Daning County
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Daning County
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|大宁县}}}}
| other_name = Taning
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| settlement_type = County
| image_skyline =
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = China Shanxi
| pushpin_label = Daning
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the seat in Shanxi
| coordinates = {{coord|36|27|N|110|42|E|type:adm3rd_region:CN-14_source:kolossus-dewiki|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = People's Republic of China
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Shanxi
| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city
| subdivision_name2 = Linfen
| area_total_km2 = 962
| population_as_of = 2010
| population_density_km2 = auto
| elevation_m =
| timezone = China Standard
| utc_offset = +8
| website =
| native_name_lang = zh
| population_total = 64501
}}
Daning County ({{zh|s=大宁县 |t=大寧縣 |p=Dàníng Xiàn |l=great peace}}) is a county in the southwest of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west. It is under the administration of Linfen.
The county spans an area of {{Convert|962|km2|mi2}},{{Cite web|date=2016-10-18|title=|script-title=zh:大宁县概况地图|trans-title=Daning County Overview|url=http://xzqh.org/html/show/sx/3744.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513043525/http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/sx/3744.html|archive-date=2019-05-13|access-date=2021-04-16|website=xzqh.org|language=zh}} and has a population of 64,501, according to the 2010 Chinese Census.{{Cite web|date=2016-11-08|title=|script-title=zh:大宁县历史沿革|trans-title=Daning County Organizational History|url=http://xzqh.org/html/show/sx/3743.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513043513/http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/sx/3743.html|archive-date=2019-05-13|access-date=2021-04-16|website=xzqh.org|language=zh}} The county government is situated in the town of {{Interlanguage link|Xinshui, Linfen|lt=Xinshui|zh|昕水镇}}.
History
{{citation needed span|According to archaeological findings of Zhima Tan, there were inhabitants settled in present-day Daning County during Old Stone Age.|date=June 2018}}
The approximate area of present-day Daning County was first incorporated under the Northern Wei.
Daning County itself was formally incorporated in 561 CE, during the Northern Zhou.
= Republic of China =
During the early years of the Republic of China, Daning County was placed under the jurisdiction of {{Interlanguage link|Hedong Circuit (Qing dynasty)|lt=Hedong Circuit|zh|河东道 (清朝)}}. Upon the abolition of the circuit system, Daning County was administered directly by the province.
= People's Republic of China =
Upon the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Daning County was placed under the jurisdiction of Linfen Prefecture, which was renamed to {{Interlanguage link|Jinnan Prefecture|zh|晋南专区}} in 1954. The county was briefly abolished from 1958 to 1961. In 1970, Linfen Prefecture was restored, and Daning County was placed under its administration.
Geography
The Yellow River flows through the western portion of the county, as does the {{Interlanguage link|Xinshui River|zh|昕水河}}, a tributary of the Yellow river.
The county's elevation ranges from about {{Convert|500|m|ft}} to {{Convert|1600|m|ft}} in height.
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Daning, elevation {{convert|766|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 2.6
|Feb high C = 7.9
|Mar high C = 15.0
|Apr high C = 22.2
|May high C = 27.3
|Jun high C = 31.3
|Jul high C = 32.2
|Aug high C = 30.1
|Sep high C = 25.1
|Oct high C = 18.8
|Nov high C = 11.4
|Dec high C = 4.1
|Jan mean C = -5.2
|Feb mean C = -0.4
|Mar mean C = 6.6
|Apr mean C = 13.7
|May mean C = 18.9
|Jun mean C = 23.2
|Jul mean C = 24.9
|Aug mean C = 23.0
|Sep mean C = 17.8
|Oct mean C = 10.9
|Nov mean C = 3.5
|Dec mean C = -3.4
|Jan low C = -10.6
|Feb low C = -6.2
|Mar low C = 0.0
|Apr low C = 6.4
|May low C = 11.4
|Jun low C = 16.1
|Jul low C = 19.2
|Aug low C = 17.9
|Sep low C = 12.8
|Oct low C = 5.6
|Nov low C = -1.6
|Dec low C = -8.5
|Jan record high C = 19.8 |Jan record low C = -21.3
|Feb record high C = 24.7 |Feb record low C = -18.9
|Mar record high C = 32.7 |Mar record low C = -14.6
|Apr record high C = 37.3 |Apr record low C = -6.4
|May record high C = 38.6 |May record low C = 0.6
|Jun record high C = 41.3 |Jun record low C = 7.2
|Jul record high C = 40.9 |Jul record low C = 12.1
|Aug record high C = 39.7 |Aug record low C = 10.1
|Sep record high C = 39.0 |Sep record low C = 1.2
|Oct record high C = 30.8 |Oct record low C = -7.6
|Nov record high C = 26.1 |Nov record low C = -17.1
|Dec record high C = 18.4 |Dec record low C = -21.0
|year high C = |year low C =
|year high F = |year low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 3.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 5.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 10.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 28.2
|May precipitation mm = 38.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 58.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 110.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 104.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 66.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 38.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 15.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 2.8
|Jan humidity = 58
|Feb humidity = 54
|Mar humidity = 49
|Apr humidity = 48
|May humidity = 52
|Jun humidity = 58
|Jul humidity = 69
|Aug humidity = 74
|Sep humidity = 74
|Oct humidity = 71
|Nov humidity = 65
|Dec humidity = 59
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 2.4
|Feb precipitation days = 2.8
|Mar precipitation days = 3.8
|Apr precipitation days = 5.4
|May precipitation days = 7.3
|Jun precipitation days = 9.2
|Jul precipitation days = 11.9
|Aug precipitation days = 10.7
|Sep precipitation days = 9.3
|Oct precipitation days = 7.5
|Nov precipitation days = 3.9
|Dec precipitation days = 2.0
|year precipitation days =
|Jan sun = 171.7
|Feb sun = 164.1
|Mar sun = 196.1
|Apr sun = 219.3
|May sun = 237.7
|Jun sun = 225.1
|Jul sun = 215.7
|Aug sun = 199.7
|Sep sun = 170.1
|Oct sun = 177.6
|Nov sun = 170.4
|Dec sun = 175.9
|year sun =
| Jan percentsun = 56
| Feb percentsun = 55
| Mar percentsun = 53
| Apr percentsun = 52
| May percentsun = 56
| Jun percentsun = 54
| Jul percentsun = 52
| Aug percentsun = 49
| Sep percentsun = 48
| Oct percentsun = 46
| Nov percentsun = 52
| Dec percentsun = 56
| year percentsun = 59
|Jan snow days =
|Feb snow days = 3.5
|Mar snow days = 3.0
|Apr snow days = 1.5
|May snow days = 0.2
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 0
|Dec snow days = 2
|year snow days = 2.4
|source 1 = China Meteorological Administration{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=26 August 2023}}
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Administrative divisions
Daning County administers two towns and four townships.{{Cite web|date=2020|title=|script-title=zh:2020年统计用区划代码|trans-title=2020 Statistical Division Codes|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2020/14/10/141030.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129200640/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2020/14/10/141030.html|archive-date=2020-11-29|access-date=2021-04-16|publisher=National Bureau of Statistics of China|language=zh}}
= Towns =
= Townships =
Demographics
As of the 2010 Chinese Census, the county had a population of 64,501 people, the majority of whom (34,666) lived in {{Interlanguage link|Xinshui, Linfen|lt=Xinshui|zh|昕水镇}}. In the 2000 Chinese Census, the county's population totaled 56,037. A 1997 estimate placed the population at around 60,000 people.
References
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