contaminate the surrounding environment trees, plants, waterways and households.[5] Residents had long suspected the cancer rates was due to the environmental pollution from the incineration plant.[5] The government has offered relocation for the affected residents.[5]
Climate
| Climate data for Minhou (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.3 (81.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
34.8 (94.6) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.9 (100.2) |
41.5 (106.7) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.9 (102.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
41.5 (106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
33.6 (92.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.1 (52.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
20.0 (68.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.7 (49.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.0 (2.05) |
85.8 (3.38) |
142.0 (5.59) |
155.2 (6.11) |
186.0 (7.32) |
221.4 (8.72) |
134.5 (5.30) |
179.2 (7.06) |
146.7 (5.78) |
50.9 (2.00) |
40.7 (1.60) |
36.8 (1.45) |
1,431.2 (56.36) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 77 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ 现代汉语词典(第七版 [A Dictionary of Current Chinese (Seventh Edition)]. Beijing: The Commercial Press. 1 September 2016. p. 547. ISBN 978-7-100-12450-8.
闽侯(Mǐnhòu),地名,在福建。
- ^ a b "396 villagers win pollution lawsuit against waste firm in Fujian - What's On Xiamen". www.whatsonxiamen.com. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ a b "Fujian residents win pollution lawsuit against waste firm". Shanghaiist. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ "China - Dirty Secrets - Foreign Correspondent - ABC". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ a b c "Chinese 'cancer village' scores rare victory over polluters". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
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