Dingbian County (original) (raw)
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County in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
| Dingbian County 定边县Tingpien | |
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| County | |
 View of the seat of Dingbian from the Dingbian branch line of the Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway |
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 Dingbian in Yulin |
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 Yulin in Shaanxi |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Yulin |
| Established | 1731 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,920 km2 (2,670 sq mi) |
| Population ([_when?_]) | |
| • Total | 344,900 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal Code | 718699 |
| Area code | (0)912 |
| Licence plates | 陕K |
| Website | dingbian.gov.cn |
Dingbian County (simplified Chinese: 定边县; traditional Chinese: 定邊縣; pinyin: Dìngbiān Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Shaanxi province, China, bordering the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to the west and Inner Mongolia to the north. It is the westernmost county-level division under the administration of Yulin City.
Administrative divisions
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As of 2020, Dingbian County is divided to 1 subdistrict, 16 towns, and 2 townships.[1]
Subdistricts
- Dingbian Subdistrict [zh] (定边街道)
Towns
| Hequan [zh] (贺圈镇) Hongliugou [zh] (红柳沟镇) Zhuanjing [zh] (砖井镇) Bainijing [zh] (白泥井镇) Anbian [zh] (安边镇) Duiziliang [zh] (堆子梁镇) Baiwanzi [zh] (白湾子镇) Jiyuan [zh] (姬塬镇) | Yangjing [zh] (杨井镇) Xin'anbian [zh] (新安边镇) Zhangyaoxian [zh] (张崾先镇) Fanxue [zh] (樊学镇) Yanchangbao [zh] (盐场堡镇) Haotan [zh] (郝滩镇) Shidonggou [zh] (石洞沟镇) Fengdikeng [zh] (冯地坑镇) |
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Townships
- Youfangzhuang Township [zh] (油房庄乡)
- Xuezhuang Township [zh] (学庄乡)
| Climate data for Dingbian, elevation 1,360 m (4,460 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) | 15.6(60.1) | 19.1(66.4) | 27.4(81.3) | 33.3(91.9) | 35.5(95.9) | 36.6(97.9) | 37.7(99.9) | 36.2(97.2) | 34.9(94.8) | 27.7(81.9) | 23.1(73.6) | 17.2(63.0) | 37.7(99.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.4(32.7) | 4.8(40.6) | 11.4(52.5) | 18.7(65.7) | 23.9(75.0) | 28.3(82.9) | 29.7(85.5) | 27.5(81.5) | 22.4(72.3) | 16.4(61.5) | 9.1(48.4) | 2.1(35.8) | 16.2(61.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.9(19.6) | −2.6(27.3) | 4.2(39.6) | 11.4(52.5) | 17.1(62.8) | 21.6(70.9) | 23.3(73.9) | 21.2(70.2) | 16.1(61.0) | 9.4(48.9) | 2.0(35.6) | −4.9(23.2) | 9.3(48.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.1(8.4) | −9.0(15.8) | −2.2(28.0) | 4.4(39.9) | 10.0(50.0) | 14.7(58.5) | 17.3(63.1) | 15.6(60.1) | 10.5(50.9) | 3.5(38.3) | −3.8(25.2) | −10.8(12.6) | 3.1(37.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −27.7(−17.9) | −26.8(−16.2) | −21.7(−7.1) | −9.7(14.5) | −3.9(25.0) | 3.6(38.5) | 7.4(45.3) | 5.7(42.3) | −2.7(27.1) | −11.5(11.3) | −20.8(−5.4) | −29.1(−20.4) | −29.1(−20.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.8(0.11) | 3.4(0.13) | 6.9(0.27) | 17.8(0.70) | 32.5(1.28) | 45.5(1.79) | 71.3(2.81) | 79.7(3.14) | 53.3(2.10) | 21.6(0.85) | 10.1(0.40) | 2.0(0.08) | 346.9(13.66) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 65 |
| Average snowy days | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 18.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 50 | 46 | 41 | 38 | 40 | 46 | 57 | 64 | 65 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 50 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 207.3 | 199.4 | 227.2 | 238.7 | 266.3 | 262.6 | 249.2 | 232.7 | 201.8 | 221.3 | 209.3 | 202.5 | 2,718.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 67 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 62 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] |
- China National Highway 307
- G20 Qingdao–Yinchuan Expressway
- Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan Railway; at Dingbian, the Dingbian-Yinchuan branch joins the main Taiyuan-Zhongwei line.
- ^ 2020年统计用区划代码（定边县） [2020 Statistical Division Codes (Dingbian County)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
37°26′59″N 107°49′44″E / 37.44972°N 107.82889°E / 37.44972; 107.82889