Suizhong County
Suizhong County (simplified Chinese: 绥中县; traditional Chinese: 綏中縣; pinyin: Suízhōng Xiàn) is a county of southwestern Liaoning, People's Republic of China. It is located on the northern coast of the Bohai Sea and is the southernmost county of Huludao City (as well as non-peninsular Liaoning), bordering Hebei to the southwest. The county has an area of 2,765 square kilometres (1,068 sq mi), a population of 640,000, and is an economically important region within Huludao.[1] Suizhong is the home of the first Chinese citizen to travel in space, Yang Liwei.
Suizhong
绥中县 Suichung | |
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 Location in Huludao City | |
  Suizhong Location of the seat in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates: 40°20′N 120°21′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Prefecture-level city | Huludao |
| County seat | Suizhong Town (绥中镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,765 km2 (1,068 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 640,000 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 125200 |
| Area code(s) | 0429 |
Administrative divisions
There are 14 towns, five townships, and six ethnic townships in the county.[2]
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Towns:
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Townships:
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Climate
Suizhong County has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with cold, very dry, and rather long winters, and hot, humid summers; a majority of the annual rainfall occurs in July and August alone. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −7.3 °C (18.9 °F) in January to 24.1 °C (75.4 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 9.62 °C (49.3 °F); however, high temperatures peak in August. Due to the coastal location, temperatures are moderated in the summer, but prevailingly northerly and westerly winds minimise maritime influence during winter.
| Climate data for Suizhong County (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
37.9 (100.2) |
39.8 (103.6) |
38.1 (100.6) |
34.8 (94.6) |
33.6 (92.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
39.8 (103.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) |
2.0 (35.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
1.9 (35.4) |
15.3 (59.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
2.2 (36.0) |
10.4 (50.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
11.4 (52.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −12.7 (9.1) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
4.6 (40.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.2 (−13.4) |
−25.1 (−13.2) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
1.4 (34.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−25.2 (−13.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.2 (0.13) |
3.6 (0.14) |
8.6 (0.34) |
24.1 (0.95) |
52.6 (2.07) |
100.1 (3.94) |
180.6 (7.11) |
155.5 (6.12) |
55.8 (2.20) |
31.6 (1.24) |
10.7 (0.42) |
4.6 (0.18) |
631.0 (24.84) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 10.0 | 12.6 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 70.2 |
| Source: Weather China | |||||||||||||
References
- "Introduction to Suizhong" (in Chinese). Official website of Suizhong Government. Archived from the original on 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：绥中县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2012-12-01. Retrieved 2012-07-17.