Mei County
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Mei County
眉县 | |
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| Mei County in Baoji Mei County in Baoji | |
| Baoji in Shaanxi Baoji in Shaanxi | |
| Coordinates (Mei County government): Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Baoji |
| Area | |
• Total | 863 km2 (333 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation (Mount Taibai sub peak) | 3,771.2 m (12,373 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 442 m (1,450 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 324,608 |
| • Density | 376/km2 (974/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 722300 |
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| Mei County | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 眉縣 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 眉县 | ||||||||||
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| Name prior to 1986 | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 郿縣 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郿县 | ||||||||||
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Mei County or Meixian (simplified Chinese: 眉县; traditional Chinese: 眉縣; pinyin: Méi Xiàn) is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Baoji, in the west of Shaanxi province, China. It is one of the birthplaces of the Western Zhou culture, during which it was known as Taiguo (邰国). In 794 BC Duke Zhuang of Qin established a town known as Yiyi at its location. During the Eastern Han dynasty it became known as Yinwu.[1] In 2003, 27 Zhou culture bronze ding vessels an other bronzeware were found in Lijia village of Mei County.[2]
Nowadays Mei County is known for its kiwifruit cultivation[3][4] and trout and carp aquaculture.[5]
Administrative divisions
[edit | edit source]As of 2020[update], this County is divided to 1 subdistrict, 7 towns and 2 others.[6]
- Subdistricts
- Shoushan Subdistrict (首善街道)
- Towns
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Others
- Shaanxi Mount Taibai Scenic Area (陕西太白山风景区)
- Honghegu Forest Park (红河谷森林公园)
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Meixian, elevation 491 m (1,611 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.8 (100.0) |
40.7 (105.3) |
42.7 (108.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
36.4 (97.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
42.7 (108.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
1.1 (34.0) |
13.4 (56.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
8.9 (48.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.4 (7.9) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.2 (0.20) |
9.2 (0.36) |
25.0 (0.98) |
39.6 (1.56) |
59.9 (2.36) |
69.5 (2.74) |
82.8 (3.26) |
102.0 (4.02) |
109.0 (4.29) |
55.5 (2.19) |
17.8 (0.70) |
3.8 (0.15) |
579.3 (22.81) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.7 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 10.4 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 93.6 |
| Average snowy days | 4.7 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 12.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 68 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 133.7 | 127.5 | 164.4 | 190.2 | 201.8 | 195.6 | 191.4 | 159.3 | 122.7 | 124.9 | 133.1 | 138.8 | 1,883.4 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 42 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 39 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 45 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] all-time extreme temperature[9][10] | |||||||||||||
References
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- ^ Yu, JunYi, ZhanDe Liu, and JuQin Zhao. "I nvestigation of orchard nutrients in the major kiwi production region of Meixian of Shaanxi Province." Journal of Northwest A & F University-Natural Science Edition 39.4 (2011): 117-126.
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