Shengsi County
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Shengsi
嵊泗县 | |
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 Shengsi County is in green here on the map. | |
  Shengsi Location in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates: 30°43′26″N 122°27′16″E / 30.72389°N 122.45444°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhoushan |
| Area | |
| • Land | 86 km2 (33 sq mi) |
| • Water | 8,738 km2 (3,374 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 75,221 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 202450 |
| Website | www |
| Shengsi | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 嵊泗 | ||||||||
| Postal | Shengsze | ||||||||
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Shengsi County is a county in the northeast of Zhejiang province consisting of an archipelago islands located to the east of Hangzhou Bay. It is under the administration of Zhoushan City and is the easternmost county-level division in the province. The islands of Greater and Lesser Yangshan are connected with Shanghai's Pudong New Area by the Donghai Bridge and their port forms part of the Port of Shanghai. They are, however, not counted among the islands of Shanghai.
The county consists of 630 islands and islets, of which 13 have more than 100 inhabitants.[1]
Administrative divisions[edit]
Towns:[2]
Townships:
- Wulong Township (五龙乡), Huanglong Township (黄龙乡), Gouqi Township (枸杞乡), Huadao Township (花鸟乡)
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Shengsi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.3 (86.5) |
34.3 (93.7) |
36.3 (97.3) |
36.4 (97.5) |
35.1 (95.2) |
32.4 (90.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
36.4 (97.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 65.3 (2.57) |
67.4 (2.65) |
103.3 (4.07) |
90.3 (3.56) |
95.1 (3.74) |
202.2 (7.96) |
106.5 (4.19) |
128.4 (5.06) |
86.5 (3.41) |
84.5 (3.33) |
62.9 (2.48) |
62.5 (2.46) |
1,154.9 (45.48) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.9 | 10.2 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 14.9 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 127.9 |
| Average snowy days | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 115.8 | 118.3 | 144.9 | 164.4 | 176.2 | 130.9 | 231.9 | 238.9 | 189.5 | 179.8 | 135.8 | 133.4 | 1,959.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 36 | 38 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 31 | 54 | 59 | 52 | 51 | 43 | 42 | 44 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Xiaoyangshan Island (2006−2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.0 (87.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
17.1 (62.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64.1 (2.52) |
77.2 (3.04) |
104.1 (4.10) |
90.8 (3.57) |
95.5 (3.76) |
251.0 (9.88) |
106.6 (4.20) |
118.2 (4.65) |
129.5 (5.10) |
95.8 (3.77) |
69.7 (2.74) |
60.5 (2.38) |
1,263 (49.71) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.1 | 11.3 | 13.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 15.3 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 10.5 | 6.3 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 127.1 |
| Average snowy days | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 87 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 114.4 | 110.7 | 152.7 | 174.4 | 183.3 | 122.5 | 230.6 | 247.2 | 174.8 | 172.0 | 131.7 | 141.4 | 1,955.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 36 | 35 | 41 | 45 | 43 | 29 | 54 | 61 | 48 | 49 | 42 | 45 | 44 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "嵊泗县人民政府 嵊泗简介" [Shengsi County People's Government Introduction to Shengsi]. www.shengsi.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ^ "舟山市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.