Gucheng_County,_Hubei
Gucheng County, Hubei
County in Hubei, People's Republic of China
Not to be confused with Gucheng County, Hebei.
"谷城" redirects here. For place in South Korea, see Gokseong County.
Gucheng County (simplified Chinese: 谷城县; traditional Chinese: 穀城縣[2]; pinyin: Gǔchéng Xiàn) is a county of northwestern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, located in the eastern foothills of the Daba Mountains. It is under the administration of Xiangyang City, and is served by G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway. As of 2004[update], it had a total population of 540,000 residing in an area of 2,552 square kilometres (985 sq mi).
Quick Facts 谷城县Kucheng, Country ...
Gucheng County
谷城县 Kucheng | |
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Laohekou Binjiang Park (湖北老河口滨江公园) | |
| Coordinates (Gucheng government): 32°15′50″N 111°39′11″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Xiangyang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,553 km2 (986 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 86 m (283 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 523,607 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | hbgucheng |
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- Chengguan (城关镇), Shihua (石花镇), Shengkang (盛𡐓镇[5]/盛康镇), Miaotan (庙滩镇), Wushan (五山镇), Cihe (茨河镇), Nanhe (南河镇), Zijin (紫金镇), Lengji (冷集镇)
The only township is Zhaowan Township (赵湾乡)
Other areas:
More information Climate data for Gucheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010), Month ...
| Climate data for Gucheng (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) | 22.3 (72.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
35.0 (95.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
40.2 (104.4) |
39.8 (103.6) |
38.9 (102.0) |
38.7 (101.7) |
33.8 (92.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
21.7 (71.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
5.3 (41.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
6.5 (43.7) |
1.8 (35.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.8 (1.06) |
26.9 (1.06) |
54.9 (2.16) |
69.4 (2.73) |
103.8 (4.09) |
104.3 (4.11) |
121.7 (4.79) |
129.7 (5.11) |
59.9 (2.36) |
66.6 (2.62) |
43.5 (1.71) |
19.3 (0.76) |
826.8 (32.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.4 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 113.9 |
| Average snowy days | 4.1 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 11.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 97.8 | 105.5 | 137.0 | 163.0 | 176.5 | 164.2 | 172.2 | 168.9 | 134.4 | 132.5 | 117.9 | 108.6 | 1,678.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 31 | 33 | 37 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
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- https://archive.org/details/mapofchinashan/page/34 "Kucheng Hup 穀城 Hupeh ... 湖北 ... 32.16N 111.46E"
- 2017年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：谷城县 [2017 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Gucheng County]. National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
统计用区划代码 名称 420625100000 城关镇 420625101000 石花镇 420625102000 盛康镇 420625103000 庙滩镇 420625104000 五山镇 420625105000 茨河镇 420625106000 南河镇 420625107000 紫金镇 420625108000 冷集镇 420625200000 赵湾乡 420625500000 薤山林场
- Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, ed. (1 September 2016). 现代汉语词典 [A Dictionary of Current Chinese] (in Chinese) (Seventh ed.). Beijing: The Commercial Press. p. 731. ISBN 978-7-100-12450-8.
𡐓 kāng 盛𡐓镇（Shèngkāng Zhèn）,地名,在湖北。
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
