Wikipedia
Zhangbei County
Zhangbei County (simplified Chinese: 张北县; traditional Chinese: 張北縣; pinyin: Zhāngběi Xiàn), in northwestern Hebei province, China, is a county formerly in the Chahar province. Its name, which literally means "North of Zhang[jiakou]", derives from the fact that it is 40 km (25 mi) north-northeast of Zhangjiakou. Zhangbei Town is the seat of the county government.
Zhangbei County 张北县 Changpeh, Chang-pei | |
|---|---|
Location in Zhangjiakou | |
Zhangbei Location of the seat in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 41°10′N 114°45′E / 41.167°N 114.750°ECoordinates: 41°10′N 114°45′E / 41.167°N 114.750°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhangjiakou |
| County seat | Zhangbei Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,185 km2 (1,616 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 370,000 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administrative divisions
Map including Zhangbei (labeled as Chang-pei 長北) (AMS, 1958)
There are 4 towns and 14 townships under the county's administration.[1]
Towns:
- Zhangbei Town (张北镇), Gonghui (公会镇), Ertai (二台镇), Dahulun (大囫囵镇)
Townships:
- Tailugou Township (台路沟乡), Youlougou Township (油篓沟乡), Mantouying Township (馒头营乡), Erquanjing Township (二泉井乡), Danjinghe Township (单晶河乡), Dahe Township (大河乡), Hailiutu Township (海流图乡), Liangmianjing Township (两面井乡), Haojiaying Township (郝家营乡), Baimiaotan Township (白庙滩乡), Xiao'ertai Township (小二台乡), Zhanhai Township (战海乡), Sanhao Township (三号乡), Huangshiya Township (黄石崖乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Zhangbei (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) | 12.5 (54.5) | 20.9 (69.6) | 28.2 (82.8) | 32.6 (90.7) | 33.9 (93.0) | 36.7 (98.1) | 33.2 (91.8) | 30.9 (87.6) | 23.8 (74.8) | 17.0 (62.6) | 12.0 (53.6) | 36.7 (98.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −7.6 (18.3) | −3.3 (26.1) | 3.4 (38.1) | 12.3 (54.1) | 19.1 (66.4) | 23.3 (73.9) | 24.9 (76.8) | 23.3 (73.9) | 18.6 (65.5) | 11.3 (52.3) | 1.8 (35.2) | −5.4 (22.3) | 10.1 (50.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.6 (5.7) | −10.5 (13.1) | −3.3 (26.1) | 5.5 (41.9) | 12.5 (54.5) | 17.1 (62.8) | 19.2 (66.6) | 17.4 (63.3) | 12.0 (53.6) | 4.6 (40.3) | −4.7 (23.5) | −11.8 (10.8) | 3.6 (38.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −16.3 (2.7) | −9.2 (15.4) | −1.1 (30.0) | 5.6 (42.1) | 10.7 (51.3) | 13.8 (56.8) | 12.0 (53.6) | 6.1 (43.0) | −1.0 (30.2) | −9.9 (14.2) | −17.0 (1.4) | −2.2 (28.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −33.3 (−27.9) | −34.3 (−29.7) | −25.3 (−13.5) | −15.5 (4.1) | −6.4 (20.5) | −2.1 (28.2) | 4.9 (40.8) | 0.1 (32.2) | −8.5 (16.7) | −16.5 (2.3) | −29.5 (−21.1) | −30.4 (−22.7) | −34.3 (−29.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.7 (0.07) | 2.9 (0.11) | 6.4 (0.25) | 17.5 (0.69) | 33.4 (1.31) | 69.5 (2.74) | 94.9 (3.74) | 82.3 (3.24) | 51.0 (2.01) | 17.5 (0.69) | 4.5 (0.18) | 2.1 (0.08) | 383.7 (15.11) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 55 | 47 | 41 | 44 | 57 | 70 | 72 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 57 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
References
External links
- Information of Zhangbei County