Fangcheng County
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Fangcheng (Chinese: 方城; pinyin: Fāngchéng) is a county in the east of Nanyang City's administrative area, in the southwest of Henan province, China. It has an area of 2,542 km2 (981 sq mi) and a population of 970,000 as of 2002.
Administrative divisions
As of 2012, this county is divided to 7 towns, 8 townships and 1 ethnic township.
Towns
- Chengguan (城关镇)
- Dushu (独树镇)
- Bowang (博望镇)
- Guaihe (拐河镇)
- Xiaoshidian (小史店镇)
- Zhaohe (赵河镇)
- Guangyang (广阳镇)
Townships
- Quanqiao Township (券桥乡)
- Yangji Township (杨集乡)
- Erlangmiao Township (二郎庙乡)
- Guzhuangdian Township (古庄店乡)
- Yanglou Township (杨楼乡)
- Qinghe Township (清河乡)
- Liuhe Township (柳河乡)
- Xilidian Township (四里店乡)
Ethnic townships
- Yuandian Hui Township (袁店回族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Fangcheng, elevation 164 m (538 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.4 (72.3) | 31.6 (88.9) | 33.2 (91.8) | 38.7 (101.7) | 38.9 (102.0) | 40.6 (105.1) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.2 (100.8) | 33.0 (91.4) | 26.9 (80.4) | 20.2 (68.4) | 40.6 (105.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) | 10.0 (50.0) | 15.2 (59.4) | 21.7 (71.1) | 27.1 (80.8) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.6 (88.9) | 30.4 (86.7) | 26.7 (80.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 14.6 (58.3) | 8.4 (47.1) | 20.4 (68.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) | 4.1 (39.4) | 9.3 (48.7) | 15.6 (60.1) | 21.1 (70.0) | 25.5 (77.9) | 27.0 (80.6) | 25.8 (78.4) | 21.3 (70.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 8.8 (47.8) | 2.8 (37.0) | 14.8 (58.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) | −0.5 (31.1) | 4.4 (39.9) | 10.1 (50.2) | 15.5 (59.9) | 20.4 (68.7) | 23.3 (73.9) | 22.2 (72.0) | 17.2 (63.0) | 11.1 (52.0) | 4.4 (39.9) | −1.3 (29.7) | 10.3 (50.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.1 (8.4) | −13.6 (7.5) | −7.3 (18.9) | −1.1 (30.0) | 4.5 (40.1) | 11.5 (52.7) | 16.7 (62.1) | 13.5 (56.3) | 7.2 (45.0) | −2.2 (28.0) | −6.9 (19.6) | −17.8 (0.0) | −17.8 (0.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.7 (0.42) | 13.9 (0.55) | 30.3 (1.19) | 45.5 (1.79) | 78.1 (3.07) | 116.6 (4.59) | 194.6 (7.66) | 161.6 (6.36) | 79.3 (3.12) | 47.1 (1.85) | 32.2 (1.27) | 10.6 (0.42) | 820.5 (32.29) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 91.4 |
| Average snowy days | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 14.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 80 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 115.0 | 119.9 | 157.0 | 183.4 | 192.7 | 179.6 | 175.8 | 177.4 | 147.0 | 144.5 | 131.7 | 125.6 | 1,849.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 36 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration |