Benxi Manchu Autonomous County
Benxi Manchu Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 本溪满族自治县; traditional Chinese: 本溪滿族自治縣; pinyin: Běnxī Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn; Manchu: ᠪᡝᠨᠰᡳ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ; Möllendorff: bensi manju beye dasangga siyan) is an autonomous county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Benxi, in the east of Liaoning province, China. It has a total area of 3,362 square kilometres (1,298 sq mi), and a population of approximately 300,000 people as of 2002.
The city is home to a sizable Manchu and Hui population.
Administrative divisions
There is one subdistrict, 10 towns, and one townships within the county:
The only subdistrict is Guanyinge Subdistrict (观音阁街道).
10 towns are: Xiaoshi (小市镇), Caohezhang (草河掌镇), Caohecheng (草河城镇), Caohekou (草河口镇), Lianshanguan (连山关镇), Qinghecheng (清河城镇), Tianshifu (田师傅镇), Nandianzi (南甸子镇), Jianchang (碱厂镇), Pianling (偏岭镇), Gaoguan (高官镇).
The only township is Dongyingfang Township (东营房乡).
Climate
| Climate data for Benxi County (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
6.9 (44.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
14.0 (57.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.5 (11.3) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
0.8 (33.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
7.8 (46.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.8 (1.8) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
2.6 (36.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.8 (0.31) |
12.6 (0.50) |
19.2 (0.76) |
43.5 (1.71) |
67.1 (2.64) |
116.1 (4.57) |
163.7 (6.44) |
200.4 (7.89) |
56.2 (2.21) |
49.8 (1.96) |
31.2 (1.23) |
12.3 (0.48) |
779.9 (30.7) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.4 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 10.6 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 106.2 |
| Average snowy days | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 42.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 59 | 54 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 79 | 74 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 176.2 | 185.1 | 216.0 | 219.8 | 245.6 | 218.5 | 194.0 | 202.7 | 216.2 | 200.4 | 159.5 | 156.9 | 2,390.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 59 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 48 | 43 | 48 | 58 | 59 | 54 | 55 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Caohekouzhen, Benxi County (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.2 (11.8) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
0.1 (32.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.7 (1.9) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
1.4 (34.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
1.6 (34.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.7 (0.26) |
13.9 (0.55) |
19.4 (0.76) |
43.7 (1.72) |
73.5 (2.89) |
113.9 (4.48) |
205.0 (8.07) |
233.0 (9.17) |
61.4 (2.42) |
47.1 (1.85) |
29.6 (1.17) |
12.5 (0.49) |
859.7 (33.83) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.4 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 10.2 | 13.1 | 15.2 | 12.9 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 104.4 |
| Average snowy days | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 36.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 69 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 81 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 196.5 | 194.3 | 220.9 | 221.5 | 235.2 | 175.3 | 131.9 | 165.9 | 206.7 | 194.9 | 162.1 | 165.7 | 2,270.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 39 | 29 | 39 | 56 | 57 | 55 | 58 | 52 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "本溪市第七次全国人口普查公报" (in Chinese). Benxi Municipal Bureau of Statistics. 2021-06-18. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ 2022年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：本溪县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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