Minhou County (original) (raw)
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County in Fujian, People's Republic of China
| Minhou 闽侯县Minhow | |
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 Minhou County within Fuzhou |
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  MinhouLocation of the seat in Fujian |
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| Coordinates: 26°09′00″N 119°07′55″E / 26.150°N 119.132°E / 26.150; 119.132 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Fuzhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,136 km2 (825 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 988,200 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Minhou County (simplified Chinese: 闽侯; traditional Chinese: 閩侯; pinyin: Mǐnhòu[1]; in Fuzhounese, Foochow Romanized: Mìng-âu, IPA: /miŋ˨˩ ŋɑu˨˦˨/) is a county in eastern Fujian Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou, the provincial capital, and lies to the south and to the west of the urban area of Fuzhou. The Min River flows in a southeast direction through the center of the county, and then to the urban area of Fuzhou and into the Taiwan Strait.
Administrative divisions
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The county has one subdistrict, 8 towns and 6 townships.
- Subdistrict: Ganzhe subdistrict (甘蔗街道)
- Town: Baisha Town (白沙镇), Nanyu town (南屿镇), Shanggan Town (尚干镇), Xiangqian Town (祥谦镇), Qingkou Town (青口镇), Nantong Town (南通镇), Shangjie Town (上街镇), Jingxi Town (荆溪镇)
- Township: Zhuqi township (竹岐乡), Pengwei Township (鸿尾乡), Yangli township (洋里乡), Dahu Township (大湖乡), Tingping Township (廷坪乡), Xiaoruo Township (小箬乡)
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In August 2014, 396 villagers from Qingpuling (青布岭村) of Qingkou Town won a court case against a waste management company.[2] They were awarded 6,000,000 RMB in compensation.[2][3] The waste company set up their medical waste incineration facility back in 2000.[3][4] The pollution caused black dust or ash to contaminate the surrounding environment trees, plants, waterways and households.[5] Residents had long suspected the cancer rates was due to the environmental pollution from the incineration plant.[5] The government has offered relocation for the affected residents.[5]
| Climate data for Minhou (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) | 27.3(81.1) | 31.1(88.0) | 32.2(90.0) | 34.8(94.6) | 38.2(100.8) | 37.9(100.2) | 41.5(106.7) | 39.5(103.1) | 38.9(102.0) | 36.0(96.8) | 33.4(92.1) | 29.2(84.6) | 41.5(106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.7(60.3) | 16.8(62.2) | 19.4(66.9) | 24.3(75.7) | 27.9(82.2) | 31.1(88.0) | 34.6(94.3) | 33.9(93.0) | 31.2(88.2) | 27.1(80.8) | 22.8(73.0) | 17.9(64.2) | 25.2(77.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.3(52.3) | 12.0(53.6) | 14.4(57.9) | 19.0(66.2) | 23.1(73.6) | 26.6(79.9) | 29.3(84.7) | 28.7(83.7) | 26.4(79.5) | 22.3(72.1) | 18.2(64.8) | 13.4(56.1) | 20.4(68.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.3(46.9) | 8.9(48.0) | 11.0(51.8) | 15.3(59.5) | 19.6(67.3) | 23.3(73.9) | 25.4(77.7) | 25.1(77.2) | 23.1(73.6) | 18.8(65.8) | 15.0(59.0) | 10.2(50.4) | 17.0(62.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.7(30.7) | −1.3(29.7) | 0.8(33.4) | 5.7(42.3) | 11.6(52.9) | 15.1(59.2) | 20.6(69.1) | 20.7(69.3) | 14.8(58.6) | 9.3(48.7) | 3.9(39.0) | −1.9(28.6) | −1.9(28.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57.9(2.28) | 80.5(3.17) | 132.3(5.21) | 145.6(5.73) | 191.0(7.52) | 239.8(9.44) | 153.3(6.04) | 174.2(6.86) | 122.8(4.83) | 51.9(2.04) | 53.2(2.09) | 47.3(1.86) | 1,449.8(57.07) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.8 | 13.7 | 17.5 | 15.9 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 12.1 | 14.8 | 11.2 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 155.1 |
| Average snowy days | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 76 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 99.2 | 87.8 | 99.2 | 119.8 | 125.6 | 135.5 | 226.3 | 202.9 | 163.8 | 154.4 | 117.8 | 111.7 | 1,644 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 30 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 54 | 51 | 45 | 44 | 36 | 34 | 37 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] |
- ^ 现代汉语词典(第七版 [_A Dictionary of Current Chinese (Seventh Edition)_]. Beijing: The Commercial Press. 1 September 2016. p. 547. ISBN 978-7-100-12450-8. 闽侯(Mǐnhòu)，地名，在福建。 Note that this differs in tone from the pronunciation of the second character 侯 in isolation or in other compound words, which is hóu in Standard Mandarin Chinese.
- ^ a b "396 villagers win pollution lawsuit against waste firm in Fujian - What's On Xiamen". www.whatsonxiamen.com. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ a b "Fujian residents win pollution lawsuit against waste firm". Shanghaiist. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ "China - Dirty Secrets - Foreign Correspondent - ABC". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ a b c "Chinese 'cancer village' scores rare victory over polluters". Telegraph.co.uk. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.