| Pingyuan County 平原县 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
 Pingyuan in Dezhou | |
 Dezhou in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 37°09′55″N 116°26′03″E / 37.1653°N 116.4341°E / 37.1653; 116.4341 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Dezhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,047 km (404 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 447,000 |
| • Density | 430/km (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 253100 |
Pingyuan County (simplified Chinese: 平原县; traditional Chinese: 平原縣; pinyin: Píngyuán Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Dezhou. It has an area of 1,050 square kilometres (410 sq mi).
History
At the end of the Han dynasty, Liu Bei began his political career as prefect of Pingyuan Commandery. The town was one of the starts for the anti-Western Boxer Rebellion.
The population was 437,584 in 1999.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this County is divided to 2 subdistricts, 7 towns and 3 townships.
- Subdistricts
- Longmen Subdistrict (龙门街道)
- Taoyuan Subdistrict (桃园街道)
- Towns
- Wangfenglou (王凤楼镇)
- Qiancao (前曹镇)
- Encheng (恩城镇)
- Wangmiao (王庙镇)
- Wanggaopu (王杲铺镇)
- Zhanghua (张华镇)
- Jiaozhan (腰站镇)
- Townships
- Fangzi Township (坊子乡)
- Wangdagua Township (王打卦乡)
- Santang Township (三唐乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Pingyuan (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.4 (86.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
1.6 (34.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
6.4 (43.5) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
13.5 (56.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
2.8 (37.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.4 (0.13) |
9.2 (0.36) |
8.8 (0.35) |
28.8 (1.13) |
44.2 (1.74) |
75.3 (2.96) |
161.4 (6.35) |
145.7 (5.74) |
40.4 (1.59) |
29.3 (1.15) |
16.3 (0.64) |
4.2 (0.17) |
567 (22.31) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 64.4 |
| Average snowy days | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 59 | 55 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 62 | 77 | 82 | 75 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 167.5 | 167.2 | 220.7 | 241.5 | 270.9 | 240.3 | 203.9 | 199.7 | 198.1 | 195.7 | 161.7 | 156.7 | 2,423.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 54 | 54 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 55 | 46 | 48 | 54 | 57 | 54 | 53 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
References
- 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
- 聊城市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 October 2023.