Fengqiu County (simplified Chinese: 封丘; traditional Chinese: 封邱; pinyin: Fēngqiū) is a county in the north of Henan province, located on the north (left) bank of the Yellow River. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xinxiang.
Fengqiu
封丘县 Fengkiu | |
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Fengqiu Location of the seat in Henan | |
Coordinates: 35°02′28″N 114°25′08″E / 35.0412°N 114.4189°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Henan |
Prefecture-level city | Xinxiang |
Area | |
• Total | 1,220 km2 (470 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 718,600 |
• Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 453300 |
In ancient times, Pingqiu County (平丘) was located to the east of here.
As 2012, this county is divided to 8 towns and 11 townships.[3]
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Climate data for Fengqiu (2005–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.5 (103.1) |
40.4 (104.7) |
38.4 (101.1) |
38.5 (101.3) |
34.3 (93.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
40.4 (104.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
1.4 (34.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
9.4 (49.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −17.7 (0.1) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.5 (0.30) |
9.9 (0.39) |
16.3 (0.64) |
33.4 (1.31) |
48.4 (1.91) |
67.9 (2.67) |
157.3 (6.19) |
114.9 (4.52) |
72.0 (2.83) |
29.3 (1.15) |
24.9 (0.98) |
7.1 (0.28) |
588.9 (23.17) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 69.9 |
Average snowy days | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 11.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 62 | 62 | 66 | 67 | 65 | 80 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 69 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 116.8 | 132.0 | 178.2 | 203.9 | 222.0 | 201.0 | 179.6 | 172.3 | 156.6 | 155.9 | 136.4 | 126.4 | 1,981.1 |
Percent possible sunshine | 37 | 42 | 48 | 52 | 51 | 47 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 45 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] |