She County, Hebei
{{Infobox settlement
| name = She County
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|涉县}}}}
| settlement_type = County
| image_skyline =
| image_map = 涉县.png
| map_caption = Location of She County (brown) in Handan City and Hebei
| coordinates = {{coord|36.585|N|113.691|E|format=dms|type:adm3rd_region:CN-13_source:Gaode|display=it}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = People's Republic of China
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Hebei
| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city
| subdivision_name2 = Handan
| area_total_km2 = 1509.26
| elevation_m = 441
| population_total = 400000
| population_as_of =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = China Standard
| utc_offset = +8
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 056400
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website =
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She County ({{zh|s=涉县|t=涉縣|p=Shè Xiàn}}), or Shexian, is a county of southwestern Hebei Province, China, located on the lower reaches of the Zhang River and bordering Shanxi to the west and Henan to the south. It is under the administration of the Handan City, with a population of 400,000{{when|date=July 2012}} residing in an area of {{convert|1509|km2|abbr=on}}.
History
The present area was originally part of Jizhou, one of the Nine Provinces. During the Spring and Autumn period it was part of the state of Jin, and during the Warring States period became part of the states of Wei and Zhao successively. Later, during the Qin dynasty, it was part of Handan Commandery ({{lang|zh-hant|邯鄲郡}}). In 206 BCE, it was officially established as a county, but instead named as Sha County ({{lang|zh-hant|沙縣}}), but not long after{{when|date=July 2012}}, was renamed to its present name. In the early part of the Eastern Han, it was renamed State of Shehou ({{lang|zh-hant|涉侯國}}), part of the Wei Commandery ({{lang|zh|魏郡}}). The Jin dynasty (266–420) saw the area as part of Guangping Commandery ({{lang|zh-hant|廣平國}}). The present name was restored again during the Sui dynasty, becoming part of Shangdang Commandery. However, in the early Tang, it was renamed Mo County ({{lang|zh-hant|漠縣}}). In the Southern Song, it was controlled by the Jin dynasty (1115–1234) and renamed Chongzhou ({{lang|zh-hans|崇州}}). The county's name was restored for the last time during the Ming dynasty, though it was temporarily part of Henan, and it was not until 1949, with the establishment of the People's Republic, that She County was returned to Hebei.[http://shexian.hebei.com.cn/sxgk/200911/t20091105_636011.html 涉县历史] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504230635/http://shexian.hebei.com.cn/sxgk/200911/t20091105_636011.html |date=2012-05-04 }}
Administrative divisions
The county administers 9 towns and 8 townships.{{cite web
|url = http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/13/04/130426.html
|script-title=zh:2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：涉县
|publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China
|language = zh
|access-date = 2012-07-20}}
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Towns:
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Geography
She County is located in the east of the Taihang Mountains, bordering Ci County and Wu'an to the east, Anyang and Linzhou of Henan to the south across the Zhang River, Pingshun County of Shanxi to the west, and Zuoquan County (Shanxi) to the north. It ranges in latitude from 36° 17' to 36° 55' N, spanning a length of {{convert|64.5|km}}, and in longitude from 113° 26' to 114° E, a width of {{convert|37.5|km|abbr=on}}, and has a total area of {{convert|1509|km2|abbr=on}}. The Zhang River, and its tributaries, is the primary river in the county, and eventually flows into the Hai River.
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Shexian, elevation {{convert|470|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 5.5
|Feb high C = 9.2
|Mar high C = 15.5
|Apr high C = 22.5
|May high C = 27.7
|Jun high C = 31.3
|Jul high C = 31.5
|Aug high C = 30.0
|Sep high C = 26.2
|Oct high C = 21.0
|Nov high C = 13.7
|Dec high C = 7.3
|Jan mean C = -1.6
|Feb mean C = 1.9
|Mar mean C = 8.2
|Apr mean C = 15.1
|May mean C = 20.5
|Jun mean C = 24.4
|Jul mean C = 25.8
|Aug mean C = 24.3
|Sep mean C = 19.6
|Oct mean C = 13.6
|Nov mean C = 6.4
|Dec mean C = 0.5
|Jan low C = -6.5
|Feb low C = -3.4
|Mar low C = 2.2
|Apr low C = 8.5
|May low C = 13.7
|Jun low C = 18.3
|Jul low C = 21.2
|Aug low C = 19.9
|Sep low C = 14.6
|Oct low C = 8.2
|Nov low C = 1.2
|Dec low C = -4.2
|Jan record high C = 18.2 |Jan record low C = -19.4
|Feb record high C = 26.4 |Feb record low C = -15.2
|Mar record high C = 32.3 |Mar record low C = -10.1
|Apr record high C = 39.5 |Apr record low C = -3.3
|May record high C = 39.3 |May record low C = 2.2
|Jun record high C = 42.3 |Jun record low C = 8.7
|Jul record high C = 41.0 |Jul record low C = 13.3
|Aug record high C = 37.9 |Aug record low C = 11.5
|Sep record high C = 38.8 |Sep record low C = 2.9
|Oct record high C = 33.6 |Oct record low C = -3.8
|Nov record high C = 28.4 |Nov record low C = -14.8
|Dec record high C = 21.6 |Dec record low C = -17.2
|year high C = |year low C =
|year high F = |year low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 4.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 8.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 10.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 30.9
|May precipitation mm = 41.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 71.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 144.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 119.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 58.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 30.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 16.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 3.3
|Jan humidity = 52
|Feb humidity = 50
|Mar humidity = 46
|Apr humidity = 50
|May humidity = 53
|Jun humidity = 59
|Jul humidity = 72
|Aug humidity = 75
|Sep humidity = 71
|Oct humidity = 64
|Nov humidity = 58
|Dec humidity = 52
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 2.5
|Feb precipitation days = 3.4
|Mar precipitation days = 3.7
|Apr precipitation days = 5.8
|May precipitation days = 7.1
|Jun precipitation days = 9.5
|Jul precipitation days = 12.9
|Aug precipitation days = 11.6
|Sep precipitation days = 8.6
|Oct precipitation days = 5.9
|Nov precipitation days = 4.1
|Dec precipitation days = 2.1
|year precipitation days =
|Jan sun = 158.9
|Feb sun = 164.7
|Mar sun = 204.8
|Apr sun = 231.7
|May sun = 252.8
|Jun sun = 214.8
|Jul sun = 187.3
|Aug sun = 189.4
|Sep sun = 180.9
|Oct sun = 186.6
|Nov sun = 174.3
|Dec sun = 170.3
|year sun =
| Jan percentsun = 51
| Feb percentsun = 53
| Mar percentsun = 55
| Apr percentsun = 59
| May percentsun = 58
| Jun percentsun = 49
| Jul percentsun = 42
| Aug percentsun = 46
| Sep percentsun = 49
| Oct percentsun = 54
| Nov percentsun = 58
| Dec percentsun = 57
| year percentsun =
|Jan snow days = 3.1
|Feb snow days = 4.1
|Mar snow days = 1.8
|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 = 1.9
|Dec snow days = 2.9
|year snow days =
|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=25 August 2023}}
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Transport
The location of She County at the intersection of the Handan–Changzhi and Beijing–Guangzhou Railways, and location along G22 Qingdao–Lanzhou Expressway and China National Highway 309 makes it an important transport hub for Hebei province.
References
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