Ning County
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ning County
| native_name = {{lang|zh-hans|宁县}}
| postal_code = 745200
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| settlement_type = County
| image_skyline = 九龙广场，甘肃宁县，中国 - panoramio.jpg
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| image_map = ChinaQingyangNing.png
| map_caption = Ning County in Qingyang
| image_map1 = Location of Qingyang Prefecture within Gansu (China).png
| map_caption1 = Qingyang in Gansu
| coor_pinpoint = Ning County government
| coordinates = {{coord|35.5092|N|107.9134|E|type:adm3rd_region:CN-62_source:Gaode|format=dms|display=it}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = China
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Gansu
| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city
| subdivision_name2 = Qingyang
|seat_type = County seat
|seat = Xinning
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| area_total_km2 = 2653.17
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| population_as_of = 2018
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_total = 561240
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| timezone = China Standard
| utc_offset = +8
| website = {{url|http://www.ningxian.gov.cn/yxnx}}
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Ning County or Ningxian ({{zh|s=宁县 |t=寧縣 |p=Níng Xiàn}}) is a county in the east of Gansu province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qingyang. Its postal code is 745200, and its population in 2018 was 561,240 people.
History
The area of Ningxian is one of the earliest sites of Chinese civilization.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AhAyAAAAMAAJ&q=%E5%AE%81%E5%8E%BF+%E7%94%98%E8%82%83|title=甘肃新县志便览|date=1991|publisher=甘肃人民出版社|isbn=978-7-226-00811-9|language=zh}} The capital of the Yiqu was located in present Ningxian. Ningxian was established as a county during the Qin dynasty, later it was known as Ningzhou ({{Lang-zh|c=宁州|labels=no}}). In 1913 its name was changed to the present Ningxian.{{Cite web|title=宁县打造"印象义渠·全域莲花池生态文化旅游县"纪实_省外媒体刊甘肃_中国甘肃网|url=http://gansu.gscn.com.cn/system/2017/08/13/011780830.shtml|access-date=2021-05-05|website=gansu.gscn.com.cn}}{{Cite web|title=县情概况|url=http://www.ningxian.gov.cn/yxnx/lxgk}}
Geography
Ningxian is located on the Loess Plateau and has a rather humid climate. The main rivers in the county are the Jinghe river and the Malian river. A significant area of the county is forested.
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
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|location = Ningxian, elevation {{convert|979|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 3.6
|Feb high C = 7.7
|Mar high C = 14.7
|Apr high C = 21.5
|May high C = 25.5
|Jun high C = 29.5
|Jul high C = 30.1
|Aug high C = 28.3
|Sep high C = 22.7
|Oct high C = 17.9
|Nov high C = 11.4
|Dec high C = 5.4
|Jan mean C = -4.8
|Feb mean C = -0.4
|Mar mean C = 6.1
|Apr mean C = 12.6
|May mean C = 17.0
|Jun mean C = 21.4
|Jul mean C = 23.1
|Aug mean C = 21.7
|Sep mean C = 16.5
|Oct mean C = 10.5
|Nov mean C = 3.4
|Dec mean C = -3.0
|Jan low C = -10.5
|Feb low C = -6.1
|Mar low C = -0.5
|Apr low C = 5.0
|May low C = 9.7
|Jun low C = 14.2
|Jul low C = 17.8
|Aug low C = 17.2
|Sep low C = 12.6
|Oct low C = 5.9
|Nov low C = -1.8
|Dec low C = -8.4
|Jan record high C = 15.7 |Jan record low C = -23.3
|Feb record high C = 20.7 |Feb record low C = -18.7
|Mar record high C = 26.4 |Mar record low C = -13.3
|Apr record high C = 29.2 |Apr record low C = -6.4
|May record high C = 33.7 |May record low C = -3.4
|Jun record high C = 35.2 |Jun record low C = 3.0
|Jul record high C = 37.3 |Jul record low C = 8.8
|Aug record high C = 34.7 |Aug record low C = 7.1
|Sep record high C = 34.6 |Sep record low C = 0.7
|Oct record high C = 27.4 |Oct record low C = -8.5
|Nov record high C = 21.2 |Nov record low C = -19.2
|Dec record high C = 16.7 |Dec record low C = -27.1
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|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 4.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 9.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 14.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 24.8
|May precipitation mm = 48.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 54.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 122.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 114.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 108.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 34.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 15.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 3.4
|Jan humidity = 62
|Feb humidity = 64
|Mar humidity = 56
|Apr humidity = 55
|May humidity = 62
|Jun humidity = 64
|Jul humidity = 73
|Aug humidity = 78
|Sep humidity = 83
|Oct humidity = 81
|Nov humidity = 74
|Dec humidity = 66
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 3.1
|Feb precipitation days = 5.4
|Mar precipitation days = 5.6
|Apr precipitation days = 6.9
|May precipitation days = 8.8
|Jun precipitation days = 8.8
|Jul precipitation days = 11.9
|Aug precipitation days = 11.1
|Sep precipitation days = 12.8
|Oct precipitation days = 9.4
|Nov precipitation days = 5.3
|Dec precipitation days = 2.7
|year precipitation days =
|Jan sun = 177.9
|Feb sun = 161.3
|Mar sun = 209.5
|Apr sun = 236.5
|May sun = 239.7
|Jun sun = 230.5
|Jul sun = 207.6
|Aug sun = 186.4
|Sep sun = 128.8
|Oct sun = 146.2
|Nov sun = 156.0
|Dec sun = 174.3
|year sun =
| Jan percentsun = 57
| Feb percentsun = 52
| Mar percentsun = 56
| Apr percentsun = 60
| May percentsun = 55
| Jun percentsun = 53
| Jul percentsun = 47
| Aug percentsun = 45
| Sep percentsun = 35
| Oct percentsun = 42
| Nov percentsun = 51
| Dec percentsun = 58
| year percentsun =
|Jan snow days = 4.0
|Feb snow days = 5.7
|Mar snow days = 2.2
|Apr snow days = 0.4
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 1.7
|Dec snow days = 3.2
|year snow days =
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Economy
The county relies mostly on agriculture, its produce includes mutton, apples, apricots, carrots, dates, day lilies and morel mushrooms.
The town of Changqingqiao is the industry cluster of the county, home to chemical industry utilizing its coal, oil and natural gas reserves.
Administrative divisions
Ning County is divided to 14 towns and 4 townships.{{cite web
|url = http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2019/
|title = 统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn
|publisher = XZQH
|language = zh
|access-date = 2020-12-27}}
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Culture
Local food from Ningxian includes 'dog tongue bun' ({{lang-zh|s=狗舌头馍|p=Gǒu shétou mó}}), a bread shaped like a dog's tongue and 'sugar coins' ({{lang-zh|s=糖角子|p=Gǒu shétou mó}}), a sugar-filled wheat bun.{{Cite web |title=庆阳宁县 古郡名邑 |url=https://gs.ifeng.com/c/8KkGUDhAZG3 |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=gs.ifeng.com}}
In the TV series The Legend of Mi Yue, the capital of the Yiqu Country is set in Ningxian.{{Cite web |title=芈月传里的义渠在哪里？陇东千年古县告诉你答案 |url=https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_21495072 |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=m.thepaper.cn}}
Transportation
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
- [http://www.ningxian.gov.cn/ Official website (Chinese)]
{{County-level divisions of Gansu}}
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