Pingliang

Pingliang
Pingliang
平凉
—  Prefecture-level city  —
平凉市
Location of Pingliang Prefecture within Gansu
Pingliang is located in China
Pingliang
Location of Pingliang Prefecture within Gansu
Coordinates: 35°32′N 106°41′E / 35.533°N 106.683°E / 35.533; 106.683
Country China
Province Gansu
Population (2007)
 – Prefecture-level city 2,220,000
 – Metro 110,483
Time zone China standard time (UTC+8)

Pingliang (simplified Chinese: 平凉; traditional Chinese: 平涼; pinyin: Píngliàng) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Gansu Province in China. Pingliang is famous for a local mountain range that includes Kongtong Mountain, a site sacred to Taoism and mythical meeting place of the Yellow Emperor and Guangchengzi, an immortal.

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List of divisions

Map
Pingliang mcp.png
# Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Population (2004 est.) Area (km²) Density (/km²)
1 Kongtong District 崆峒区 Kōngtóng Qū 480,000 1,936 248
2 Jingchuan County 泾川县 Jīngchuān Xiàn 330,000 1,486 222
3 Lingtai County 灵台县 Língtái Xiàn 230,000 2,038 113
4 Chongxin County 崇信县 Chóngxìn Xiàn 90,000 850 106
5 Huating County 华亭县 Huátíng Xiàn 170,000 1,266 134
6 Zhuanglang County 庄浪县 Zhuānglàng Xiàn 420,000 1,556 270
7 Jingning County 静宁县 Jìngníng Xiàn 470,000 2,193 214

Geography

Pingliang has a monsoon-influenced, four-season, humid continental climate (Koppen Dwb), with cold but dry winters, and warm and humid summers. Monthly average temperatures range from −4.6 °C (23.7 °F) in January to 21.1 °C (70.0 °F) in July. Much of the annual rainfall occurs from June to September, and the annual mean temperature is 8.8 °C (47.8 °F).

Climate data for Pingliang (1971-2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 2.1
(35.8)		 4.5
(40.1)		 10.0
(50.0)		 17.5
(63.5)		 22.0
(71.6)		 25.6
(78.1)		 27.2
(81.0)		 25.8
(78.4)		 20.7
(69.3)		 15.0
(59.0)		 8.9
(48.0)		 3.7
(38.7)		 15.3
Average low °C (°F) −9.4
(15.1)		 −6.4
(20.5)		 −1.1
(30.0)		 4.4
(39.9)		 8.9
(48.0)		 12.8
(55.0)		 15.7
(60.3)		 15.1
(59.2)		 10.3
(50.5)		 4.2
(39.6)		 −2.3
(27.9)		 −7.5
(18.5)		 3.7
Precipitation mm (inches) 3.0
(0.118)		 4.9
(0.193)		 14.4
(0.567)		 31.4
(1.236)		 45.6
(1.795)		 64.1
(2.524)		 109.2
(4.299)		 96.9
(3.815)		 61.5
(2.421)		 38.3
(1.508)		 10.3
(0.406)		 2.7
(0.106)		 482.3
(18.988)
% humidity 55 56 59 56 60 64 72 75 78 74 65 57 64.3
Avg. precipitation days 3.6 5.0 6.7 7.9 9.6 10.7 12.4 12.9 11.5 9.2 4.6 2.4 96.5
Sunshine hours 192.8 164.8 177.5 211.7 237.8 233.0 229.8 216.6 168.7 173.1 180.0 195.2 2,381.0
Source: China Meteorological Administration

Landslide disaster

Main article: 2010 China floods

In July 2010 13 people died in Huating County in a landslide triggered by heavy rains. 2 people survived. [1]

Transport

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ "13 die in northwest China landlide". People's Daily. Xinhua. August 13, 2010. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7079245.html. 

External links

Coordinates: 35°32′N 106°41′E / 35.533°N 106.683°E / 35.533; 106.683


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