Dongming County 东明县 Tungming | |
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Coordinates: 35°17′N115°05′E / 35.283°N 115.083°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shandong |
Prefecture-level city | Heze |
Area | |
• Total | 1,370 km2 (530 sq mi) |
Elevation | 60 m (197 ft) |
Population (2019) [2] | |
• Total | 748,600 |
• Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal Code | 274500 |
Website | www |
Dongming County | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 東明 縣 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 东明 县 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | eastern brightness | ||||||||
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Dongming County in Heze Prefecture is the westernmost county of Shandong Province in the People's Republic of China. It borders Henan Province to the west across the Yellow River. Dongming County had a population of 677,563 in 1999.
Most of Dongming County formerly formed part of Yuanqu County,which was abolished in the 12th century after a Yellow River flood destroyed its county seat. In the early 20th century,the county was part of Zhili. Later,the area came under the jurisdiction of Henan. From April 1963,the county became part of Shandong. [3] Within Yuanqu County,the town of Zhuzao ( 煮栆 城 ,Zhǔzǎochéng) was located within present-day Dongming County.
Dongming County includes seven towns,six townships, [4] one provincial economic and technical development zone,and 389 administrative villages.
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The population in 1999 was 677,563. [5]
Climate data for Dongming (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) | 18.4 (65.1) | 24.1 (75.4) | 27.8 (82.0) | 32.6 (90.7) | 38.3 (100.9) | 40.9 (105.6) | 41.6 (106.9) | 36.8 (98.2) | 36.6 (97.9) | 34.4 (93.9) | 27.7 (81.9) | 21.1 (70.0) | 41.6 (106.9) |
Average high °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) | 8.8 (47.8) | 14.9 (58.8) | 21.3 (70.3) | 26.8 (80.2) | 32.0 (89.6) | 32.0 (89.6) | 30.5 (86.9) | 27.0 (80.6) | 21.6 (70.9) | 13.4 (56.1) | 6.6 (43.9) | 20.0 (67.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) | 3.1 (37.6) | 8.9 (48.0) | 15.1 (59.2) | 20.7 (69.3) | 25.8 (78.4) | 27.3 (81.1) | 25.8 (78.4) | 21.2 (70.2) | 15.3 (59.5) | 7.6 (45.7) | 1.4 (34.5) | 14.3 (57.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) | −1.2 (29.8) | 3.9 (39.0) | 9.7 (49.5) | 15.1 (59.2) | 20.3 (68.5) | 23.3 (73.9) | 22.1 (71.8) | 16.7 (62.1) | 10.5 (50.9) | 3.2 (37.8) | −2.4 (27.7) | 9.7 (49.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −17.3 (0.9) | −15.3 (4.5) | −9.4 (15.1) | −2.1 (28.2) | 4.2 (39.6) | 11.8 (53.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 10.3 (50.5) | 4.1 (39.4) | −2.1 (28.2) | −16.5 (2.3) | −15.1 (4.8) | −17.3 (0.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.5 (0.30) | 11.9 (0.47) | 17.3 (0.68) | 32.8 (1.29) | 50.4 (1.98) | 68.7 (2.70) | 154.9 (6.10) | 121.3 (4.78) | 70.6 (2.78) | 30.4 (1.20) | 26.5 (1.04) | 8.2 (0.32) | 600.5 (23.64) |
Average precipitation days (≥0.1 mm) | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 11.2 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 71.2 |
Average snowy days | 3.1 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 10.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 66 | 63 | 61 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 79 | 83 | 78 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 70 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 134.0 | 141.8 | 187.3 | 212.0 | 230.2 | 215.5 | 183.8 | 175.0 | 167.4 | 168.9 | 148.7 | 138.8 | 2,103.4 |
Percent possible sunshine | 43 | 46 | 50 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 48 |
Source:China Meteorological Administration [6] [7] |
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