Lingtai County

Summary

Lingtai County (simplified Chinese: 灵台县; traditional Chinese: 靈台縣; pinyin: Língtái Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Gansu province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the south and east. It is under the administration of Pingliang City. Its postal code is 744400, and in 1999 its population was 226,576 people. It was first established in 605 AD.[2]

Lingtai County
灵台县
Lingtai is located in Gansu
Lingtai
Lingtai
Location of the seat in Gansu
Coordinates: 35°03′43″N 107°25′33″E / 35.06194°N 107.42583°E / 35.06194; 107.42583
CountryChina
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityPingliang
County seatZhongtai
Area
 • Total2,038 km2 (787 sq mi)
Highest elevation1,520 m (4,990 ft)
Lowest elevation890 m (2,920 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total229,100
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
744400
Websitewww.lingtai.gov.cn

Lingtai is named after the Lingtai acupuncture point, since one of the founders of acupuncture, Huangfu Mi, was born in Lingtai. In ancient history it was known as Mixu (密须).[3]

Administrative divisions edit

Lingtai County is divided to 1 Subdistricts, 9 towns 4 townships and 1 other.[4]

Subdistricts
  • Chengshi residential community (城市社区街道)
Towns
  • Zhongtai (中台镇)
  • Shaozhai (邵寨镇)
  • Dudian (独店镇)
  • Shizi (什字镇)
  • Chaona (朝那镇)
  • Xitun (西屯镇)
  • Shangliang (上良镇)
  • Baili (百里镇)
  • Puwo (蒲窝镇)
Townships
  • Xinkai Township(新开乡)
  • Liangyuan Township(梁原乡)
  • Longmen Township(龙门乡)
  • Xinghuo Township(星火乡)
Others
  • Wanbaochuan Farm(万宝川农场)

Climate edit

Climate data for Lingtai (2000–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.6
(60.1)
22.0
(71.6)
29.8
(85.6)
36.5
(97.7)
35.8
(96.4)
38.8
(101.8)
37.7
(99.9)
36.7
(98.1)
34.8
(94.6)
28.1
(82.6)
23.4
(74.1)
17.4
(63.3)
38.8
(101.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4.4
(39.9)
8.5
(47.3)
15.4
(59.7)
21.5
(70.7)
25.5
(77.9)
29.2
(84.6)
30.3
(86.5)
28.2
(82.8)
22.8
(73.0)
17.6
(63.7)
11.7
(53.1)
5.7
(42.3)
18.4
(65.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.0
(24.8)
0.0
(32.0)
6.3
(43.3)
12.2
(54.0)
16.5
(61.7)
20.6
(69.1)
22.9
(73.2)
21.4
(70.5)
16.5
(61.7)
10.4
(50.7)
3.5
(38.3)
−2.7
(27.1)
10.3
(50.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −9.7
(14.5)
−5.7
(21.7)
−0.6
(30.9)
4.6
(40.3)
9.2
(48.6)
13.9
(57.0)
17.4
(63.3)
17.0
(62.6)
12.7
(54.9)
6.0
(42.8)
−1.7
(28.9)
−8.1
(17.4)
4.6
(40.2)
Record low °C (°F) −20.3
(−4.5)
−17.7
(0.1)
−11.3
(11.7)
−7.1
(19.2)
−0.8
(30.6)
5.0
(41.0)
9.2
(48.6)
8.8
(47.8)
2.4
(36.3)
−3.6
(25.5)
−14.6
(5.7)
−23.1
(−9.6)
−23.1
(−9.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6.9
(0.27)
9.5
(0.37)
17.3
(0.68)
31.9
(1.26)
48.3
(1.90)
71.9
(2.83)
120.5
(4.74)
105.2
(4.14)
103.3
(4.07)
46.3
(1.82)
16.6
(0.65)
3.9
(0.15)
581.6
(22.88)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.4 5.2 6.1 7.3 9.3 9.5 11.1 11.9 12.7 10.4 5.5 2.7 96.1
Average snowy days 6.4 5.9 2.4 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2.6 4.7 22.6
Average relative humidity (%) 65 65 60 60 66 70 76 80 84 82 76 68 71
Mean monthly sunshine hours 150.6 147.7 192.3 209.5 218.4 213.6 205.5 169.3 119.4 127.9 147.3 159.8 2,061.3
Percent possible sunshine 48 47 51 53 50 49 47 41 32 37 48 53 46
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

Born in Lingtai edit

 
Anthropomorphic axe, bronze, excavated in Baicaopo, Lingtai County, Western Zhou period (1045–771 BCE)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "灵台概况_甘肃·灵台".
  2. ^ 新世纪中国市县全览 (in Chinese). 人民日报出版社. 2002. ISBN 978-7-80153-445-3.
  3. ^ 中国丝绸之路旅游文化集粹 (in Chinese). 重庆大学出版社. 1999. ISBN 978-7-5624-2009-5.
  4. ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  • Official website (Chinese)