Sihong County (simplified Chinese: 泗洪县; traditional Chinese: 泗洪縣; pinyin: Sìhóng Xiàn) is under the administration of Suqian, Jiangsu province, China. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Huai'an to the southeast, Chuzhou (Anhui) to the south, Bengbu (Anhui) to the west, and Suzhou (Anhui) to the northwest.
Sihong 泗洪县 Szehung | |
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 Park in Sihong County | |
  Sihong Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 33°27′54″N 118°12′22″E / 33.465°N 118.206°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Suqian |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,731 km2 (1,054 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,093,700 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 223900 |
History
The area that later became Sihong County probably served as center for the state of Xu during Spring and Autumn period, and harbored its capital city.[4]
Administrative divisions
At present, Sihong County has 14 towns and 9 townships.[5]
- 14 towns
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- 9 townships
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Climate
| Climate data for Sihong (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) | 19.5 (67.1) | 26.3 (79.3) | 28.6 (83.5) | 33.4 (92.1) | 37.4 (99.3) | 38.5 (101.3) | 41.3 (106.3) | 39.1 (102.4) | 37.3 (99.1) | 34.1 (93.4) | 28.7 (83.7) | 21.3 (70.3) | 41.3 (106.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) | 9.1 (48.4) | 14.4 (57.9) | 21.0 (69.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 29.7 (85.5) | 31.6 (88.9) | 30.8 (87.4) | 27.1 (80.8) | 22.1 (71.8) | 15.2 (59.4) | 8.5 (47.3) | 20.1 (68.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) | 4.1 (39.4) | 9.2 (48.6) | 15.5 (59.9) | 20.9 (69.6) | 25.0 (77.0) | 27.7 (81.9) | 26.9 (80.4) | 22.4 (72.3) | 16.6 (61.9) | 9.8 (49.6) | 3.5 (38.3) | 15.2 (59.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) | 0.0 (32.0) | 4.5 (40.1) | 10.3 (50.5) | 15.9 (60.6) | 20.7 (69.3) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.7 (74.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 12.1 (53.8) | 5.4 (41.7) | −0.5 (31.1) | 11.1 (51.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.7 (−5.3) | −17.2 (1.0) | −9.0 (15.8) | −1.8 (28.8) | 4.7 (40.5) | 10.5 (50.9) | 18.0 (64.4) | 14.4 (57.9) | 8.3 (46.9) | −0.4 (31.3) | −8.5 (16.7) | −19.6 (−3.3) | −20.7 (−5.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 27.5 (1.08) | 32.0 (1.26) | 45.9 (1.81) | 50.2 (1.98) | 76.0 (2.99) | 137.3 (5.41) | 223.2 (8.79) | 158.3 (6.23) | 94.8 (3.73) | 46.4 (1.83) | 42.3 (1.67) | 22.5 (0.89) | 956.4 (37.67) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 13.0 | 11.7 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 96.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 9.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 80 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 139.0 | 138.5 | 172.7 | 198.2 | 204.8 | 174.6 | 181.6 | 183.1 | 174.7 | 173.5 | 148.5 | 145.0 | 2,034.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 44 | 44 | 46 | 51 | 47 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 46 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
References
Works cited
- Li, Xueqin (1985). Eastern Zhou and Qin Civilizations. Translated by K. C. Chang. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctt211qwpq. ISBN 978-0300032864.
External links
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)