Taining County

Taining County (simplified Chinese: 泰宁县; traditional Chinese: 泰寧縣; pinyin: Tàiníng Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Sanming.

Taining County
泰宁县
Tongxin Bridge (同心桥)
Taining
Location in Fujian
Coordinates: 26°54′01″N 117°10′33″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level citySanming
Area
  Total1,535 km2 (593 sq mi)
Population
  Total130,000
  Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Area: 1,535 square kilometres (593 sq mi).

Population: 130,000.

Postal Code: 354400.

The county government is located in Shancheng town.

The local dialect is a dialect of Gan Chinese, although surrounding areas speak Min Chinese.

Transportation

Climate

Climate data for Taining (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.9
(80.4)
32.1
(89.8)
32.1
(89.8)
34.5
(94.1)
34.8
(94.6)
37.3
(99.1)
39.9
(103.8)
39.6
(103.3)
37.5
(99.5)
36.3
(97.3)
31.9
(89.4)
27.4
(81.3)
39.9
(103.8)
Average high °C (°F) 12.7
(54.9)
14.4
(57.9)
17.7
(63.9)
23.4
(74.1)
27.4
(81.3)
30.0
(86.0)
33.4
(92.1)
33.0
(91.4)
30.1
(86.2)
25.8
(78.4)
20.5
(68.9)
15.4
(59.7)
23.6
(74.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.7
(44.1)
8.8
(47.8)
12.2
(54.0)
17.6
(63.7)
21.6
(70.9)
24.6
(76.3)
27.1
(80.8)
26.5
(79.7)
23.8
(74.8)
19.0
(66.2)
13.3
(55.9)
8.0
(46.4)
17.4
(63.4)
Average low °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6)
5.4
(41.7)
8.8
(47.8)
13.9
(57.0)
17.9
(64.2)
21.1
(70.0)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
20.0
(68.0)
14.9
(58.8)
9.2
(48.6)
3.6
(38.5)
13.6
(56.5)
Record low °C (°F) −7.1
(19.2)
−5.1
(22.8)
−4.8
(23.4)
2.0
(35.6)
7.5
(45.5)
11.9
(53.4)
18.2
(64.8)
16.2
(61.2)
10.9
(51.6)
2.2
(36.0)
−3.6
(25.5)
−10.6
(12.9)
−10.6
(12.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 79.6
(3.13)
122.8
(4.83)
219.1
(8.63)
243.7
(9.59)
259.0
(10.20)
320.4
(12.61)
130.8
(5.15)
145.7
(5.74)
90.2
(3.55)
60.4
(2.38)
63.9
(2.52)
48.7
(1.92)
1,784.3
(70.25)
Average relative humidity (%) 86 87 88 86 85 85 80 82 83 82 84 83 84
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center
Cat Mountain in Taining

Administrative divisions

Towns:[1]

  • Shancheng (杉城镇), Zhukou (朱口镇), Xiaqu Town (下渠镇)

Townships:

  • Xinqiao Township (新桥乡), Shangqing Township (上青乡), Datian Township (大田乡), Meikou Township (梅口乡), Kaishan Township (开善乡), Dalong Township (大龙乡)

References

  1. "三明市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
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