Sihong County (simplified Chinese: 泗洪县; traditional Chinese: 泗洪縣; pinyin: Sìhóng Xiàn) is under the administration of Suqian, Jiangsu province, China. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Huai'an to the southeast, Chuzhou (Anhui) to the south, Bengbu (Anhui) to the west, and Suzhou (Anhui) to the northwest.
Sihong
泗洪县 Szehung | |
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County | |
![]() ![]() Sihong Location in Jiangsu | |
Coordinates: 33°27′54″N 118°12′22″E[1] | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Jiangsu |
Prefecture-level city | Suqian |
Area | |
• Total | 2,731 km2 (1,054 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[3] | |
• Total | 1,093,700 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 223900 |
The area that later became Sihong County probably served as center for the state of Xu during Spring and Autumn period, and harbored its capital city.[4]
In the present, Sihong County has 14 towns and 9 townships.[5]
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Climate data for Sihong (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
33.4 (92.1) |
37.4 (99.3) |
38.5 (101.3) |
41.3 (106.3) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.3 (99.1) |
34.1 (93.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
41.3 (106.3) |
Average high °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
19.8 (67.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
14.8 (58.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
10.7 (51.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −20.7 (−5.3) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
4.7 (40.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−19.6 (−3.3) |
−20.7 (−5.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.0 (1.02) |
30.7 (1.21) |
46.9 (1.85) |
48.5 (1.91) |
75.9 (2.99) |
111.3 (4.38) |
225.9 (8.89) |
137.2 (5.40) |
90.3 (3.56) |
46.9 (1.85) |
40.9 (1.61) |
17.6 (0.69) |
898.1 (35.36) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 82 | 84 | 80 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 74 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[6] |
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