Tongcheng County
通城县 Tungcheng | |
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  Tongcheng Location of the seat in Hubei | |
| Coordinates: 29°14′43″N 113°49′01″E / 29.2453°N 113.8170°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Xianning |
| Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard) |
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Tongcheng ( Chinese: 通城; pinyin: Tōngchéng) is the governmental seat and the name of a county in Xianning City, Hubei, People's Republic of China, bordering the provinces of Jiangxi (to the east) and Hunan (to the south and west).
History
The Red 16th Army, stationed at the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Soviet annihilated an entire regiment of the Guomindang/Nationalist army here in December 1930, disrupting its planned siege of the Red base.
Administration
Nine towns: [1]
- Junshui ( 隽水 镇), Maishi ( 麦市 镇), Tanghu ( 塘湖 镇), Guandao ( 关刀 镇), Shadui ( 沙堆 镇), Wuli ( 五里 镇), Shinan ( 石南 镇), Beigang ( 北港 镇), Magang ( 马港 镇)
Two townships:
- Sizhuang Township ( 四庄 乡), Daping Township ( 大坪 乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Tongcheng (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) | 24.6 (76.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
34.8 (94.6) |
36.0 (96.8) |
37.2 (99.0) |
40.1 (104.2) |
40.3 (104.5) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.9 (96.6) |
31.5 (88.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
40.3 (104.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.1 (91.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
6.8 (44.2) |
17.3 (63.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
13.6 (56.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
0.9 (33.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.2 (3.04) |
88.5 (3.48) |
154.2 (6.07) |
208.4 (8.20) |
230.5 (9.07) |
276.0 (10.87) |
231.4 (9.11) |
136.8 (5.39) |
86.9 (3.42) |
70.9 (2.79) |
80.0 (3.15) |
47.4 (1.87) |
1,688.2 (66.46) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.0 | 12.8 | 16.7 | 15.7 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 152.4 |
| Average snowy days | 4.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 8.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 82 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 80.0 | 80.3 | 99.4 | 124.9 | 146.3 | 140.8 | 208.5 | 203.5 | 161.3 | 143.7 | 125.2 | 114.0 | 1,627.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 25 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 49 | 50 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration [2] [3] | |||||||||||||
References
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通城县行政区划 (in Chinese). Tongcheng County People's Government. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
通城县辖隽水、麦市、塘湖、关刀、五里、北港、石南、沙堆、马港9镇，大坪、四庄乡。
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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