Shen County (simplified Chinese: 莘县; traditional Chinese: 莘縣; pinyin: Shēn Xiàn), or Shenxian, is a county of western Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan to the south and southwest and Hebei to the west. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Liaocheng.
Shenxian
莘县 | |
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County | |
![]() Shen County in Liaocheng | |
![]() Liaocheng in Shandong | |
Coordinates (Shen County government): 36°14′02″N 115°40′16″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shandong |
Prefecture-level city | Liaocheng |
Township-level divisions | 4 subdistricts 16 towns 4 townships |
County seat | Yanta Subdistrict (燕塔街道) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,420 km2 (550 sq mi) |
Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 982,700 |
• Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 252400 |
Area code(s) | 0635 |
Website | sdsx |
The population was 949,768 in 1999.[3]
Shen County ranges in latitude from 35° 46' to 36° 25' N and in longitude from 115° 20' to 115° 44' E, reaching 68 kilometres (42 mi) in north-south extent and 32 km (20 mi) in east-west width, and covers an area of 1,387.74 km2 (535.81 sq mi). It borders Guan County and Dongchangfu District to the north, Yanggu County across the Jinxian River (金线河) to the east, Puyang City of Henan to the south, and Handan City of Hebei to the west.
Shen County has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with four distinct seasons. Winters are cold and very dry, with a 24-hour average temperature of −2.0 °C (28.4 °F) in January, while summers are hot and humid, with a 24-hour average temperature of 26.7 °C (80.1 °F) in July; the annual mean is 13.2 °C (55.8 °F). Nearly half of the annual rainfall occurs in July and August alone.
Climate data for Chaocheng, Shen County (1971–2000), >20 km (12 mi) south of the county seat | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
39.8 (103.6) |
41.7 (107.1) |
41.5 (106.7) |
39.8 (103.6) |
34.9 (94.8) |
35.1 (95.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
41.7 (107.1) |
Average high °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.2 (86.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
1.0 (33.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
0.0 (32.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
1.6 (34.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
8.2 (46.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −20 (−4) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
−22.7 (−8.9) |
−22.7 (−8.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.7 (0.19) |
6.7 (0.26) |
15.9 (0.63) |
23.2 (0.91) |
46.1 (1.81) |
66.8 (2.63) |
145.9 (5.74) |
114.6 (4.51) |
47.8 (1.88) |
34.7 (1.37) |
13.6 (0.54) |
6.2 (0.24) |
526.2 (20.71) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1mm) | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 11.6 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 65.6 |
Source: Weather China[4] |
There are 4 subdistricts, 16 towns and 4 townships in the county:[5]
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