Kang County or Kangxian (simplified Chinese: 康县; traditional Chinese: 康縣; pinyin: Kāng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Gansu province, China. It is under the administration of Longnan City. The county was formed in 1928 as Wudu County, but renamed to Kang County the next year, named after the northern Zhou Dynasty place Kangzhou.[1]
Administrative divisions
The county was subdivided in 18 towns and 3 townships.[2]
- Towns
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-Towns are upgraded from Township.
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- Townships
- Miba Township(迷坝乡)
- Dianzi Township(店子乡)
- Taishi Township(太石乡)
Demographics
The county is majority Han, with Hui, Manchu, Zhuang, Tibetan, Mongolian, Yao, and Uygur minority groups. The total population is 203,400 people.[3]
| Year | Population | Urban | Rural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 199,570 | ||
| 2011 | 202,400 | 18,800 | 183,600 |
| 203,400 |
Climate
| Climate data for Kangxian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) |
19.1 (66.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.9 (94.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
35.5 (95.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
16.8 (62.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
2.6 (36.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
1.1 (34.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
7.1 (44.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
7.2 (44.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.6 (5.7) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
1.2 (34.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
10.3 (50.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.0 (0.31) |
11.8 (0.46) |
28.0 (1.10) |
50.8 (2.00) |
88.0 (3.46) |
88.5 (3.48) |
153.5 (6.04) |
133.0 (5.24) |
119.2 (4.69) |
65.0 (2.56) |
18.7 (0.74) |
5.9 (0.23) |
770.4 (30.31) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.5 | 9.2 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 13.8 | 12.8 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 16.3 | 15.1 | 9.4 | 6.5 | 142.9 |
| Average snowy days | 12.1 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 32.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 73 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 112.4 | 94.8 | 123.4 | 156.7 | 174.2 | 160.8 | 173.2 | 161.8 | 90.5 | 89.4 | 104.8 | 120.7 | 1,562.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 35 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 39 | 35 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Economy
The economy of Kangxian is mainly based around agriculture. Crops of major importance are wheat, corn, potatoes, soybeans, and white beans. The county is also a major producer of edible mushrooms such as black wood ear,[6] it also produces a domestically popular Longshen green tea,[7] walnuts, mulberry and silkworm cocoons.[8] In recent years, eco-tourism has become of some importance.[9]
See also
References
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- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：康县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
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- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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