Anguo

County-level city in Hebei, China
County-level city in Hebei, People's Republic of China
Anguo
38°25′05″N 115°19′37″E / 38.418°N 115.327°E / 38.418; 115.327
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityBaoding
Area
 • County-level city485.1 km2 (187.3 sq mi)
 • Urban
81.00 km2 (31.27 sq mi)
Elevation
33 m (107 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • County-level city415,000
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
 • Urban109,800
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
071200
Area code0312
Websiteanguo.gov.cn
Anguo
Simplified Chinese安国
Traditional Chinese安國
PostalAnkwo
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀnguó
Wade–GilesAn1-kuo2
Qizhou
Chinese祁州
PostalChichow
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQízhōu
Wade–GilesCh'i2-chou1

Anguo (simplified Chinese: 安国; traditional Chinese: 安國; pinyin: Ānguó), nicknamed "Medicine Capital" (药都), is a county-level city under the administration of and 52 kilometres (32 mi) south of Baoding, central Hebei province, China.[2]

It has a provincially protected Temple of the God of Medicine (藥王廟) established around 100.

In premodern China, Anguo was Qizhou (Chinese: 祁州; pinyin: Qízhōu). In 1991, Anguo was changed from county into a city. The city governs 20 town-level entities in 486 km2 (188 sq mi), of which the centrally placed Yaocheng (药城; Yàochéng) is the municipal seat. The Chinese playwright Guan Hanqing was born here.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts:[2]

  • Qizhouyaoshi Subdistrict (祁州药市街道)

Towns:

  • Qizhou (祁州镇), Wurenqiao (伍仁桥镇), Shifo (石佛镇), Zhengzhang (郑章镇), Xifoluo (西佛落镇), Dawunü (大五女镇)

Townships:

  • Mingguandian Township (明官店乡), Nanloudi Township (南娄底乡), Xi'anguocheng Township (西安国城乡), Beiduancun Township (北段村乡)

Climate

Climate data for Anguo (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.8
(62.2)
23.6
(74.5)
31.0
(87.8)
33.7
(92.7)
39.4
(102.9)
40.7
(105.3)
42.3
(108.1)
36.5
(97.7)
35.6
(96.1)
31.4
(88.5)
24.1
(75.4)
19.2
(66.6)
42.3
(108.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6)
7.3
(45.1)
14.5
(58.1)
21.7
(71.1)
27.4
(81.3)
32.0
(89.6)
32.4
(90.3)
30.6
(87.1)
26.8
(80.2)
20.5
(68.9)
11.2
(52.2)
4.5
(40.1)
19.3
(66.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.9
(26.8)
0.9
(33.6)
7.8
(46.0)
15.1
(59.2)
21.0
(69.8)
25.7
(78.3)
27.3
(81.1)
25.7
(78.3)
20.8
(69.4)
13.9
(57.0)
5.3
(41.5)
−1.0
(30.2)
13.3
(55.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −7.5
(18.5)
−3.9
(25.0)
2.1
(35.8)
9.0
(48.2)
14.9
(58.8)
20.0
(68.0)
22.9
(73.2)
21.7
(71.1)
16.0
(60.8)
8.7
(47.7)
0.8
(33.4)
−5.1
(22.8)
8.3
(46.9)
Record low °C (°F) −20.0
(−4.0)
−7.4
(18.7)
−9.8
(14.4)
−3.1
(26.4)
4.2
(39.6)
9.1
(48.4)
14.8
(58.6)
13.5
(56.3)
5.4
(41.7)
−4.2
(24.4)
−13.7
(7.3)
−20.8
(−5.4)
−20.8
(−5.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.0
(0.08)
4.5
(0.18)
7.9
(0.31)
25.6
(1.01)
32.2
(1.27)
61.8
(2.43)
131.0
(5.16)
120.6
(4.75)
51.4
(2.02)
25.7
(1.01)
13.3
(0.52)
2.2
(0.09)
478.2
(18.83)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.5 2.1 2.9 4.7 6.0 8.2 11.1 10.1 6.2 4.8 3.6 1.4 62.6
Average snowy days 2.6 2.5 1.0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 2.5 10.1
Average relative humidity (%) 56 52 49 53 58 60 74 78 73 66 66 60 62
Mean monthly sunshine hours 159.4 164.2 216.9 241.0 267.4 238.0 205.6 206.3 201.1 188.6 156.1 156.5 2,401.1
Percent possible sunshine 52 54 58 61 60 54 46 49 55 55 52 53 54
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Notable people

External links

  1. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b 安国市-行政区划网. XZQH.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  • 药都安国 (Anguo, the Medicine Capital). Municipal government website, in Simplified Chinese
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