Jinta County
Jinta County
金塔县 | |
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.png) Jinta (pink) within Jiuquan prefecture (yellow) within Gansu (grey) | |
| Coordinates (Jinta government): 39°59′03″N 98°54′06″E / 39.9841°N 98.9016°E / 39.9841; 98.9016 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiuquan |
| County seat | Jinta Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18,800 km2 (7,300 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 145,600 |
| • Density | 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 735300 |
Jinta County (Chinese: 金塔县; pinyin: Jīntǎ Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Gansu province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north and east. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Jiuquan. Its postal code is 735300, and in 1999 its population was 137,816 people.
Administrative divisions
Jinta County is divided to 7 towns, 2 townships and 2 others.[1]
- Towns
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- Townships
- Gucheng Township(古城乡)
- Yangjingziwan Township(羊井子湾乡)
- Others
- Gansu Yasheng Agriculture and Industry Group Co., Ltd.(甘肃亚盛农工商集团有限责任公司)
- Industrial Park Management Committee(工业园区管委会)
Climate
| Climate data for Jinta (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.7 (28.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
17.0 (62.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.8 (5.4) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
2.0 (35.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.6 (0.06) |
1.1 (0.04) |
3.4 (0.13) |
3.3 (0.13) |
4.8 (0.19) |
9.0 (0.35) |
17.8 (0.70) |
15.6 (0.61) |
8.4 (0.33) |
2.3 (0.09) |
1.5 (0.06) |
1.5 (0.06) |
70.3 (2.75) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 32.6 |
| Average snowy days | 3.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 13.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 43 | 37 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 44 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 234.3 | 233.5 | 272.9 | 292.5 | 326.2 | 318.0 | 316.4 | 302.5 | 283.9 | 283.0 | 239.5 | 225.6 | 3,328.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 78 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 76 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Dingxinzhen, Jinta (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.1 (15.6) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
8.6 (47.5) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
1.9 (35.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.8 (0.03) |
0.5 (0.02) |
2.3 (0.09) |
1.7 (0.07) |
4.0 (0.16) |
9.5 (0.37) |
15.9 (0.63) |
15.6 (0.61) |
7.6 (0.30) |
1.7 (0.07) |
0.7 (0.03) |
1.0 (0.04) |
61.3 (2.42) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 29.3 |
| Average snowy days | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 11.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 52 | 42 | 37 | 32 | 31 | 39 | 45 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 49 | 54 | 43 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 231.8 | 232.8 | 273.3 | 289.6 | 326.2 | 316.8 | 315.7 | 303.6 | 281.6 | 281.5 | 236.6 | 223.3 | 3,312.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 77 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 75 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][4] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- ^ a b 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- Official website (Chinese)
