Dongming County in Heze Prefecture is the westernmost county of Shandong Province in the People's Republic of China. It borders Henan Province to the west across the Yellow River. Dongming County had a population of 677,563 in 1999.
History
Most of Dongming County formerly formed part of Yuanqu County, which was abolished in the 12th century after a Yellow River flood destroyed its county seat. In the early 20th century, the county was part of Zhili. Later, the area came under the jurisdiction of Henan. From April 1963, the county became part of Shandong.1 Within Yuanqu County, the town of Zhuzao (煮栆城, Zhǔzǎochéng) was located within present-day Dongming County.
Administrative divisions
Dongming County includes seven towns, six townships,2 one provincial economic and technical development zone, and 389 administrative villages.
Towns
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Demographics
The population in 1999 was 677,563.3
Climate
| Climate data for Dongming, elevation 57 m (187 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) | 18.4(65.1) | 24.1(75.4) | 27.8(82.0) | 32.6(90.7) | 38.3(100.9) | 40.9(105.6) | 41.6(106.9) | 36.8(98.2) | 36.6(97.9) | 34.4(93.9) | 27.7(81.9) | 21.1(70.0) | 41.6(106.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.7(40.5) | 8.8(47.8) | 14.9(58.8) | 21.3(70.3) | 26.8(80.2) | 32.0(89.6) | 32.0(89.6) | 30.5(86.9) | 27.0(80.6) | 21.6(70.9) | 13.4(56.1) | 6.6(43.9) | 20.0(67.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.5(31.1) | 3.1(37.6) | 8.9(48.0) | 15.1(59.2) | 20.7(69.3) | 25.8(78.4) | 27.3(81.1) | 25.8(78.4) | 21.2(70.2) | 15.3(59.5) | 7.6(45.7) | 1.4(34.5) | 14.3(57.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.3(24.3) | −1.2(29.8) | 3.9(39.0) | 9.7(49.5) | 15.1(59.2) | 20.3(68.5) | 23.3(73.9) | 22.1(71.8) | 16.7(62.1) | 10.5(50.9) | 3.2(37.8) | −2.4(27.7) | 9.7(49.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.3(0.9) | −15.3(4.5) | −9.4(15.1) | −2.1(28.2) | 4.2(39.6) | 11.8(53.2) | 16.7(62.1) | 10.3(50.5) | 4.1(39.4) | −2.1(28.2) | −16.5(2.3) | −15.1(4.8) | −17.3(0.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.5(0.30) | 11.9(0.47) | 17.3(0.68) | 32.8(1.29) | 50.4(1.98) | 68.7(2.70) | 154.9(6.10) | 121.3(4.78) | 70.6(2.78) | 30.4(1.20) | 26.5(1.04) | 8.2(0.32) | 600.5(23.64) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 11.2 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 71.2 |
| Average snowy days | 3.1 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 10.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66 | 63 | 61 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 79 | 83 | 78 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 134.0 | 141.8 | 187.3 | 212.0 | 230.2 | 215.5 | 183.8 | 175.0 | 167.4 | 168.9 | 148.7 | 138.8 | 2,103.4 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 43 | 46 | 50 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration45 | |||||||||||||
External links
- Official site (in Chinese)
References
"东明县历史沿革_区划地名网". http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/sd/11527.html ↩
"济宁市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24. http://www.xzqh.org/html/list/175.html ↩
National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~chgis/work/downloads/faqs/1999_pop_faq.html ↩
中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data ↩
中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023. 中国气象数据网 ↩