Zhang County
Zhang County or Zhangxian is a county in Gansu province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Dingxi. Its postal code is 748300, and its population in 2017 was 198,200 people.
The county has several mineral resources such as rock salt, limestone and andalusite.
Administrative divisions
Zhang County is divided to 10 towns and 3 townships.
- Towns
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- Townships
- Maquan Township(马泉乡)
- Wudang Township(武当乡)
- Dongquan Township(东泉乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Zhangxian, elevation 1,911 m (6,270 ft), (1991–2019 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) | 14.4 (57.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
28.7 (83.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
35.1 (95.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
35.1 (95.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
3.8 (38.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.2 (13.6) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
3.6 (38.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
2.9 (37.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.2 (−8.0) |
−19.9 (−3.8) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
2.1 (35.8) |
5.7 (42.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.7 (0.19) |
6.2 (0.24) |
14.1 (0.56) |
30.7 (1.21) |
55.6 (2.19) |
64.3 (2.53) |
80.7 (3.18) |
75.6 (2.98) |
54.2 (2.13) |
34.9 (1.37) |
7.0 (0.28) |
1.6 (0.06) |
429.6 (16.92) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.1 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 13.5 | 10.4 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 107.8 |
| Average snowy days | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 37.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.7 | 167.5 | 188.4 | 206.4 | 220.0 | 210.4 | 221.2 | 210.4 | 147.6 | 150.8 | 171.7 | 190.1 | 2,267.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 58 | 54 | 50 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 44 | 56 | 63 | 52 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||