Mizhi County (Chinese: 米脂县; pinyin: Mǐzhī Xiàn) is a county of Yulin, Shaanxi, China. Mizhi is situated in the Loess Plateau on the banks of Wuding River.
Mizhi County 米脂县 Micheh | |
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 Mizhi in Yulin | |
.png) Yulin in Shaanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Yulin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,212 km2 (468 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 221,847 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal code | 718100 |
| Licence plates | 陕K |
The county is established in 1226, named after Mizhizhai (Mizhi Stockade). It was renamed Tianbao in about 1643 by Li Zicheng, but was restored as Mizhi soon. Li had additionally built his temporary palace in the county. During the second Sino-Japanese war, it was administered by the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region government.[1]
Administrative divisions
As 2019, Mizhi County is divided to 1 subdistricts and 7 towns.[2]
- Subdistricts
- Yinzhou Subdistrict (银州街道)
- Towns
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Climate
| Climate data for Mizhi, elevation 931 m (3,054 ft), (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) | 12.5 (54.5) | 19.7 (67.5) | 28.8 (83.8) | 37.0 (98.6) | 38.0 (100.4) | 40.5 (104.9) | 39.8 (103.6) | 36.5 (97.7) | 36.7 (98.1) | 29.0 (84.2) | 22.3 (72.1) | 13.7 (56.7) | 40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) | 6.0 (42.8) | 13.2 (55.8) | 21.0 (69.8) | 26.4 (79.5) | 30.3 (86.5) | 31.1 (88.0) | 28.9 (84.0) | 23.9 (75.0) | 17.6 (63.7) | 9.6 (49.3) | 2.2 (36.0) | 17.6 (63.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) | −2.2 (28.0) | 5.1 (41.2) | 12.8 (55.0) | 18.6 (65.5) | 23.0 (73.4) | 24.5 (76.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 16.9 (62.4) | 9.8 (49.6) | 1.9 (35.4) | −5.4 (22.3) | 10.0 (50.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.3 (8.1) | −8.3 (17.1) | −1.6 (29.1) | 5.3 (41.5) | 10.9 (51.6) | 15.9 (60.6) | 18.9 (66.0) | 17.4 (63.3) | 11.6 (52.9) | 4.1 (39.4) | −3.4 (25.9) | −10.7 (12.7) | 3.9 (39.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.8 (−16.2) | −22.3 (−8.1) | −17.0 (1.4) | −5.9 (21.4) | −1.7 (28.9) | 5.6 (42.1) | 9.9 (49.8) | 6.5 (43.7) | −2.7 (27.1) | −9.5 (14.9) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −25.5 (−13.9) | −26.8 (−16.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.2 (0.13) | 5.1 (0.20) | 10.8 (0.43) | 24.9 (0.98) | 31.6 (1.24) | 51.2 (2.02) | 104.1 (4.10) | 106.7 (4.20) | 64.7 (2.55) | 31.4 (1.24) | 16.6 (0.65) | 2.6 (0.10) | 452.9 (17.84) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 74.8 |
| Average snowy days | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 12.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 52 | 47 | 44 | 46 | 53 | 67 | 74 | 75 | 71 | 65 | 59 | 59 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 217.3 | 208.4 | 252.2 | 271.5 | 300.8 | 289.6 | 270.0 | 256.9 | 222.1 | 223.9 | 207.3 | 213.0 | 2,933 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 71 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 65 | 69 | 72 | 67 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||