Tanchang County
宕昌县 | |
|---|---|
 Tanchang in Longnan | |
 Longnan in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 34°02′49″N 104°23′35″E / 34.047°N 104.393°E / 34.047; 104.393 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Longnan |
| County seat | Chengguan |
| Area | |
• County | 3,331 km2 (1,286 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,300 m (7,500 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Leigushan) | 4,154 m (13,629 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,138 m (3,734 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• County | 319,400 |
| • Density | 95.89/km2 (248.3/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 35,800 |
| • Rural | 283,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 748500 |
| Area code | 0939 |
| Website | www |
Tanchang (Chinese: 宕昌; pinyin: Tànchāng1), also pronounced Dàngchāng, is a county in the south of Gansu province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Longnan. In 2017 its population was 319,400 people.2
History
During the 4th-5th century, the region was ruled by the Dangchang Kingdom. Then as part of the Western Xia, Tanchang was inhabited by Qiangics.3
Administrative divisions
Tanchang County has 11 towns and 13 townships and 1 ethnic township.4
- Towns
- Chengguan (城关镇)
- Hadapu (哈达铺镇)
- Lichuan (理川镇)
- Nanyang (南阳镇)
- Guanting (官亭镇)
- Shawan (沙湾镇)
-Towns are upgraded from Township.
- Awu (阿坞镇)
- Nanhe (南河镇)
- Bali (八力镇)
-Towns are established newly.
- Linjiangpu (临江铺镇
- Lianghekou (两河口镇)
- Townships
- Mu'er Township (木耳乡)
- Pangjia Township (庞家乡)
- Jiahe Township (贾河乡)
- Jiangtai Township (将台乡)
- Chela Township (车拉乡)
- Haodi Township (好梯乡)
- Hanyuan Township (韩院乡)
- Zhuyuan Township (竹院乡)
- Xinghua Township (兴化乡)
- Ganjiangtou Township (甘江头乡)
- Xinzhai Township (新寨乡)
- Shizi Township (狮子乡)
-Township is established newly.
- Hejiabao Township (何家堡乡)
-Former Townships are merged to other.
- Boji Township (簸箕乡)
- Jinmu Township (金木乡)
- Niujia Township (牛家乡)
- Dashe Township (大舍乡)
- Hejiabao Township (何家堡乡)
- Qinyu Township (秦峪乡)
- Huama Township (化马乡)
- ethnic township
- Xinchengzi Tibetan Ethnic Township (新城子藏族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Tanchang, elevation 1,753 m (5,751 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) | 15.2 (59.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.7 (92.7) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
36.7 (98.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
17.1 (62.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) |
1.6 (34.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
10.2 (50.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.7 (19.9) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
5.2 (41.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.7 (0.19) |
8.0 (0.31) |
23.2 (0.91) |
48.9 (1.93) |
80.8 (3.18) |
83.5 (3.29) |
87.9 (3.46) |
92.5 (3.64) |
75.0 (2.95) |
58.3 (2.30) |
10.8 (0.43) |
2.3 (0.09) |
575.9 (22.68) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.2 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 12.5 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 130.8 |
| Average snowy days | 9.8 | 9.8 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 6.3 | 36 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 60 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 164.7 | 142.9 | 153.3 | 169.0 | 184.5 | 167.1 | 183.0 | 176.1 | 115.6 | 120.8 | 151.9 | 169.4 | 1,898.3 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 52 | 46 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 32 | 35 | 49 | 55 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration56 | |||||||||||||
Transport
References
References
- 甘肃宕昌县地名多音字屡遇尴尬 官方统一读音 on chinanews.com of February 17, 2014
- "宕昌简介". Tanchang County People's Government.
- Shi, Jinbo (2021-06-29). The Economy of Western Xia: A Study of 11th to 13th Century Tangut Records. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-46132-1.
- 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：宕昌县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.