Qin'an County
秦安县
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Qin'an in Tianshui
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Tianshui in Gansu
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| Coordinates: 34°51′33″N 105°40′33″E / 34.8591°N 105.6758°E / 34.8591; 105.6758 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Tianshui |
| County seat | Xingguo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,601.13 km2 (618.20 sq mi) |
| Population
(2017)
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| • Total | 539,797 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (870/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code |
741600
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Qin'an County (Chinese: 秦安县; pinyin: Qín'ān Xiàn) is a county in the east of Gansu province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level cityofTianshui. Its postal code is 741600, and in 1999 its population was 567,553 people.[1] As of 2018, the population is 618,000 people. It is one of the poorest counties of Gansu, being appointed as one of 23 counties part of a provincial poverty alleviation project.[2]
The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times, as evidenced by 68 Neolithic cultural sites including the Dadiwan culture.[2]
It is reputedly the county where Zhuge Liang's troops, commanded by Ma Su, were defeated by Zhang He at the Battle of Jieting.
Known historically as Chengji (成紀), it vied with Tianshui (then known as Shanggui) as the seat of the medieval provinceofQinzhou during the Tang dynasty and Five Dynasties eras.[3]
Qin'an celebrates the Nüwa festival, a sacrifice festival for the mother goddess. It is celebrated yearly on the 15th of the third lunar calendar months.[4][5]
Qin'an County governs 17 towns,[6] which govern over a total of 6 residential communities and 428 villages.[7]
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-Towns are upgraded from Township.
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| Climate data for Qin'an, elevation 1,216 m (3,990 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) | 14.3 (57.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
36.5 (97.7) |
37.9 (100.2) |
36.3 (97.3) |
36.1 (97.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
37.9 (100.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
5.5 (41.9) |
17.8 (64.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.5 (2.3) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.3 (0.21) |
6.1 (0.24) |
14.2 (0.56) |
27.4 (1.08) |
49.4 (1.94) |
65.5 (2.58) |
79.2 (3.12) |
72.3 (2.85) |
68.1 (2.68) |
39.4 (1.55) |
9.4 (0.37) |
2.8 (0.11) |
439.1 (17.29) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.2 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 96.2 |
| Average snowy days | 8.0 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 24.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 61 | 57 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 76 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 140.6 | 132.8 | 164.6 | 198.3 | 209.8 | 198.8 | 200.6 | 189.8 | 124.8 | 120.5 | 128.1 | 143.1 | 1,951.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 45 | 43 | 44 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 34 | 35 | 42 | 47 | 44 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[8][9] | |||||||||||||
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