Kangle County (simplified Chinese: 康乐县; traditional Chinese: 康樂縣; pinyin: Kānglè Xiàn; Wade–Giles: K’ang-lo Hsien, Xiao'erjing: کَانْلِ ثِيًآ) is a county in the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu, China. With ethnic minority of the Dongxiang.
Kangle County
康乐县 کَانْلِ ثِيًآ | |
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 Kangle in Linxia | |
 Linxia in Gansu | |
  Kangle County Location in Gansu  Kangle County Location in China | |
| Coordinates (Kangle government): 35°22′14″N 103°42′30″E / 35.3705°N 103.7084°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Autonomous prefecture | Linxia |
| County seat | Fucheng |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,083 km2 (418 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 255,955 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 731500 |
| Website | www |
According to History of Song, Kangle County was first established in 1073 (the sixth year of Xining; Chinese: 熙寧六年).[2]
Administrative divisions
editKangle County is divided to 5 towns and 10 townships.[3]
- Towns
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- Townships
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Climate
edit| Climate data for Kangle, elevation 2,016 m (6,614 ft), (1991–2020 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) | 14.7 (58.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
36.1 (97.0) |
33.7 (92.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
36.1 (97.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
3.1 (37.6) |
14.8 (58.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
3.2 (37.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.3 (8.1) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
2.2 (36.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−11 (12) |
1.1 (34.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.8 (−16.2) |
−23.9 (−11.0) |
−19.7 (−3.5) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
1.4 (34.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−21.9 (−7.4) |
−32.2 (−26.0) |
−32.2 (−26.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.6 (0.18) |
7.1 (0.28) |
15.3 (0.60) |
34.0 (1.34) |
64.5 (2.54) |
68.7 (2.70) |
112.3 (4.42) |
103.7 (4.08) |
67.0 (2.64) |
38.0 (1.50) |
8.7 (0.34) |
2.4 (0.09) |
526.3 (20.71) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.7 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 12.0 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 10.1 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 108.9 |
| Average snowy days | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 39.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 63 | 68 | 72 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 65 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 174.0 | 167.8 | 189.4 | 206.3 | 220.7 | 214.0 | 223.6 | 211.1 | 152.0 | 159.8 | 174.6 | 181.7 | 2,275 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 56 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 41 | 46 | 57 | 60 | 52 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Sources
edit- ^ "临夏州第七次全国人口普查公报" (in Chinese). Government of Linxia Prefecture. 2021-06-08.
- ^ History of Song. Vol. 87.
熙寧六年，置康樂城為砦，省馬騌砦。馬騌砦舊屬秦州長道縣。
- ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.