Tanchang County
Tanchang (Chinese: 宕昌; pinyin: Tànchāng), also pronounced Dàngchāng, is a county in the south of Gansu province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Longnan. In 2017 its population was 319,400 people.
History
During the Western Xia, Tanchang was inhabited by Qiangics.
Administrative divisions
Tanchang County has 11 towns and 13 townships and 1 ethnic township.
- Towns
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-Towns are upgraded from Township.
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-Towns are established newly.
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- Townships
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-Township is established newly.
- Hejiabao Township(何家堡乡)
-Former Townships are merged to other.
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- ethnic township
- Xinchengzi Tibetan Ethnic Township (新城子藏族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Tanchang, elevation 1,753 m (5,751 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) | 15.2 (59.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.7 (92.7) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
36.7 (98.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
17.1 (62.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) |
1.6 (34.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
10.2 (50.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.7 (19.9) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
5.2 (41.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.7 (0.19) |
8.0 (0.31) |
23.2 (0.91) |
48.9 (1.93) |
80.8 (3.18) |
83.5 (3.29) |
87.9 (3.46) |
92.5 (3.64) |
75.0 (2.95) |
58.3 (2.30) |
10.8 (0.43) |
2.3 (0.09) |
575.9 (22.68) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.2 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 12.5 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 130.8 |
| Average snowy days | 9.8 | 9.8 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 6.3 | 36 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 60 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 164.7 | 142.9 | 153.3 | 169.0 | 184.5 | 167.1 | 183.0 | 176.1 | 115.6 | 120.8 | 151.9 | 169.4 | 1,898.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 52 | 46 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 32 | 35 | 49 | 55 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Transport
See also
References
- ^ 甘肃宕昌县地名多音字屡遇尴尬 官方统一读音 on chinanews.com of February 17, 2014
- ^ "宕昌简介". Tanchang County People's Government.
- ^ Shi, Jinbo (2021-06-29). The Economy of Western Xia: A Study of 11th to 13th Century Tangut Records. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-46132-1.
- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：宕昌县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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