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Tongguan County

Tongguan County
潼关县
Tungkwan, T'ung-kuan
County
Tongguan
Tongguan
Tongguan in Weinan
Tongguan in Weinan
Weinan in Shaanxi
Weinan in Shaanxi
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Prefecture-level cityWeinan
Area
 • Total526 km2 (203 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total154,200
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code
714300
Websitehttp://www.tongguan.gov.cn/
Tongguan
Traditional Chinese潼關
Simplified Chinese潼关
PostalTungkwan
Literal meaningHigh Pass
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTóngguān
Wade–GilesTʻung2-kuan1

Tongguan County (alternately romanized as Tungkwan[a]) is a county in the east of Shaanxi province, China, administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Weinan. It is named after the Tong Pass, a historical fortress located south of the confluence of the Wei and Yellow Rivers. It is the southeastern corner of the Ordos Loop, the point at which the Qin Mountains turn the Yellow River sharply eastward, forcing it into the North China Plain, and borders the provinces of Shanxi to the north and Henan to the east.

Map including Tongguan (labeled as 潼關 T'UNG-KUAN (TUNGKWAN) (walled)) (AMS, 1955)

Administrative divisions

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Tongguan County is divided to 5 towns and 1 townships.[2]

Towns
Townships

Climate

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Climate data for Tongguan, elevation 542 m (1,778 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.3
(57.7) 		21.1
(70.0) 		28.6
(83.5) 		35.8
(96.4) 		38.0
(100.4) 		40.2
(104.4) 		38.9
(102.0) 		38.5
(101.3) 		38.5
(101.3) 		31.0
(87.8) 		23.2
(73.8) 		18.8
(65.8) 		40.2
(104.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4.1
(39.4) 		8.6
(47.5) 		15.0
(59.0) 		21.7
(71.1) 		26.7
(80.1) 		30.9
(87.6) 		31.7
(89.1) 		29.9
(85.8) 		25.0
(77.0) 		19.0
(66.2) 		11.9
(53.4) 		5.6
(42.1) 		19.2
(66.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −0.2
(31.6) 		3.6
(38.5) 		9.5
(49.1) 		15.9
(60.6) 		20.9
(69.6) 		25.3
(77.5) 		26.7
(80.1) 		25.0
(77.0) 		20.3
(68.5) 		14.4
(57.9) 		7.4
(45.3) 		1.4
(34.5) 		14.2
(57.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.3
(26.1) 		0.1
(32.2) 		5.3
(41.5) 		11.1
(52.0) 		15.9
(60.6) 		20.4
(68.7) 		22.5
(72.5) 		21.2
(70.2) 		16.6
(61.9) 		10.8
(51.4) 		4.0
(39.2) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		10.2
(50.4)
Record low °C (°F) −13.1
(8.4) 		−9.3
(15.3) 		−5.3
(22.5) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		5.2
(41.4) 		12.0
(53.6) 		16.5
(61.7) 		13.2
(55.8) 		7.0
(44.6) 		0.5
(32.9) 		−8.7
(16.3) 		−14.0
(6.8) 		−14.0
(6.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.6
(0.30) 		10.4
(0.41) 		19.8
(0.78) 		39.2
(1.54) 		64.5
(2.54) 		65.7
(2.59) 		114.2
(4.50) 		95.4
(3.76) 		92.7
(3.65) 		54.2
(2.13) 		24.3
(0.96) 		5.3
(0.21) 		593.3
(23.37)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.2 4.1 5.3 7.3 8.8 8.1 10.7 10.4 10.6 8.6 6.0 3.2 87.3
Average snowy days 5.0 3.8 1.6 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 3.2 15.7
Average relative humidity (%) 56 56 53 54 54 56 68 72 71 68 65 58 61
Mean monthly sunshine hours 146.5 148.8 187.2 211.9 221.0 222.6 226.4 208.3 164.3 154.0 143.5 153.6 2,188.1
Percent possible sunshine 47 48 50 54 51 51 52 51 45 44 47 51 49
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Tongguan has also been romanized as Tung-kwan.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), "China" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
  2. ^ "潼关县-行政区划网(区划地名网) www.xzqh.org". www.xzqh.org. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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