Xihe County
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Xihe County
| native_name = {{lang|zh-hans|西和县}}
| postal_code = 742100
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| settlement_type = County
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| image_map = ChinaLongnanXihe.png
| map_caption = Xihe in Longnan
| image_map1 = Location of Longnan Prefecture within Gansu (China).png
| map_caption1 = Longnan in Gansu
| coordinates = {{coord|34.0142|N|105.2988|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 = Longnan
| seat_type = County seat
| seat = Hanyuan
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| area_total_km2 = 1861
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| population =
| population_as_of = 2014
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_total = 428400
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| elevation_ft =
| elevation_m = 1692
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| timezone = China Standard
| utc_offset = +8
| website = {{url|http://www.xihe.gov.cn}}
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Xihe County ({{zh|s=西和县|p=Xīhé Xiàn}}) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Longnan, in the southeast of Gansu Province of China. The postal code is 742500. The county seat is located in the town of Hanyuan ({{lang|zh-hans|汉源镇}}).
In 2014 the population was 432,400.{{Cite web |title=西和县简介-陇南信息网 |url=https://www.0939.cn/city/xihe.html |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=www.0939.cn}}
History
Archeological finds from the Yangshao culture have been found in Xihe.{{Cite web |title=【甘快看】宁家村，一个彩陶权杖头打破了千年沉寂_文化旅游_中国甘肃网 |url=https://gansu.gscn.com.cn/system/2024/01/11/013082475.shtml |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=gansu.gscn.com.cn}} During the Qin state era, the area was used to raise horses. During the Sui dynasty the county of Changdao was established in present-day Xihe During the Northern Song dynasty the name was changed to Minzhou. After the Song and Jin dynasty signed a peace treaty, the name was changed to Hezhou, since Min was also the name of the Jin emperor. To avoid confusion with He County in Anhui, the name later was changed to Xihe.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CxduAAAAIAAJ&q=%22%E8%A5%BF%E5%92%8C%E5%8E%BF%22+%E5%92%8C%E5%B7%9E+%E5%AE%89%E5%BE%BD |title=中国县情大全: 西北卷 |date=1993 |publisher=中国社会出版社 |isbn=978-7-80088-206-7 |language=zh}}
Administrative divisions
Xihe County is divided to 16 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 = 2012-05-26}}
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Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
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|location = Xihe, elevation {{convert|1579|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 3.0
|Feb high C = 5.9
|Mar high C = 11.3
|Apr high C = 17.5
|May high C = 21.3
|Jun high C = 24.6
|Jul high C = 26.6
|Aug high C = 25.6
|Sep high C = 20.2
|Oct high C = 14.8
|Nov high C = 9.7
|Dec high C = 4.5
|Jan mean C = -2.9
|Feb mean C = 0.4
|Mar mean C = 5.3
|Apr mean C = 10.9
|May mean C = 14.9
|Jun mean C = 18.4
|Jul mean C = 20.8
|Aug mean C = 19.9
|Sep mean C = 15.4
|Oct mean C = 9.9
|Nov mean C = 4.1
|Dec mean C = -1.5
|Jan low C = -7.1
|Feb low C = -3.5
|Mar low C = 0.7
|Apr low C = 5.5
|May low C = 9.5
|Jun low C = 13.2
|Jul low C = 16.0
|Aug low C = 15.6
|Sep low C = 11.9
|Oct low C = 6.4
|Nov low C = 0.2
|Dec low C = -5.7
|Jan record high C = 15.3 |Jan record low C = -19.1
|Feb record high C = 19.0 |Feb record low C = -15.9
|Mar record high C = 26.3 |Mar record low C = -11.7
|Apr record high C = 30.0 |Apr record low C = -7.4
|May record high C = 31.2 |May record low C = -1.0
|Jun record high C = 32.6 |Jun record low C = 3.6
|Jul record high C = 33.7 |Jul record low C = 7.0
|Aug record high C = 32.5 |Aug record low C = 6.4
|Sep record high C = 32.0 |Sep record low C = 0.9
|Oct record high C = 24.3 |Oct record low C = -7.3
|Nov record high C = 20.1 |Nov record low C = -14.1
|Dec record high C = 17.2 |Dec record low C = -21.3
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|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 6.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 8.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 21.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 40.4
|May precipitation mm = 61.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 70.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 89.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 85.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 77.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 51.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 11.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 3.7
|Jan humidity = 68
|Feb humidity = 68
|Mar humidity = 67
|Apr humidity = 64
|May humidity = 67
|Jun humidity = 71
|Jul humidity = 74
|Aug humidity = 76
|Sep humidity = 80
|Oct humidity = 80
|Nov humidity = 76
|Dec humidity = 69
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 7.3
|Feb precipitation days = 7.6
|Mar precipitation days = 9.0
|Apr precipitation days = 9.4
|May precipitation days = 12.0
|Jun precipitation days = 12.4
|Jul precipitation days = 12.0
|Aug precipitation days = 11.4
|Sep precipitation days = 13.5
|Oct precipitation days = 12.6
|Nov precipitation days = 6.6
|Dec precipitation days = 4.2
|year precipitation days =
|Jan sun = 144.1
|Feb sun = 122.5
|Mar sun = 149.7
|Apr sun = 175.4
|May sun = 188.7
|Jun sun = 168.7
|Jul sun = 184.1
|Aug sun = 176.3
|Sep sun = 110.2
|Oct sun = 108.2
|Nov sun = 124.6
|Dec sun = 147.8
|year sun =
| Jan percentsun = 46
| Feb percentsun = 39
| Mar percentsun = 40
| Apr percentsun = 44
| May percentsun = 44
| Jun percentsun = 39
| Jul percentsun = 42
| Aug percentsun = 43
| Sep percentsun = 30
| Oct percentsun = 31
| Nov percentsun = 40
| Dec percentsun = 48
| year percentsun =
|Jan snow days = 12.1
|Feb snow days = 10.6
|Mar snow days = 6.3
|Apr snow days = 1.1
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0.7
|Nov snow days = 3.8
|Dec snow days = 7.5
|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=27 August 2023}}
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Economy
Xihe has a mainly agricultural economy, crops include Chinese medicinal plants – particularly pinellia, potatoes, forestry and fruits.
Culture
The Qiqiao Festival celebrations in Xihe were included as national intangible cultural heritage.{{Cite web |last=张辉 |title=Xihe Qiqiao Festival in Gansu Province: A Carnival for Girls |url=http://www.chinatoday.com.cn/ctenglish/2018/ich/202208/t20220802_800302479.html |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=China Today |language=en}}
References
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External links
{{Wiktionary|Xihe}}
- [http://www.xihe.gov.cn/ Xihe County Official Website] {{in lang|zh}}
{{County-level divisions of Gansu}}
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