| Lankao County 兰考县 | |
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| County | |
 Lankao Welcome Sign viewed from HSR | |
  LankaoLocation of the seat in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 34°41′24″N 114°48′36″E / 34.69000°N 114.81000°E / 34.69000; 114.81000 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Kaifeng |
| County seat | Chengguan (城关镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,116 km (431 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 652,900 |
| • Density | 590/km (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 475300 |
| Area code | 0378 |
| Website | www |
Lankao County (simplified Chinese: 兰考县; traditional Chinese: 蘭考縣; pinyin: Lánkǎo Xiàn) is a county of Kaifeng, Henan, China. It has an area of 1,116 km (431 sq mi) and a population of 760,000.
It was the site of the Battle of Lanfeng during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this county is divided to 5 towns and 11 townships.
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Climate
| Climate data for Lankao (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) | 18.3 (64.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
38.3 (100.9) |
40.6 (105.1) |
39.5 (103.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
35.9 (96.6) |
34.9 (94.8) |
26.8 (80.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
40.6 (105.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
20.2 (68.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
10.3 (50.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.6 (3.9) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.0 (51.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.1 (0.36) |
13.0 (0.51) |
18.3 (0.72) |
36.9 (1.45) |
55.2 (2.17) |
64.1 (2.52) |
153.9 (6.06) |
141.1 (5.56) |
70.1 (2.76) |
31.0 (1.22) |
26.1 (1.03) |
10.3 (0.41) |
629.1 (24.77) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 74.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.7 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 11.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 62 | 60 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 79 | 82 | 76 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 69 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 121.6 | 134.6 | 176.2 | 199.7 | 216.1 | 199.3 | 177.3 | 171.4 | 158.6 | 158.4 | 138.4 | 126.9 | 1,978.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 39 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 50 | 46 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 45 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Transportation
References
- 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- "Profile of Lankao County" (in Chinese). Official website of Lankao County Government. 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- 平顶山市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
External links
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