Shucheng County

Shucheng County (simplified Chinese: 舒城县; traditional Chinese: 舒城縣; pinyin: Shūchéng Xiàn) is a county in the west-central part of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. It is located in the southeastern corner of the prefecture-level city of Lu'an and is its easternmost county-level division. It has a population of 1,020,000 (up to the end of 2010) and an area of 2,092 square kilometres (808 sq mi). The government of Shucheng County is located in Chengguan Town.

Shucheng
舒城县
Shucheng is the division at the southeastern corner in this map of Lu'an
Shucheng is the division at the southeastern corner in this map of Lu'an
Lu'an in Anhui
Lu'an in Anhui
Coordinates: 31°27′43″N 116°56′56″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceAnhui
Prefecture-level cityLu'an
Area
  Total2,100 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total998,700
  Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
231300

Shucheng County has jurisdiction over 21 towns and townships, 1 resort center and 1 economic development district.[1]

Administrative divisions

In the present, Shucheng County has 15 towns and 6 townships.[2]

15 Towns
  • Chengguan (城关镇)
  • Taoxi (桃溪镇)
  • Qianrenqiao (千人桥镇)
  • Hangbu (杭埠镇)
  • Baishenmiao (百神庙镇)
  • Wuxian (五显镇)
  • Nangang (南港镇)
  • Shucha (舒茶镇)
  • Ganchahe (干汊河镇)
  • Wanfohu (万佛湖镇)
  • Shanqi (山七镇)
  • Xiaotian (晓天镇)
  • Tangchi (汤池镇)
  • Hepeng (河棚镇)
  • Zhangmuqiao (张母桥镇)
6 Townships
  • Chunqiu (春秋乡)
  • Bolin (柏林乡)
  • Quedian (阙店乡)
  • Tangshu (棠树乡)
  • Luzhen (庐镇乡)
  • Gaofeng (高峰乡)

Climate

Climate data for Shucheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.6
(70.9)
27.2
(81.0)
34.2
(93.6)
34.7
(94.5)
37.7
(99.9)
37.2
(99.0)
39.3
(102.7)
38.8
(101.8)
37.9
(100.2)
40.1
(104.2)
29.9
(85.8)
23.7
(74.7)
40.1
(104.2)
Average high °C (°F) 7.6
(45.7)
10.5
(50.9)
15.7
(60.3)
22.2
(72.0)
27.0
(80.6)
29.5
(85.1)
32.7
(90.9)
31.9
(89.4)
27.8
(82.0)
22.6
(72.7)
16.5
(61.7)
10.1
(50.2)
21.2
(70.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6)
5.7
(42.3)
10.5
(50.9)
16.7
(62.1)
21.8
(71.2)
25.1
(77.2)
28.3
(82.9)
27.4
(81.3)
22.9
(73.2)
17.1
(62.8)
10.8
(51.4)
5.0
(41.0)
16.2
(61.2)
Average low °C (°F) −0.3
(31.5)
2.1
(35.8)
6.2
(43.2)
11.8
(53.2)
17.3
(63.1)
21.5
(70.7)
24.8
(76.6)
24.2
(75.6)
19.5
(67.1)
13.2
(55.8)
6.6
(43.9)
1.2
(34.2)
12.3
(54.2)
Record low °C (°F) −11.7
(10.9)
−10.0
(14.0)
−3.8
(25.2)
0.1
(32.2)
6.8
(44.2)
12.5
(54.5)
17.3
(63.1)
16.4
(61.5)
10.0
(50.0)
0.5
(32.9)
−5.4
(22.3)
−15.3
(4.5)
−15.3
(4.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 60.6
(2.39)
65.3
(2.57)
90.0
(3.54)
96.9
(3.81)
103.7
(4.08)
172.0
(6.77)
167.8
(6.61)
144.5
(5.69)
86.0
(3.39)
59.8
(2.35)
59.2
(2.33)
41.5
(1.63)
1,147.3
(45.16)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.1 9.9 12.2 11.0 11.5 12.0 11.4 12.4 9.4 9.0 9.1 8.2 126.2
Average snowy days 4.7 2.5 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 1.6 10.4
Average relative humidity (%) 77 77 74 73 74 80 81 83 82 80 78 76 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 108.7 111.1 138.4 167.1 175.6 151.0 178.7 170.6 140.2 145.2 133.5 123.7 1,743.8
Percent possible sunshine 34 35 37 43 41 36 42 42 38 42 43 40 39
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

  1. 舒城县人民政府. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. 六安市-行政区划王 (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  3. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.


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