Huating
华亭市
Hwating
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  Huating Location in Gansu Show map of Gansu Huating Huating (China) Show map of China | |
| Coordinates: 35°13′N 106°36′E / 35.217°N 106.600°E / 35.217; 106.600 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Pingliang |
| Municipal seat | Donghua Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,183 km2 (457 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
| Population
(2020 census)[1]
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| • Total | 182,449 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code |
744100
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| Website | www |
Huating (simplified Chinese: 华亭; traditional Chinese: 華亭; pinyin: Huátíng) is a county-level city, formerly Huating County, in the east of Gansu province, China, bordering Ningxia to the northwest. It is under the administration of the Pingliang City. Its postal code is 744100, and in 1999 its population was 176,941 people.
Huating was first established in 605 CE. It is named after Huajian Mountain (华尖山). In 2018 Huating County was upgraded to Huating county-level city.[2]
Huating has long been a center of coal mining and porcelain production in Gansu. In 2006 it produced over 14 million tons of coal. The agriculture output of Huating is centered around walnuts, medicinal plants, in particular Ligusticum striatum, and beef cattle.[3][4]
In July 2010 13 people died in Huating County in a landslide triggered by heavy rains. Two people survived.[5]
Huating City is divided to 1 subdistricts, 7 towns, 3 townships and 1 others.[6]
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| Climate data for Huating, elevation 1,478 m (4,849 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) | 16.0 (60.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
35.0 (95.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
35.0 (95.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
14.9 (58.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.0 (12.2) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
2.9 (37.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −23.9 (−11.0) |
−21.3 (−6.3) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
2.4 (36.3) |
6.9 (44.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−30.2 (−22.4) |
−30.2 (−22.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.6 (0.22) |
7.8 (0.31) |
17.7 (0.70) |
30.6 (1.20) |
55.7 (2.19) |
80.9 (3.19) |
118.4 (4.66) |
119.4 (4.70) |
94.0 (3.70) |
48.1 (1.89) |
13.7 (0.54) |
2.8 (0.11) |
594.7 (23.41) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 11.1 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 105.2 |
| Average snowy days | 8.5 | 8.9 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 36.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 67 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 166.2 | 150.8 | 177.2 | 201.9 | 217.1 | 210.2 | 201.1 | 181.9 | 140.9 | 146.4 | 162.7 | 173.0 | 2,129.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 53 | 48 | 47 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 38 | 42 | 53 | 57 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
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