Dali County
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Dali County
大荔县 Tali | |
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| Location in Weinan Location in Weinan | |
| Weinan in Shaanxi Weinan in Shaanxi | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Weinan |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,800 km2 (690 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 718,879 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal code | 715100 |
| Licence plates | 陕E |
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Dali County (Chinese: 大荔; pinyin: Dàlì) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Weinan, in the east-central part of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Shanxi province to the east. It covers 1,766 km2 (682 sq mi). The population in 2002 was 690 thousand. Its economy focuses on agriculture, mainly yielding cotton and fruits, such as watermelon. Dali was a county dated back to Qin Dynasty. It used to be named as Linjin, Dali, Wuxiang, Fengyi, Tongzhou, etc.
Administration
[edit | edit source]Dali County governs 18 towns.[1][2]
- Towns
- Towns are upgraded from Townships.
- Former Townships merged to others.
- Hujia (芦家乡), Buchang (埠场乡), Boshi (博市乡), Shicao (石槽乡), Bayu (八于乡), Xizhai (西寨乡), Zhangjia (张家乡), Shadi (沙地乡)
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Dali, elevation 351 m (1,152 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) | 16.2 (61.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
29.6 (85.3) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.8 (101.8) |
41.8 (107.2) |
40.1 (104.2) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.6 (99.7) |
32.1 (89.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
41.8 (107.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
20.3 (68.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
0.6 (33.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.0 (23.0) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
8.8 (47.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.5 (5.9) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
2.6 (36.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.3 (0.21) |
8.5 (0.33) |
14.5 (0.57) |
31.5 (1.24) |
49.2 (1.94) |
52.9 (2.08) |
81.9 (3.22) |
84.2 (3.31) |
82.7 (3.26) |
51.5 (2.03) |
19.6 (0.77) |
4.0 (0.16) |
485.8 (19.12) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 77.6 |
| Average snowy days | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 11 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 64 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 156.6 | 156.0 | 191.4 | 217.6 | 236.4 | 233.4 | 243.3 | 218.5 | 166.6 | 156.2 | 148.8 | 159.2 | 2,284 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 50 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 53 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 52 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
[edit | edit source]- Dali railway station of the Datong–Xi'an passenger railway, with frequent service to Xi'an and Taiyuan.[5]
Famous figures
[edit | edit source]- Dali (fossil), excavated in 1978
- Ruoxi Zhang, former Minister of Education Ministry of PRC, is from Zhaoyi town in Dali county.
- Fengshou Shi, an expert of rapid calculation, is also from this county.
- Huaiying Dang was man of letters in Jin Dynasty. His ancestral home is Dali county.
- Xiandeng Ma was an official and a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations in late Qing Dynasty.
References
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