Qi CountyorQixian (simplified Chinese: 淇县; traditional Chinese: 淇縣; pinyin: Qí Xiàn) is a county in the north of Henan province, China. It is under the administration of the Hebi city. Qi County is the location of Zhaoge, the former capital of the Shang Dynasty.
Qi County
淇县
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Qi County in Hebi
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Hebi in Henan
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Hebi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 581 km2 (224 sq mi) |
| Population
(2019)[2]
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| • Total | 279,000 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code |
456750
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As 2012, this county is divided to 4 subdistricts, 4 towns and 1 townships.[3]
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| Climate data for Qixian (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) | 18.5 (65.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
35.4 (95.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
41.9 (107.4) |
41.5 (106.7) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.2 (95.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
41.9 (107.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
27.2 (81.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
6.8 (44.2) |
20.2 (68.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
10.0 (50.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.4 (0.7) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.6 (0.18) |
8.4 (0.33) |
13.3 (0.52) |
31.2 (1.23) |
46.6 (1.83) |
71.0 (2.80) |
172.0 (6.77) |
120.3 (4.74) |
64.7 (2.55) |
28.4 (1.12) |
20.1 (0.79) |
4.0 (0.16) |
584.6 (23.02) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 69.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 11.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 56 | 56 | 61 | 62 | 58 | 76 | 79 | 72 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 64 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 124.1 | 135.5 | 181.3 | 208.4 | 228.0 | 205.5 | 172.0 | 183.8 | 167.2 | 163.3 | 139.6 | 136.1 | 2,044.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 40 | 44 | 49 | 53 | 52 | 47 | 39 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 46 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
35°36′36″N 114°12′00″E / 35.61000°N 114.20000°E / 35.61000; 114.20000
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