Kang County
Kang County or Kangxian (simplified Chinese: 康县; traditional Chinese: 康縣; pinyin: Kāng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Gansu province, China. It is under the administration of Longnan City. The county was formed in 1928 as Wudu County, but renamed to Kang County the next year, named after the northern Zhou Dynasty place Kangzhou.[1]
Kang County 康县 | |
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Kangxian Location of the seat in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 33°19′44″N 105°36′32″E / 33.329°N 105.609°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Longnan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,958.46 km2 (1,142.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | 170,717 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 746500 |
| Website | www.gskx.gov.cn |
Administrative divisions edit
As of 2019, the county was subdivided in 18 towns and 3 townships.[2]
- Towns
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-Towns are upgraded from Township.
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- Townships
- Miba Township(迷坝乡)
- Dianzi Township(店子乡)
- Taishi Township(太石乡)
Demographics edit
The county is majority Han, with Hui, Manchu, Zhuang, Tibetan, Mongolian, Yao, and Uygur minority groups. The total population is 203,400 people.[3]
| Year | Population | Urban | Rural |
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| 1999 | 199,570 | ||
| 2011 | 202,400 | 18,800 | 183,600 |
| 203,400 |
Climate edit
| Climate data for Kangxian (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) | 16.0 (60.8) | 19.1 (66.4) | 27.0 (80.6) | 30.8 (87.4) | 32.5 (90.5) | 35.0 (95.0) | 34.9 (94.8) | 35.5 (95.9) | 32.5 (90.5) | 26.4 (79.5) | 20.5 (68.9) | 17.0 (62.6) | 35.5 (95.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) | 7.5 (45.5) | 12.8 (55.0) | 18.9 (66.0) | 22.6 (72.7) | 25.8 (78.4) | 27.5 (81.5) | 26.5 (79.7) | 21.2 (70.2) | 16.1 (61.0) | 11.5 (52.7) | 6.5 (43.7) | 16.8 (62.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) | 2.6 (36.7) | 7.0 (44.6) | 12.3 (54.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 19.5 (67.1) | 21.6 (70.9) | 20.8 (69.4) | 16.5 (61.7) | 11.5 (52.7) | 6.3 (43.3) | 1.1 (34.0) | 11.3 (52.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) | −1.1 (30.0) | 2.6 (36.7) | 7.1 (44.8) | 10.9 (51.6) | 14.6 (58.3) | 17.2 (63.0) | 16.9 (62.4) | 13.4 (56.1) | 8.5 (47.3) | 2.7 (36.9) | −2.8 (27.0) | 7.2 (44.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.6 (5.7) | −11.8 (10.8) | −8.8 (16.2) | −2.8 (27.0) | 1.2 (34.2) | 6.4 (43.5) | 10.3 (50.5) | 8.7 (47.7) | 3.5 (38.3) | −4.0 (24.8) | −8.0 (17.6) | −16.7 (1.9) | −16.7 (1.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.0 (0.31) | 11.8 (0.46) | 28.0 (1.10) | 50.8 (2.00) | 88.0 (3.46) | 88.5 (3.48) | 153.5 (6.04) | 133.0 (5.24) | 119.2 (4.69) | 65.0 (2.56) | 18.7 (0.74) | 5.9 (0.23) | 770.4 (30.31) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.5 | 9.2 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 13.8 | 12.8 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 16.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 | 6.5 | 142.9 |
| Average snowy days | 12.1 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 32.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 73 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 112.4 | 94.8 | 123.4 | 156.7 | 174.2 | 160.8 | 173.2 | 161.8 | 90.5 | 89.4 | 104.8 | 120.7 | 1,562.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 35 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 39 | 35 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Economy edit
The economy of Kangxian is mainly based around agriculture. Crops of major importance are wheat, corn, potatoes, soybeans, and white beans. The county is also a major producer of edible mushrooms such as black wood ear,[6] it also produces a domestically popular Longshen green tea,[7] walnuts, mulberry and silkworm cocoons.[8] In recent years, eco-tourism has become of some importance.[9]
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ "康县人民政府".
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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- ^ "甘肃茶叶生产情况汇报".
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- ^ . Archived from the original on October 22, 2019.