Gaizhou (simplified Chinese: 盖州; traditional Chinese: 蓋州; pinyin: Gàizhōu), formerly Gaixian, Gaiping, and Kaiping, is a county-level city in Liaoning province, China. It is under the administration of Yingkou City, which lies 31 km (19 mi) to the north-northwest, and is located at the northwest end of the Liaodong Peninsula near the northeast coast of the Bohai Sea.
Gaizhou
盖州市 | |
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County-level city | |
![]() Location in Yingkou | |
![]() ![]() Gaizhou Location in Liaoning | |
Coordinates: 40°24′N 122°21′E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Liaoning |
Prefecture-level city | Yingkou |
Area | |
• County-level city | 2,930.0 km2 (1,131.3 sq mi) |
• Urban | 150.00 km2 (57.92 sq mi) |
Elevation | 9.1 m (30 ft) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• County-level city | 704,000 |
• Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
• Urban | 231,100 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Gaizhou | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 蓋州 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 盖州 | ||||||||
Postal | Kaichow Kaihsien (1965–1992) Kaiping (until 1965) | ||||||||
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Gaixian | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 蓋縣 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 盖县 | ||||||||
Postal | Kaihsien | ||||||||
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Gaiping | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 蓋平 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 盖平 | ||||||||
Postal | Kaiping | ||||||||
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There are six subdistricts, 18 towns, and three townships under the city's administration.[2]
Subdistricts:
Towns:
Townships:
Climate data for Gaizhou (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
29.8 (85.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.6 (97.9) |
36.8 (98.2) |
36.1 (97.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
36.8 (98.2) |
Average high °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
1.1 (34.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.8 (83.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
0.3 (32.5) |
15.1 (59.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.0 (17.6) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
2.8 (37.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
10.1 (50.1) |
Average low °C (°F) | −12.5 (9.5) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
6.7 (44.1) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −28.2 (−18.8) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
2.5 (36.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−23.2 (−9.8) |
−28.2 (−18.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.5 (0.18) |
6.5 (0.26) |
13.4 (0.53) |
31.7 (1.25) |
50.9 (2.00) |
70.8 (2.79) |
142.9 (5.63) |
155.0 (6.10) |
54.5 (2.15) |
34.7 (1.37) |
15.4 (0.61) |
7.8 (0.31) |
588.1 (23.18) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 55 | 66 | 77 | 78 | 70 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 62 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3] |
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