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Gaotai County 
Summary
Gaotai County (Chinese: 高台县; pinyin: Gāotái Xiàn) is a county in Gansu Province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the northeast. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangye. Its postal code is 734300, and in 1999 its population was 155,260 people.
Gaotai County
高台县 | |
|---|---|
 Gaotai in Zhangye | |
 Zhangye in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 39°22′09″N 99°48′49″E / 39.369259°N 99.813507°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhangye |
| County seat | Chengguan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,346.61 km2 (1,678.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 158,360 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 734300 |
Administrative divisions edit
Gaotai County is divided to 9 towns and 1 other.[2]
- Towns
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- Others
- Gansu Gaotai Industrial Park (甘肃高台工业园区)
Climate edit
| Climate data for Gaotai (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
35.1 (95.2) |
35.1 (95.2) |
35.8 (96.4) |
40.0 (104.0) |
36.5 (97.7) |
34.8 (94.6) |
30.3 (86.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.0 (5.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
1.8 (35.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −30.6 (−23.1) |
−29.9 (−21.8) |
−20.9 (−5.6) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−29.8 (−21.6) |
−30.6 (−23.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.7 (0.11) |
1.4 (0.06) |
4.8 (0.19) |
6.1 (0.24) |
10.3 (0.41) |
16.2 (0.64) |
25.2 (0.99) |
22.0 (0.87) |
16.6 (0.65) |
4.5 (0.18) |
2.4 (0.09) |
3.5 (0.14) |
115.7 (4.57) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 46.4 |
| Average snowy days | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 18.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 59 | 48 | 42 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 58 | 60 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 51 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 209.2 | 212.5 | 252.3 | 270.5 | 303.6 | 295.6 | 292.1 | 280.3 | 261.2 | 264.4 | 227.5 | 208.8 | 3,078 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 69 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 70 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "China : Population - ceicdata.com". ceicdata. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.