Tanghekou

Tanghekou Town (simplified Chinese: 汤河口镇; traditional Chinese: 湯河口鎮; pinyin: Tānghékǒu Zhèn), is a town in the northern side of Huairou District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Labagoumen and Changshaoying Manchu Ethnic Townships to the northeast, Shicheng and Liulimiao Towns to the south, and Baoshan Town to the southwest. In 2020 it had a total population of 5,445.[1] Its name Tanghekou literally means "North House".

Tanghekou Town
汤河口镇
Sight near Dazhazi Village, northwest of the town, 2012
Sight near Dazhazi Village, northwest of the town, 2012
Location of Tanghekou Town within Huairou District
Location of Tanghekou Town within Huairou District
Tanghekou Town is located in Beijing
Tanghekou Town
Tanghekou Town
Tanghekou Town is located in China
Tanghekou Town
Tanghekou Town
Coordinates: 40°44′09″N 116°38′21″E
CountryChina
MunicipalityBeijing
DistrictHuairou
Village-level Divisions1 community
22 villages
Area
  Total224.6 km2 (86.7 sq mi)
Elevation
290 m (950 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total5,445
  Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
101400
Area code010

The town is situated inside a river valley, around the confluence of Bai River and Tang River. For this reason it receives its name Tanghekou (Chinese: 汤河口; lit. 'Mouth of Tang River').[2]

History

Timeline of Tanghekou Town[2]
Time Status Under
1949 - 1951 6th District Sihai County, Chahar
1951 - 1952 12th District Luanping County, Chahar
1952 - 1956 6th District Huairou County, Hebei
1956 - 1958 Tanghekou Township
1958 - 1959 Gangtie People's Commune Huairou County, Beijing
1959 - 1960 Tanghekou People's Commune

Changshaoying People's Commune

1960 - 1961 Qingshiling People's Commune
1961 - 1983 Tanghekou People's Commune
1983 - 1990 Tanghekou Township
1990 - 2001 Tanghekou Town
2001 - present Huairou District, Beijing

Administrative divisions

As of the time in writing, there are 23 subdivisions within Tanghekou Town, where 1 of them is a community and all the rest are villages:[3]

Subdisvision Names Name Transliterations Type
汤河口 Tanghekou Community
小梁前 Xiaoliangqian Village
二号沟门 Erhao Goumen Village
黄花甸子 Huanghua Dianzi Village
许营 Xuying Village
银河沟 Yinghegou Village
大栅子 Dazhazi Village
庄户沟门 Zhuanghu Goumen Village
东帽湾 Dong Maowan Village
西帽湾 Xi Maowan Village
大榆树 Dayushu Village
新地 Xindi Village
汤河口 Tanghekou Village
河东 Hedong Village
大蒲池沟 Dapu Digou Village
连石沟 Lianshigou Village
古石沟门 Gu Shigoumen Village
东黄梁 Dong Huangliang Village
卜营 Buying Village
大黄塘 Da Huangtang Village
小黄塘 Xiao Huangtang Village
后安岭 Hou'anling Village
东湾子 Dongwanzi Village

Climate

Climate data for Tanghekou Town (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 0.8
(33.4)
5.1
(41.2)
12.0
(53.6)
20.1
(68.2)
26.4
(79.5)
29.8
(85.6)
30.8
(87.4)
29.9
(85.8)
25.5
(77.9)
18.6
(65.5)
9.1
(48.4)
1.8
(35.2)
17.5
(63.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −8.5
(16.7)
−4.3
(24.3)
3.4
(38.1)
11.8
(53.2)
18.0
(64.4)
22.2
(72.0)
24.3
(75.7)
22.9
(73.2)
17.2
(63.0)
9.7
(49.5)
0.5
(32.9)
−7.0
(19.4)
9.2
(48.5)
Average low °C (°F) −15.5
(4.1)
−11.8
(10.8)
−4.5
(23.9)
3.6
(38.5)
9.5
(49.1)
15.3
(59.5)
19.0
(66.2)
17.6
(63.7)
11.0
(51.8)
2.9
(37.2)
−5.7
(21.7)
−13.3
(8.1)
2.3
(36.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.3
(0.05)
3.7
(0.15)
8.8
(0.35)
19.3
(0.76)
41.1
(1.62)
74.1
(2.92)
133.2
(5.24)
88.6
(3.49)
54.4
(2.14)
25.9
(1.02)
10.8
(0.43)
1.9
(0.07)
463.1
(18.24)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.3 1.9 2.9 4.4 7.9 11.8 13.5 10.9 8.6 5.1 2.8 1.8 72.9
Average snowy days 2.1 2.2 2.0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2.1 2.0 10.8
Average relative humidity (%) 50 45 42 43 51 63 75 77 73 63 57 54 58
Mean monthly sunshine hours 205.3 201.0 238.3 251.2 270.6 236.7 214.6 228.1 224.4 215.1 188.4 195.5 2,669.2
Percent possible sunshine 69 66 64 63 60 53 47 54 61 63 64 68 61
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

See also

References

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