Wen County or Wenxian (simplified Chinese: 温县; traditional Chinese: 溫縣; pinyin: Wēn Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jiaozuo, in the northwest of Henan Province.
Wen County
温县 | |
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 Wen County in Jiaozuo | |
 Jiaozuo in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 34°56′23″N 113°04′51″E / 34.9397°N 113.0807°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiaozuo |
| Area | |
• Total | 462 km2 (178 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 420,900 |
| • Density | 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 454850 |
Geography
editWen County lies on the left or north bank of the Yellow River, opposite the county-level cities of Gongyi and Xingyang in the Zhengzhou municipality. On all other sides the county is bordered by constituent parts of Jiaozuo: upriver to its west lies Mengzhou City, inland to its northQinyang City and Bo'ai County, downriver to its east Wuzhi County.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Wenxian (1991–2020 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) |
23.5 (74.3) |
29.6 (85.3) |
37.2 (99.0) |
41.2 (106.2) |
42.7 (108.9) |
40.9 (105.6) |
39.2 (102.6) |
38.2 (100.8) |
34.3 (93.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
42.7 (108.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.8 (87.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
20.8 (69.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.2 (8.2) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.1 (0.36) |
10.8 (0.43) |
18.8 (0.74) |
31.1 (1.22) |
49.2 (1.94) |
65.6 (2.58) |
107.8 (4.24) |
97.8 (3.85) |
65.6 (2.58) |
35.7 (1.41) |
23.5 (0.93) |
6.2 (0.24) |
521.2 (20.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 75.2 |
| Average snowy days | 4.0 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 12.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 59 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 76 | 80 | 76 | 69 | 66 | 59 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 136.6 | 146.6 | 188.3 | 219.9 | 238.4 | 222.3 | 197.4 | 193.6 | 166.8 | 164.3 | 153.3 | 146.5 | 2,174 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 44 | 47 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 45 | 47 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 48 | 49 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Administration
editThe county comprises 7 towns and 3 townships, overseeing 262 village committees and 5 neighbourhoods (社区; shèqū). The county executive, legislature and judiciary are in Wenquan (温泉镇), together with the CPC and PSB branches. Address for executive : #55 Huanghe Rd (黄河路55号).[5]
Towns
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Townships
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Notes and references
edit- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 鹤壁市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.