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Gonghe County
Gonghe County (simplified Chinese: 共和县; traditional Chinese: 共和縣; pinyin: Gònghé xiàn; Tibetan: གསེར་ཆེན་རྫོང་།, Wylie: gser chen rdzong, ZYPY: Gêrqên Zong), also known as Kungho, is a county of Qinghai Province, China under the administration of Hainan Prefecture. The seat of Gonghe County is in the town of Qabqa.
Gonghe County 共和县 · གསེར་ཆེན་རྫོང་། | |
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Gonghe County (light red) within Hainan Prefecture (yellow) and Qinghai | |
Gonghe Location of the seat in Qinghai | |
| Coordinates (Gonghe County government): 36°17′03″N 100°37′10″E / 36.2842°N 100.6194°ECoordinates: 36°17′03″N 100°37′10″E / 36.2842°N 100.6194°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Qinghai |
| Prefecture | Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture |
| Seat | Qabqa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,364 km2 (6,318 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 122,966 |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Demographics
In 2006, 55% of the population were Tibetans, with Han, Hui, Mongolian and Salar minorities.[3]
Economy
Gonghe is rich in grassland, used for animal husbandry. Crops such as wheat, barley, peas, potatoes, beans, oilseed and oats are also grown.[3]
Geography
The county is located along Qinghai Lake. Local grasslands have been at risk of desertification, combated by newly planted grassland and forests.[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Gonghe County (1981–2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) | 16.3 (61.3) | 23.2 (73.8) | 29.8 (85.6) | 27.9 (82.2) | 28.4 (83.1) | 33.7 (92.7) | 32.2 (90.0) | 29.4 (84.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.4 (59.7) | 10.2 (50.4) | 33.7 (92.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) | 3.7 (38.7) | 8.8 (47.8) | 14.1 (57.4) | 17.7 (63.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.2 (72.0) | 17.8 (64.0) | 12.5 (54.5) | 6.5 (43.7) | 1.1 (34.0) | 12.2 (54.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) | −4.9 (23.2) | 0.7 (33.3) | 6.4 (43.5) | 10.8 (51.4) | 13.9 (57.0) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.3 (59.5) | 11.0 (51.8) | 4.8 (40.6) | −2.5 (27.5) | −7.9 (17.8) | 4.6 (40.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −15.7 (3.7) | −11.7 (10.9) | −5.8 (21.6) | −0.3 (31.5) | 4.4 (39.9) | 8.1 (46.6) | 10.3 (50.5) | 9.5 (49.1) | 5.7 (42.3) | −1.0 (30.2) | −9.0 (15.8) | −14.4 (6.1) | −1.7 (29.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.9 (−14.6) | −23.4 (−10.1) | −18.9 (−2.0) | −12.6 (9.3) | −5.4 (22.3) | −0.7 (30.7) | 3.1 (37.6) | 1.2 (34.2) | −3.4 (25.9) | −13.0 (8.6) | −23.8 (−10.8) | −24.8 (−12.6) | −25.9 (−14.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.5 (0.06) | 1.7 (0.07) | 5.7 (0.22) | 13.7 (0.54) | 41.3 (1.63) | 56.5 (2.22) | 73.6 (2.90) | 68.2 (2.69) | 46.0 (1.81) | 13.7 (0.54) | 1.9 (0.07) | 1.1 (0.04) | 324.9 (12.79) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 43 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 44 | 49 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gonghe County.
References
- ^ "Gònghé Xiàn (County, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- ^ "Gònghé Xiàn (County, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- ^ a b c Wang, Xuehong (2008-04-30). Environmental protection in China. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78100-763-1.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese (China)). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-16.