Fanshi County
Fanshi County
繁峙县[1] Fansze | |
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 Location in Xinzhou | |
  Fanshi Location of the seat in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 39°11′20″N 113°15′58″E / 39.189°N 113.266°E / 39.189; 113.266 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Xinzhou |
| Population (2020[2]) | 250,409 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | fsx.sxxz.gov.cn |
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| Simplified Chinese | 繁峙县 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 繁峙縣 | ||||||||
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Fanshi County, is a county in Xinzhou City, in the northeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering Hebei province to the southeast. It is the easternmost county-level division of Xinzhou.
History
Fanshi County was one of the divisions of Yanmen Commandery under the Qin and Han.
Geography
Fanshi is located north of Mount Wutai and east of Daixian.
Climate
| Climate data for Fanshi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
35.7 (96.3) |
36.7 (98.1) |
40.9 (105.6) |
38.4 (101.1) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
40.9 (105.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
16.1 (60.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
8.9 (48.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
2.8 (36.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.7 (−14.3) |
−23.1 (−9.6) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−24.9 (−12.8) |
−25.1 (−13.2) |
−25.7 (−14.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.2 (0.05) |
3.3 (0.13) |
7.4 (0.29) |
18.1 (0.71) |
33.7 (1.33) |
61.0 (2.40) |
108.8 (4.28) |
83.7 (3.30) |
57.1 (2.25) |
25.1 (0.99) |
9.1 (0.36) |
1.4 (0.06) |
409.9 (16.15) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 12.9 | 11.2 | 9.4 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 75.7 |
| Average snowy days | 2.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 17.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 46 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 55 | 70 | 73 | 69 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 54 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.6 | 180.7 | 222.2 | 244.0 | 264.0 | 237.9 | 229.5 | 228.8 | 210.7 | 203.5 | 176.1 | 167.9 | 2,547.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 60 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 51 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 58 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Economy
The primary industry of Fanshi county is gold mining.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Fanshi County People's Government
- ^ Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
