Chenggu County
Chenggu County (Chinese: 城固; pinyin: Chénggù) is a county of Hanzhong, in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China.
History
Unique archaeological evidence on contacts with Xingan culture (Jiangxi) was found there at Sucun.
Administrative divisions
As 2019, Chenggu County is divided to 2 subdistricts, 15 towns and 1 other.
- Subdistricts
- Bowang Subdistrict (博望街道)
- Lianhua Subdistrict (莲花街道)
- Towns
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- Others
- Shaanxi Aircraft Manufacturing Company (陕西飞机制造公司)
Climate
| Climate data for Chenggu (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) | 16.7 (62.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.7 (99.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
39.1 (102.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
20.2 (68.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.6 (38.5) |
14.8 (58.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
0.5 (32.9) |
11.1 (51.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.6 (18.3) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
0.7 (33.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.1 (0.16) |
10.0 (0.39) |
24.6 (0.97) |
50.9 (2.00) |
82.8 (3.26) |
96.4 (3.80) |
140.3 (5.52) |
109.3 (4.30) |
131.0 (5.16) |
73.8 (2.91) |
30.7 (1.21) |
6.0 (0.24) |
759.9 (29.92) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 12.9 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 113.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 6.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 82 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 87.2 | 90.1 | 136.7 | 168.4 | 182.0 | 183.0 | 209.5 | 205.2 | 116.7 | 95.7 | 77.1 | 83.3 | 1,634.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 28 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 50 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Transportation
Chenggu is served by the Yangpingguan–Ankang Railway.