Huoqiu County (simplified Chinese: 霍邱县; traditional Chinese: 霍邱縣; pinyin: Huòqiū Xiàn) is a county in the west of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of Lu'an City and bordering Henan province to the west. It has a population of 1,640,000[when?] and an area of 3,483 square kilometres (1,345 sq mi). The government of Huoqiu County is located in Chengguan Town.
Huoqiu 霍邱县 Hwokiu | |
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 Huoqiu is the northernmost division in this map of Lu'an | |
.png) Lu'an in Anhui | |
| Coordinates: 32°21′11″N 116°16′41″E / 32.353°N 116.278°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Lu'an |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,239 km2 (1,251 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 1,198,000 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 237400 |
Huoqiu County has jurisdiction over 19 towns and 10 townships.
Administrative divisions
In the present, Huoqiu County has 22 towns and 11 townships.[1]
- 22 Towns
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- 11 Townships
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Climate
| Climate data for Huoqiu (1991–2014 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) | 21.2 (70.2) | 28.8 (83.8) | 30.5 (86.9) | 34.7 (94.5) | 36.8 (98.2) | 37.6 (99.7) | 38.5 (101.3) | 38.9 (102.0) | 38.8 (101.8) | 33.6 (92.5) | 29.7 (85.5) | 23.6 (74.5) | 38.9 (102.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) | 9.8 (49.6) | 15.1 (59.2) | 21.9 (71.4) | 27.1 (80.8) | 29.9 (85.8) | 32.3 (90.1) | 31.2 (88.2) | 27.5 (81.5) | 22.8 (73.0) | 15.9 (60.6) | 9.2 (48.6) | 20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) | 5.4 (41.7) | 10.1 (50.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 22.0 (71.6) | 25.7 (78.3) | 28.3 (82.9) | 27.2 (81.0) | 23.0 (73.4) | 17.8 (64.0) | 10.9 (51.6) | 4.8 (40.6) | 16.2 (61.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) | 2.0 (35.6) | 6.1 (43.0) | 12.2 (54.0) | 17.6 (63.7) | 22.1 (71.8) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.1 (75.4) | 19.5 (67.1) | 13.9 (57.0) | 7.1 (44.8) | 1.4 (34.5) | 12.5 (54.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) | −11.2 (11.8) | −3.6 (25.5) | 0.0 (32.0) | 7.1 (44.8) | 12.5 (54.5) | 17.2 (63.0) | 15.5 (59.9) | 10.0 (50.0) | 2.6 (36.7) | −5.3 (22.5) | −11.4 (11.5) | −12.0 (10.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34.9 (1.37) | 39.5 (1.56) | 66.5 (2.62) | 71.1 (2.80) | 85.4 (3.36) | 168.4 (6.63) | 209.5 (8.25) | 133.0 (5.24) | 78.8 (3.10) | 59.0 (2.32) | 53.0 (2.09) | 26.7 (1.05) | 1,025.8 (40.39) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.6 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 107 |
| Average snowy days | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 76 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 125.2 | 125.1 | 162.7 | 189.4 | 201.5 | 186.3 | 208.6 | 196.8 | 167.3 | 163.4 | 148.4 | 137.6 | 2,012.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 39 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 45 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
Houqiu County has one passenger railway station, Huoqiu, on the Fuyang–Lu'an railway.