Ningqiang County
Ningqiang County
宁强县 Ningkiang | |
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 Station along the Yangpingguan–Ankang railway | |
 Location in Hanzhong | |
.png) Hanzhong in Shaanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Hanzhong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,246 km2 (1,253 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,103.7 m (6,901.9 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 324,318[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal code | 724400 |
| Licence plates | 陕F |
| Website | www |
Ningqiang County (simplified Chinese: 宁强县; traditional Chinese: 寧強縣; pinyin: Níngqiáng Xiàn) is a county and both the southwesternmost and westernmost county-level division of Shaanxi province, China, bordering both Sichuan and Gansu. It is under the administration of Hanzhong City. The source of the Han River is located in the county.[2]
Ningqiang is one of the counties with a sizable number of Qiang and Yi minorities.[3][4][5]
As a result of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, 500 buildings in the county collapsed and seven people were killed, making it the worst hit area in Shaanxi.[6]
Administration[edit]
The county executive, legislature and judiciary are in Hanyuan Subdistrict (汉源街道); though like many shiretowns it is conventionally also known as Chengguan (城关镇), together with the CPC and PSB branches.
- Subdistricts (街道; jiēdào)
- Hanyuan Subdistrict (汉源街道), county seat
- Gaozhaizi Subdistrict (高寨子街道)
- Towns (镇; zhèn)
the County oversees sixteen other towns.
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Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Ningqiang (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
32.7 (90.9) |
35.3 (95.5) |
36.3 (97.3) |
37.4 (99.3) |
36.7 (98.1) |
35.8 (96.4) |
29.3 (84.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
37.4 (99.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
9.2 (48.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.3 (11.7) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.2 (0.52) |
17.9 (0.70) |
33.7 (1.33) |
65.5 (2.58) |
101.6 (4.00) |
125.7 (4.95) |
220.9 (8.70) |
173.2 (6.82) |
189.4 (7.46) |
85.3 (3.36) |
35.6 (1.40) |
14.1 (0.56) |
1,076.1 (42.38) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 83 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 83 | 79 | 80 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[7] | |||||||||||||
Transport[edit]
Ningqiang is served by the Yangpingguan Railway Station (阳平关站), which marks the start of the Yangpingguan–Ankang Railway, and the Ningqiangnan Railway Station (宁强南站), which is part of the Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway line, opened in 2017.[8]
The G5 Beijing-Kunming expressway and National Highway 108 both pass through Ningqiang.
References[edit]
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- ^ "宁强县位于陕...宁强概况 - 宁强县人民政府". www.nq.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "UNESCO - Qiang New Year festival". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "陕西宁强县羌族文化保护传承工作有特色_文化艺术网-文化艺术报-互联网新闻信息服务许可". www.whysw.org. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "宁强羌族后裔的文化复兴之路(组图)_中国经济网——国家经济门户". www.ce.cn. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ Wang, Wei; Fu, Wei; Wu, Jin; Ma, Xian-cang; Sun, Xue-li; Huang, Yi; Hashimoto, Kenji; Gao, Cheng-ge (2012-07-23). Yoshikawa, Takeo (ed.). "Prevalence of PTSD and Depression among Junior Middle School Students in a Rural Town Far from the Epicenter of the Wenchuan Earthquake in China". PLOS ONE. 7 (7): e41665. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0041665. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3402444. PMID 22911838.
- ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "西成高铁正式开通运营". baijiahao.baidu.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
External links[edit]
- Ningqiang County Official Website (in Chinese)
Coordinates: 32°49′N 106°15′E / 32.817°N 106.250°E
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