Minquan County

Coordinates: 34°38′53″N 115°10′48″E / 34.648°N 115.180°E / 34.648; 115.180
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Minquan County
民权县
Minquan is located in Henan
Minquan
Minquan
Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 34°38′53″N 115°10′48″E / 34.648°N 115.180°E / 34.648; 115.180
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityShangqiu
Area
 • Total1,222 km2 (472 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
700,700
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
476800

Minquan County (simplified Chinese: 民权县; traditional Chinese: 民權縣; pinyin: Mínquán Xiàn) is a county in the east of Henan province, China, bordering Shandong province to the east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shangqiu and is located at its northwest corner and is its northernmost county-level division. It has an area of 1222 square kilometers and a population of 850,000 in 2002.

Administrative divisions[edit]

As 2012, this county is divided to 6 towns, 10 townships and 2 ethic townships.[3]

Towns
Townships
Ethnic townships

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Minquan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.3
(63.1)
24.9
(76.8)
27.8
(82.0)
32.9
(91.2)
38.5
(101.3)
40.1
(104.2)
39.7
(103.5)
38.1
(100.6)
35.3
(95.5)
34.3
(93.7)
27.3
(81.1)
20.2
(68.4)
40.1
(104.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4)
9.2
(48.6)
15.0
(59.0)
21.4
(70.5)
27.0
(80.6)
31.7
(89.1)
32.0
(89.6)
30.6
(87.1)
27.0
(80.6)
21.9
(71.4)
13.9
(57.0)
7.2
(45.0)
20.2
(68.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.2
(32.4)
3.7
(38.7)
9.2
(48.6)
15.3
(59.5)
20.9
(69.6)
25.7
(78.3)
27.2
(81.0)
25.8
(78.4)
21.3
(70.3)
15.6
(60.1)
8.2
(46.8)
2.1
(35.8)
14.6
(58.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.5
(25.7)
−0.7
(30.7)
4.2
(39.6)
9.7
(49.5)
15.2
(59.4)
20.3
(68.5)
23.2
(73.8)
22.2
(72.0)
16.9
(62.4)
10.7
(51.3)
3.8
(38.8)
−1.7
(28.9)
10.0
(50.0)
Record low °C (°F) −17.7
(0.1)
−18.5
(−1.3)
−11.0
(12.2)
−3.7
(25.3)
3.8
(38.8)
10.4
(50.7)
15.8
(60.4)
11.5
(52.7)
6.3
(43.3)
−2.2
(28.0)
−13.1
(8.4)
−16.5
(2.3)
−18.5
(−1.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11.6
(0.46)
15.5
(0.61)
20.6
(0.81)
38.6
(1.52)
59.5
(2.34)
76.2
(3.00)
163.5
(6.44)
153.0
(6.02)
76.9
(3.03)
35.7
(1.41)
29.8
(1.17)
11.0
(0.43)
691.9
(27.24)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.5 6.4 6.9 10.7 10.7 8.2 5.6 5.4 3.8 76.2
Average snowy days 3.3 2.6 1.0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 2.0 10
Average relative humidity (%) 66 63 62 66 68 67 80 84 78 71 70 67 70
Mean monthly sunshine hours 128.4 139.6 182.6 205.8 222.0 206.6 182.3 176.0 165.3 162.8 144.4 135.7 2,051.5
Percent possible sunshine 41 45 49 52 51 48 42 43 45 47 47 45 46
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Notable persons[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. ^ 商丘市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.