Quzhou County

Quzhou[lower-alpha 1] is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Handan, in the south of Hebei Province, China. It has a population of 400,000 residing in an area of 667 km2 (258 sq mi).

Quzhou County
曲周县
County
Quzhou in Handan
Quzhou in Handan
Handan in Hebei
Handan in Hebei
Coordinates: 36°46′48″N 114°56′42″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityHandan
Area
 • Total667 km2 (258 sq mi)
Elevation
42 m (139 ft)
Population
 • Total400,000
 • Density600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
057250
Quzhou County
Traditional Chinese曲周縣
Simplified Chinese曲周县

Administrative divisions

There are 5 towns and 5 townships under the county's administration.[2]

Towns:

  • Quzhou (曲周镇), Anzhai (安寨镇), Henantuan (河南疃镇), Houcun (侯村镇), Disituan (第四疃镇)

Townships:

  • Dahedao Township (大河道乡), Baizhai Township (白寨乡), Yizhuang Township (依庄乡), Nanliyue Township (南里岳乡), Huaiqiao Township (槐桥乡)

Climate
Climate data for Quzhou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.6
(65.5)		 24.7
(76.5)		 30.6
(87.1)		 35.0
(95.0)		 38.6
(101.5)		 42.6
(108.7)		 41.3
(106.3)		 37.8
(100.0)		 38.7
(101.7)		 32.5
(90.5)		 27.3
(81.1)		 25.2
(77.4)		 42.6
(108.7)
Average high °C (°F) 3.9
(39.0)		 8.4
(47.1)		 15.1
(59.2)		 21.8
(71.2)		 27.5
(81.5)		 32.4
(90.3)		 32.4
(90.3)		 30.7
(87.3)		 27.2
(81.0)		 21.4
(70.5)		 12.5
(54.5)		 5.5
(41.9)		 19.9
(67.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.6
(29.1)		 2.3
(36.1)		 8.7
(47.7)		 15.4
(59.7)		 21.2
(70.2)		 26.2
(79.2)		 27.5
(81.5)		 25.8
(78.4)		 21.2
(70.2)		 15.0
(59.0)		 6.6
(43.9)		 0.2
(32.4)		 14.0
(57.3)
Average low °C (°F) −6.0
(21.2)		 −2.6
(27.3)		 3.2
(37.8)		 9.6
(49.3)		 15.2
(59.4)		 20.5
(68.9)		 23.2
(73.8)		 21.9
(71.4)		 16.4
(61.5)		 9.8
(49.6)		 1.9
(35.4)		 −3.9
(25.0)		 9.1
(48.4)
Record low °C (°F) −21.4
(−6.5)		 −15.8
(3.6)		 −8.6
(16.5)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 2.9
(37.2)		 10.2
(50.4)		 16.3
(61.3)		 13.3
(55.9)		 4.1
(39.4)		 −2.8
(27.0)		 −15.7
(3.7)		 −17.4
(0.7)		 −21.4
(−6.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.6
(0.10)		 7.1
(0.28)		 8.9
(0.35)		 29.6
(1.17)		 40.9
(1.61)		 58.0
(2.28)		 126.3
(4.97)		 105.3
(4.15)		 46.3
(1.82)		 26.2
(1.03)		 15.3
(0.60)		 3.8
(0.15)		 470.3
(18.51)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.7 2.9 2.6 5.2 6.4 7.9 10.3 8.9 6.9 5.0 3.6 2.3 63.7
Average snowy days 2.4 2.6 0.9 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 2.4 9.4
Average relative humidity (%) 60 56 53 59 62 60 76 80 74 67 68 65 65
Mean monthly sunshine hours 123.3 140.1 189.9 217.0 240.8 214.6 183.1 186.3 176.5 166.2 135.3 126.7 2,099.8
Percent possible sunshine 40 45 51 55 55 49 41 45 48 48 45 43 47
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Notes
  1. In addition to the pinyin and Wade-Giles romanizations given above, Quzhou sometimes appears in older works as Ku Chou.[1]

References

Citations
  1. Fitzgerald (1933), p. 222.
  2. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：曲周县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  3. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

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