Dingyuan County

Summary

Dingyuan County (simplified Chinese: 定远县; traditional Chinese: 定遠縣; pinyin: Dìngyuǎn Xiàn) is a county of Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Chuzhou city.

Dingyuan
定远县
Tingyuan
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceAnhui
Prefecture-level cityChuzhou
Area
 • Total2,998 km2 (1,158 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total974,900
 • Density330/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
233200
Websitewww.dingyuan.gov.cn

History edit

 
Map including Dingyuan (labeled as TING-YÜAN (walled) 定遠) area (1953)

The ancestral home of Li Keqiang, the Premier of the People's Republic of China, was Dingyuan.[3]

In December 2011, Taiwanese businessman Zhang Jiulin (張九麟) held a press conference in which he described unfair treatment at the hands of local officials in Dingyuan County in a dispute about embezzlement at a company his father had owned which lead to Zhang Jiulin serving seven months in jail.[4][5]

Administrative Divisions edit

Dingyuan County is divided into 16 towns, 5 townships, 1 ethnic township and 3 others.

16 Towns
[1][2][6]
  • Dingcheng (定城镇)
  • Luqiao (炉桥镇)
  • Zhangqiao (张桥镇)
  • Chihe (池河镇)
  • Jiangji (蒋集镇)
  • Zhuwan (朱湾镇)
  • Lianjiang (连江镇)
  • Cang (仓镇)
  • Jiepaiji (界牌集镇)
  • Xisadian (西卅店镇
  • Yongkang (永康镇)
  • Sangjian (桑涧镇)
  • Sanheji (三和集镇)
  • Outang (藕塘镇)
  • Daqiao (大桥镇)
  • Wuxu (吴圩镇)
5 Townships
  • Qilitang (七里塘乡)
  • Nengren (能仁乡)
  • Fangang (范岗乡)
  • Yanqiao (严桥乡)
  • Fuxiao (拂晓乡)
1 Ethnic Township
  • Hui Erlong (二龙回族乡)
3 Others
  • Dingyuan Economic and Technological Development Zone (安徽定远经济开发区)
  • Dingyuan Salt Chemical Industrial Park (定远盐化工业园)
  • Lingjiahu Farm (凌家湖农场)

Climate edit

Climate data for Dingyuan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.8
(67.6)
26.3
(79.3)
28.1
(82.6)
33.1
(91.6)
36.6
(97.9)
37.4
(99.3)
39.6
(103.3)
39.1
(102.4)
38.4
(101.1)
33.6
(92.5)
28.6
(83.5)
22.1
(71.8)
39.6
(103.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.5
(43.7)
9.4
(48.9)
14.7
(58.5)
21.3
(70.3)
26.5
(79.7)
29.5
(85.1)
31.8
(89.2)
31.2
(88.2)
27.4
(81.3)
22.4
(72.3)
15.8
(60.4)
9.0
(48.2)
20.5
(68.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.1
(35.8)
4.8
(40.6)
9.6
(49.3)
16.0
(60.8)
21.4
(70.5)
25.1
(77.2)
27.9
(82.2)
27.1
(80.8)
22.8
(73.0)
17.2
(63.0)
10.6
(51.1)
4.3
(39.7)
15.7
(60.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.2
(29.8)
1.1
(34.0)
5.5
(41.9)
11.4
(52.5)
16.9
(62.4)
21.3
(70.3)
24.7
(76.5)
23.9
(75.0)
19.2
(66.6)
13.1
(55.6)
6.6
(43.9)
0.8
(33.4)
11.9
(53.5)
Record low °C (°F) −13.0
(8.6)
−11.8
(10.8)
−4.8
(23.4)
0.0
(32.0)
6.7
(44.1)
11.7
(53.1)
18.0
(64.4)
15.3
(59.5)
10.5
(50.9)
1.2
(34.2)
−6.0
(21.2)
−14.5
(5.9)
−14.5
(5.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 37.3
(1.47)
40.5
(1.59)
67.8
(2.67)
67.1
(2.64)
83.8
(3.30)
160.4
(6.31)
179.3
(7.06)
145.6
(5.73)
73.1
(2.88)
50.7
(2.00)
46.6
(1.83)
26.3
(1.04)
978.5
(38.52)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.4 8.5 9.0 8.3 9.1 9.6 11.1 11.8 7.7 7.3 7.7 6.2 103.7
Average snowy days 4.7 3.0 1.3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 1.7 11.4
Average relative humidity (%) 73 73 71 70 70 76 81 82 78 73 73 72 74
Mean monthly sunshine hours 127.4 126.9 162.5 189.4 199.7 171.9 193.4 191.6 167.1 165.4 149.5 141.0 1,985.8
Percent possible sunshine 40 40 44 48 46 40 45 47 46 47 48 45 45
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b 行政规划 [Plan of Administrative Divisions] (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 15 May 2019. 国土面积2998平方公里,{...}辖22个乡镇,{...}所辖22个乡镇分别为:定城镇、炉桥镇、张桥镇、池河镇、蒋集镇、朱湾镇、七里塘乡、能仁乡、二龙乡、连江镇、仓镇、界牌集镇、拂晓乡、西卅店镇、范岗乡、严桥乡、永康镇、桑涧镇、三和集镇、藕塘镇、大桥镇、吴圩镇。
  2. ^ a b 定远县历史沿革 [Dingyuan County Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2019. 全县面积2892平方千米{...}2010年第六次人口普查,定远县常住总人口779174人,其中,定城镇174883人,炉桥镇74919人,永康镇44313人,吴圩镇49158人,朱湾镇16473人,张桥镇45187人,藕塘镇39901人,池河镇40965人,连江镇25626人,界牌集镇20850人,仓镇22143人,三和集镇28048人,西卅店镇28947人,桑涧镇28692人,蒋集镇21738人,大桥镇20453人,严桥乡17454人,拂晓乡17024人,能仁乡17911人,七里塘乡22399人,二龙回族乡10238人,范岗乡11852人。
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  6. ^ 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:定远县 [2018 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Dingyuan County] (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2019. 统计用区划代码 名称 341125100000 定城镇 341125101000 炉桥镇 341125102000 永康镇 341125103000 吴圩镇 341125104000 朱湾镇 341125105000 张桥镇 341125106000 藕塘镇 341125107000 池河镇 341125108000 连江镇 341125109000 界牌集镇 341125110000 仓镇 341125111000 三和集镇 341125112000 西卅店镇 341125113000 桑涧镇 341125114000 蒋集镇 341125115000 大桥镇 341125200000 严桥乡 341125201000 拂晓乡 341125202000 能仁乡 341125203000 七里塘乡 341125204000 二龙回族乡 341125205000 范岗乡 341125400000 安徽定远经济开发区 341125401000 定远盐化工业园 341125402000 凌家湖农场
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  8. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

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