Baofeng County

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Baofeng County
宝丰县
County
Map Henan adm.png
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Baofeng
Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 33°52′06″N113°03′17″E / 33.8684°N 113.0548°E / 33.8684; 113.0548
Country People's Republic of China
Province Henan
Prefecture-level city Pingdingshan
Area
[1]
 • Total722 km2 (279 sq mi)
Population
 (2019) [2]
 • Total500,400
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
467400

Baofeng County (simplified Chinese :宝丰县; traditional Chinese :寶豐縣; pinyin :Bǎofēng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Pingdingshan, in the west-central part of Henan, China. It is 722 square kilometres (279 sq mi) in area with a population of 480,000 in 2002.

Contents

It is 16 kilometers (10 miles) to Pingdingshan. Baofeng county is an important hub of communications in the central and western parts of Henan province. In 1120, the second year under the reign of Emperor Huizong in the Song Dynasty, the emperor named the county Baofeng, because it had rich resources and flourishing businesses, including a distilled spirit brewery, official porcelain production and iron smelting. In 1643, the 16th year of Emperor Chongzhen, it renamed Baoxian. Today Baofeng is a county under the jurisdiction of Pingdingshan.

Baofeng county has more than 20 varieties of rich mineral resources including steam coal, metal coal, bauxite, silica, clays, top lime and limestone. [3]

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this county is divided to 1 subdistrict, 8 towns and 4 townships. [4]

Subdistricts
Towns
Townships

Climate

Climate data for Baofeng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)20.0
(68.0)		24.9
(76.8)		29.0
(84.2)		33.5
(92.3)		41.0
(105.8)		41.8
(107.2)		40.7
(105.3)		38.2
(100.8)		39.5
(103.1)		34.7
(94.5)		28.4
(83.1)		22.0
(71.6)		41.8
(107.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)6.8
(44.2)		10.2
(50.4)		15.6
(60.1)		22.1
(71.8)		27.7
(81.9)		32.2
(90.0)		32.1
(89.8)		30.7
(87.3)		27.0
(80.6)		22.1
(71.8)		14.9
(58.8)		8.9
(48.0)		20.9
(69.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)1.1
(34.0)		4.1
(39.4)		9.4
(48.9)		15.8
(60.4)		21.4
(70.5)		26.2
(79.2)		27.4
(81.3)		25.8
(78.4)		21.3
(70.3)		15.9
(60.6)		8.9
(48.0)		3.1
(37.6)		15.0
(59.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−3.6
(25.5)		−1.1
(30.0)		3.7
(38.7)		9.5
(49.1)		15.1
(59.2)		20.5
(68.9)		23.3
(73.9)		22.0
(71.6)		16.8
(62.2)		10.9
(51.6)		4.0
(39.2)		−1.6
(29.1)		10.0
(49.9)
Record low °C (°F)−14.5
(5.9)		−17.8
(0.0)		−8.8
(16.2)		−1.8
(28.8)		2.0
(35.6)		11.1
(52.0)		15.6
(60.1)		11.1
(52.0)		6.9
(44.4)		−0.9
(30.4)		−8.2
(17.2)		−11.3
(11.7)		−17.8
(0.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)13.4
(0.53)		15.5
(0.61)		29.2
(1.15)		41.7
(1.64)		68.7
(2.70)		89.3
(3.52)		162.3
(6.39)		116.3
(4.58)		88.6
(3.49)		45.5
(1.79)		32.4
(1.28)		11.3
(0.44)		714.2
(28.12)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)4.15.06.56.88.28.111.310.89.67.26.14.087.7
Average snowy days4.33.31.20.10000001.02.612.5
Average relative humidity (%)61636466636377807669676168
Mean monthly sunshine hours 101.7113.7155.4182.0192.4178.1161.8154.2138.8138.0124.5114.81,755.4
Percent possible sunshine 32364246454137383840403739
Source: China Meteorological Administration [5] [6]

Transportation

The county is served by Pingdingshan West railway station and Baofeng railway station.

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  4. ↑ 平顶山市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  5. ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration . Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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