Danleng (Chinese: 丹棱; pinyin: Dānling) is a county of central Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Meishan City, with the seat located 33 kilometres (21 mi) west of downtown Meishan and 48 km (30 mi) east of Ya'an. DanLing, originally, known as Qile Perfecter, was named after the gliding bird-shaped red edge of the Mountain Chiya(赤崖山)in the north of the Prefecture, literally means Red (丹Dan) Edge(棱Ling).
Danling County
丹棱县 | |
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County | |
![]() ![]() Danleng Location in Sichuan | |
Coordinates: 30°01′N 103°31′E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Sichuan |
Prefecture-level city | Meishan |
Township-level divisions | 5 town 2 townships |
County seat | Dan Liang [zh] (丹棱镇) |
Area | |
• Total | 449 km2 (173 sq mi) |
Elevation | 489 m (1,604 ft) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 168,000 |
• Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Climate data for Danleng (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.1 (95.2) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.9 (98.4) |
38.3 (100.9) |
35.2 (95.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
38.3 (100.9) |
Average high °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
16.7 (62.0) |
Average low °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.1 (0.52) |
19.5 (0.77) |
34.0 (1.34) |
67.9 (2.67) |
96.7 (3.81) |
139.1 (5.48) |
260.5 (10.26) |
294.2 (11.58) |
142.1 (5.59) |
54.3 (2.14) |
25.1 (0.99) |
11.5 (0.45) |
1,158 (45.6) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 82 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[1] |
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