Baofeng County

Baofeng County

宝丰县
Baofeng County 宝丰县
County
	Baofeng Location of the seat in Henan
	Coordinates: 33°52′06″N 113°03′17″E / 33.8684°N 113.0548°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture-level city	Pingdingshan
Area
• Total	722 km2 (279 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	500,400
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	467400

Baofeng County (simplified Chinese: 宝丰县; traditional Chinese: 寶豐縣; pinyin: Bǎofēng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Pingdingshan, in the west-central part of Henan, China. It is 722 square kilometres (279 sq mi) in area with a population of 480,000 in 2002.

It is 16 kilometers (10 miles) to Pingdingshan. Baofeng county is an important hub of communications in the central and western parts of Henan province. In 1120, the second year under the reign of Emperor Huizong in the Song Dynasty, the emperor named the county Baofeng, because it had rich resources and flourishing businesses, including a distilled spirit brewery, official porcelain production and iron smelting. In 1643, the 16th year of Emperor Chongzhen, it renamed Baoxian. Today Baofeng is a county under the jurisdiction of Pingdingshan.

Baofeng county has more than 20 varieties of rich mineral resources including steam coal, metal coal, bauxite, silica, clays, top lime and limestone.^[3]

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this county is divided to 1 subdistrict, 8 towns and 4 townships.^[4]

Subdistricts

Tielu Subdistrict (铁路街道)

Towns

Chengguan (城关镇)
Zhouzhuang (周庄镇)
Naodian (闹店镇)
Shiqiao (石桥镇)

Shangjiuwu (商酒务镇)
Daying (大营镇)
Zhangbaqiao (张八桥镇)
Yangzhuang (杨庄镇)

Townships

Xiaoqi Township (肖旗乡)
Zhaozhuang Township (赵庄乡)

Qianying Township (前营乡)
Lizhuang Township (李庄乡)

Climate

Climate data for Baofeng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	20.0 (68.0)	24.9 (76.8)	29.0 (84.2)	33.5 (92.3)	41.0 (105.8)	41.8 (107.2)	40.7 (105.3)	38.2 (100.8)	39.5 (103.1)	34.7 (94.5)	28.4 (83.1)	22.0 (71.6)	41.8 (107.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.8 (44.2)	10.2 (50.4)	15.6 (60.1)	22.1 (71.8)	27.7 (81.9)	32.2 (90.0)	32.1 (89.8)	30.7 (87.3)	27.0 (80.6)	22.1 (71.8)	14.9 (58.8)	8.9 (48.0)	20.9 (69.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	1.1 (34.0)	4.1 (39.4)	9.4 (48.9)	15.8 (60.4)	21.4 (70.5)	26.2 (79.2)	27.4 (81.3)	25.8 (78.4)	21.3 (70.3)	15.9 (60.6)	8.9 (48.0)	3.1 (37.6)	15.0 (59.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−3.6 (25.5)	−1.1 (30.0)	3.7 (38.7)	9.5 (49.1)	15.1 (59.2)	20.5 (68.9)	23.3 (73.9)	22.0 (71.6)	16.8 (62.2)	10.9 (51.6)	4.0 (39.2)	−1.6 (29.1)	10.0 (49.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−14.5 (5.9)	−17.8 (0.0)	−8.8 (16.2)	−1.8 (28.8)	2.0 (35.6)	11.1 (52.0)	15.6 (60.1)	11.1 (52.0)	6.9 (44.4)	−0.9 (30.4)	−8.2 (17.2)	−11.3 (11.7)	−17.8 (0.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	13.4 (0.53)	15.5 (0.61)	29.2 (1.15)	41.7 (1.64)	68.7 (2.70)	89.3 (3.52)	162.3 (6.39)	116.3 (4.58)	88.6 (3.49)	45.5 (1.79)	32.4 (1.28)	11.3 (0.44)	714.2 (28.12)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	4.1	5.0	6.5	6.8	8.2	8.1	11.3	10.8	9.6	7.2	6.1	4.0	87.7
Average snowy days	4.3	3.3	1.2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	2.6	12.5
Average relative humidity (%)	61	63	64	66	63	63	77	80	76	69	67	61	68
Mean monthly sunshine hours	101.7	113.7	155.4	182.0	192.4	178.1	161.8	154.2	138.8	138.0	124.5	114.8	1,755.4
Percent possible sunshine	32	36	42	46	45	41	37	38	38	40	40	37	39
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[5]^[6]

Transportation

The county is served by Pingdingshan West railway station and Baofeng railway station.

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.
^ "Baofeng county".
^ 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.

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[1] 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.

[2] 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.

[3] "Baofeng county".

[4] 平顶山市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.

[cma_graphical-5] 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[6] 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

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