Wen County or Wenxian (simplified Chinese: 温县; traditional Chinese: 溫縣; pinyin: Wēn Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jiaozuo, in the northwest of Henan Province.

Geography

Wen County lies on the left or north bank of the Yellow River, opposite the county-level cities of Gongyi and Xingyang in the Zhengzhou municipality. On all other sides the county is bordered by constituent parts of Jiaozuo: upriver to its west lies Mengzhou City, inland to its north Qinyang City and Bo'ai County, downriver to its east Wuzhi County.

Climate

Climate data for Wenxian, elevation 106 m (348 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)20.0 (68.0)23.5 (74.3)29.6 (85.3)37.2 (99.0)41.2 (106.2)43.4 (110.1)42.3 (108.1)39.2 (102.6)38.2 (100.8)34.3 (93.7)28.3 (82.9)23.1 (73.6)43.4 (110.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)6.1 (43.0)10.0 (50.0)15.8 (60.4)22.5 (72.5)27.9 (82.2)32.7 (90.9)32.5 (90.5)30.8 (87.4)27.2 (81.0)21.8 (71.2)14.3 (57.7)8.1 (46.6)20.8 (69.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)0.6 (33.1)4.0 (39.2)9.5 (49.1)16.0 (60.8)21.5 (70.7)26.4 (79.5)27.5 (81.5)25.9 (78.6)21.5 (70.7)15.8 (60.4)8.6 (47.5)2.6 (36.7)15.0 (59.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−3.5 (25.7)−0.6 (30.9)4.3 (39.7)10.2 (50.4)15.7 (60.3)20.7 (69.3)23.4 (74.1)22.1 (71.8)17.0 (62.6)11.2 (52.2)4.2 (39.6)−1.6 (29.1)10.3 (50.5)
Record low °C (°F)−13.2 (8.2)−13.8 (7.2)−5.8 (21.6)−1.1 (30.0)5.2 (41.4)12.2 (54.0)16.7 (62.1)11.9 (53.4)6.6 (43.9)−1.4 (29.5)−9.6 (14.7)−10.6 (12.9)−13.8 (7.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)9.1 (0.36)10.8 (0.43)18.8 (0.74)31.1 (1.22)49.2 (1.94)65.6 (2.58)107.8 (4.24)97.8 (3.85)65.6 (2.58)35.7 (1.41)23.5 (0.93)6.2 (0.24)521.2 (20.52)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)3.33.94.66.07.17.510.49.78.46.55.02.875.2
Average snowy days4.03.41.30.20000001.02.412.3
Average relative humidity (%)59595963636176807669665966
Mean monthly sunshine hours136.6146.6188.3219.9238.4222.3197.4193.6166.8164.3153.3146.52,174
Percentage possible sunshine44475056555145474548504849
Source: China Meteorological Administration all-time January high all-time extreme temperature

Administration

The county comprises 7 towns and 3 townships, overseeing 262 village committees and 5 neighbourhoods (社区; shèqū). The county executive, legislature and judiciary are in Wenquan (温泉镇), together with the CPC and PSB branches. Address for executive: #55 Huanghe Rd (黄河路55号).

Towns

  • Wenquan Town (温泉镇) - county seat
  • Xiangyun (祥云镇)
  • Fantian (番田镇)
  • Huangzhuang (黄庄镇)
  • Zhaobao (赵堡镇)
  • Nanzhangqiang (南张羌镇)
  • Wude (武德镇)

Townships

  • Qiucun (岳村乡)
  • Zhaoxian (招贤乡)
  • Beiling (北冷乡)

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