Wu'an
Wu'an is a county-level city in the southwest of Hebei Province, China, bordering Shanxi Province to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Handan.
Wu'an
武安市 Wuan | |
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 Qibugou, Wu'an | |
 Wu'an in Handan | |
  Wu'an Location in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 36°41′49″N 114°12′14″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Handan |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 1,806.0 km2 (697.3 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 95.00 km2 (36.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • County-level city | 857,000 |
| • Urban | 247,800 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Wu'an | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 武安 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | War-&-Peace | ||||||||
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History
People's Republic
In August 1949, Wu'an was one of three counties to be detached from Handan and attached to Pingyuan Province. In 1952, as Pingyuan dissolved, Wu'an returned to Handan.
Administrative divisions
As of 2005, Wu'an had a population of approximately 66,000.[2]
Towns
Wu'an Town (武安镇), Kang'ercheng (康二城镇), Niuji (午汲镇), Cishan (磁山镇), Baiyan (伯延镇), Shucun (淑村镇), Datong, Wu'an (大同镇), Yicheng (邑城镇), Kuangshan (矿山镇), Hejin (贺进镇), Yangyi (阳邑镇), Paihui (徘徊镇), Yetao (冶陶镇)
Townships
Shangtuancheng Township (上团城乡), Bei'anzhuang Township (北安庄乡), Bei'anle Township (北安乐乡), Xitushan Township (西土山乡), Xisizhuang Township (西寺庄乡), Huoshui Township (活水乡), Shidong Township (石洞乡), Guantao Township (管陶乡), Majiazhuang Township (马家庄乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Wu'an (1999–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
41.0 (105.8) |
39.7 (103.5) |
43.8 (110.8) |
40.6 (105.1) |
38.4 (101.1) |
40.7 (105.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
28.9 (84.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
43.8 (110.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.6 (88.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
19.9 (67.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
1.1 (34.0) |
14.5 (58.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21 (70) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
9.9 (49.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.0 (5.0) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.6 (0.14) |
8.3 (0.33) |
9.4 (0.37) |
27.9 (1.10) |
48.2 (1.90) |
53.4 (2.10) |
167.9 (6.61) |
123.6 (4.87) |
57.6 (2.27) |
26.8 (1.06) |
15.3 (0.60) |
3.5 (0.14) |
545.5 (21.49) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 74.5 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 13.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 52 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 72 | 77 | 70 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 59 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 128.3 | 135.9 | 179.4 | 207.4 | 228.7 | 197.7 | 156.4 | 163.3 | 160.4 | 162.5 | 141.8 | 138.5 | 2,000.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 42 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 45 | 35 | 39 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
- Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- 邯郸市-行政区划网
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.