Huoqiu County

Summary

Huoqiu County (simplified Chinese: 霍邱县; traditional Chinese: 霍邱縣; pinyin: Huòqiū Xiàn) is a county in the west of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of Lu'an City and bordering Henan province to the west. It has a population of 1,640,000[when?] and an area of 3,483 square kilometres (1,345 sq mi). The government of Huoqiu County is located in Chengguan Town.

Huoqiu
霍邱县
Hwokiu
Huoqiu is the northernmost division in this map of Lu'an
Huoqiu is the northernmost division in this map of Lu'an
Lu'an in Anhui
Lu'an in Anhui
Coordinates: 32°21′11″N 116°16′41″E / 32.353°N 116.278°E / 32.353; 116.278
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceAnhui
Prefecture-level cityLu'an
Area
 • Total3,239 km2 (1,251 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total1,198,000
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
237400

Huoqiu County has jurisdiction over 19 towns and 10 townships.

Administrative divisions edit

In the present, Huoqiu County has 22 towns and 11 townships.[1]

22 Towns
  • Chengguan (城关镇)
  • Yaoli (姚李镇)
  • Hongji (洪集镇)
  • Caomiao (曹庙镇)
  • Zhongxingji (众兴集镇)
  • Xiadian (夏店镇)
  • Wulong (乌龙镇)
  • Huhu (户胡镇)
  • Longtan (龙潭镇)
  • Shidian (石店镇)
  • Fengjing (冯井镇)
  • [Linshui (临水镇)
  • Gaotang (高塘镇)
  • Chalu (岔路镇)
  • Xindian (新店镇)
  • Mengji (孟集镇)
  • Huayuan (花园镇)
  • Zhouji (周集镇)
  • Madian (马店镇)
  • Changji (长集镇)
  • Hekou (河口镇)
  • Yeji (叶集镇)
11 Townships
  • Songdian (宋店乡)
  • Sanliu (三流乡)
  • Chengxihu (城西湖乡)
  • Linhuaigang (临淮岗乡)
  • Shaogang (邵岗乡)
  • Bailian (白莲乡)
  • Fanqiao (范桥乡)
  • Wangdailiu (王截流乡)
  • Panji (潘集乡)
  • Pengta (彭塔乡)
  • Fengling (冯瓴乡)

Climate edit

Climate data for Huoqiu (1991–2014 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.2
(70.2)
28.8
(83.8)
30.5
(86.9)
34.7
(94.5)
36.8
(98.2)
37.6
(99.7)
38.5
(101.3)
38.9
(102.0)
38.8
(101.8)
33.6
(92.5)
29.7
(85.5)
23.6
(74.5)
38.9
(102.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4)
9.8
(49.6)
15.1
(59.2)
21.9
(71.4)
27.1
(80.8)
29.9
(85.8)
32.3
(90.1)
31.2
(88.2)
27.5
(81.5)
22.8
(73.0)
15.9
(60.6)
9.2
(48.6)
20.8
(69.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7)
5.4
(41.7)
10.1
(50.2)
16.7
(62.1)
22.0
(71.6)
25.7
(78.3)
28.3
(82.9)
27.2
(81.0)
23.0
(73.4)
17.8
(64.0)
10.9
(51.6)
4.8
(40.6)
16.2
(61.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.6
(30.9)
2.0
(35.6)
6.1
(43.0)
12.2
(54.0)
17.6
(63.7)
22.1
(71.8)
25.1
(77.2)
24.1
(75.4)
19.5
(67.1)
13.9
(57.0)
7.1
(44.8)
1.4
(34.5)
12.5
(54.6)
Record low °C (°F) −12.0
(10.4)
−11.2
(11.8)
−3.6
(25.5)
0.0
(32.0)
7.1
(44.8)
12.5
(54.5)
17.2
(63.0)
15.5
(59.9)
10.0
(50.0)
2.6
(36.7)
−5.3
(22.5)
−11.4
(11.5)
−12.0
(10.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 34.9
(1.37)
39.5
(1.56)
66.5
(2.62)
71.1
(2.80)
85.4
(3.36)
168.4
(6.63)
209.5
(8.25)
133.0
(5.24)
78.8
(3.10)
59.0
(2.32)
53.0
(2.09)
26.7
(1.05)
1,025.8
(40.39)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.6 8.4 9.0 8.6 9.9 9.9 11.8 11.2 8.8 7.7 7.9 6.2 107
Average snowy days 4.3 2.6 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 1.3 9.8
Average relative humidity (%) 74 73 71 70 71 76 81 82 79 73 73 72 75
Mean monthly sunshine hours 125.2 125.1 162.7 189.4 201.5 186.3 208.6 196.8 167.3 163.4 148.4 137.6 2,012.3
Percent possible sunshine 39 40 44 48 47 44 48 48 46 47 47 44 45
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Transportation edit

Houqiu County has one passenger railway station, Huoqiu, on the Fuyang–Lu'an railway.

References edit

  1. ^ 六安市-行政区划王 (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

External links edit