Longxi County
陇西县
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  Longxi Location of the seat in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 35°05′N 104°39′E / 35.083°N 104.650°E / 35.083; 104.650 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Dingxi |
| County seat | Gongchang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,408 km2 (930 sq mi) |
| Population
(2016)
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| • Total | 522,500[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code |
748100
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| Area code | 0932 |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 隴西縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陇西县 | ||||||||
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Longxi is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level cityofDingxi in the southeast of Gansu Province, China.
Longxi has twelve towns and five townships.[2] The county seat is Gongchang.[3]
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| Climate data for Longxi (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) | 12.2 (54.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
34.7 (94.5) |
35.8 (96.4) |
34.8 (94.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
35.8 (96.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.2 (22.6) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
8.7 (47.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.2 (13.6) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
3.5 (38.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.0 (−7.6) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.0 (0.16) |
5.7 (0.22) |
13.2 (0.52) |
26.4 (1.04) |
54.2 (2.13) |
59.7 (2.35) |
75.2 (2.96) |
81.3 (3.20) |
53.3 (2.10) |
34.0 (1.34) |
6.1 (0.24) |
1.6 (0.06) |
414.7 (16.32) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 95.8 |
| Average snowy days | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 28.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 76 | 76 | 71 | 63 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 171.8 | 162.4 | 187.9 | 208.0 | 215.4 | 205.8 | 215.3 | 205.4 | 141.1 | 138.6 | 157.9 | 179.5 | 2,189.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 55 | 52 | 50 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 38 | 40 | 52 | 59 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
The Longxi economy is mainly based on agriculture, cultivation of ingredients used in Traditional Chinese medicine, and production of aluminium. Astragalus and Codonopsis, among other medicinal plants, are grown and processed for traditional medicine in the Longxi region.[6]
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