Dingbian County

Dingbian County (simplified Chinese: 定边县; traditional Chinese: 定邊縣; pinyin: Dìngbiān Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Shaanxi province, China, bordering the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to the west and Inner Mongolia to the north. It is the westernmost county-level division under the administration of Yulin City.

Dingbian County 定边县 Tingpien
County
View of the seat of Dingbian from the Dingbian branch line of the Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway
Dingbian in Yulin
Yulin in Shaanxi
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city	Yulin
Established	1731
Area
• Total	6,920 km2 (2,670 sq mi)
Population  ([when?])
• Total	344,900
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal Code	718699
Area code	(0)912
Licence plates	陕K
Website	dingbian.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

As of 2020, Dingbian County is divided to 1 subdistrict, 16 towns, and 2 townships.^[1]

Subdistricts

• Dingbian Subdistrict [zh] (定边街道)

Towns

Hequan [zh] (贺圈镇) Hongliugou [zh] (红柳沟镇) Zhuanjing [zh] (砖井镇) Bainijing [zh] (白泥井镇) Anbian [zh] (安边镇) Duiziliang [zh] (堆子梁镇) Baiwanzi [zh] (白湾子镇) Jiyuan [zh] (姬塬镇)

Yangjing [zh] (杨井镇) Xin'anbian [zh] (新安边镇) Zhangyaoxian [zh] (张崾先镇) Fanxue [zh] (樊学镇) Yanchangbao [zh] (盐场堡镇) Haotan [zh] (郝滩镇) Shidonggou [zh] (石洞沟镇) Fengdikeng [zh] (冯地坑镇)

Townships

• Youfangzhuang Township [zh] (油房庄乡)
• Xuezhuang Township [zh] (学庄乡)

Climate

Climate data for Dingbian, elevation 1,360 m (4,460 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	15.6 (60.1)	19.1 (66.4)	27.4 (81.3)	33.3 (91.9)	35.5 (95.9)	36.6 (97.9)	37.7 (99.9)	36.2 (97.2)	34.9 (94.8)	27.7 (81.9)	23.1 (73.6)	17.2 (63.0)	37.7 (99.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	0.4 (32.7)	4.8 (40.6)	11.4 (52.5)	18.7 (65.7)	23.9 (75.0)	28.3 (82.9)	29.7 (85.5)	27.5 (81.5)	22.4 (72.3)	16.4 (61.5)	9.1 (48.4)	2.1 (35.8)	16.2 (61.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−6.9 (19.6)	−2.6 (27.3)	4.2 (39.6)	11.4 (52.5)	17.1 (62.8)	21.6 (70.9)	23.3 (73.9)	21.2 (70.2)	16.1 (61.0)	9.4 (48.9)	2.0 (35.6)	−4.9 (23.2)	9.3 (48.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−13.1 (8.4)	−9.0 (15.8)	−2.2 (28.0)	4.4 (39.9)	10.0 (50.0)	14.7 (58.5)	17.3 (63.1)	15.6 (60.1)	10.5 (50.9)	3.5 (38.3)	−3.8 (25.2)	−10.8 (12.6)	3.1 (37.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−27.7 (−17.9)	−26.8 (−16.2)	−21.7 (−7.1)	−9.7 (14.5)	−3.9 (25.0)	3.6 (38.5)	7.4 (45.3)	5.7 (42.3)	−2.7 (27.1)	−11.5 (11.3)	−20.8 (−5.4)	−29.1 (−20.4)	−29.1 (−20.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	2.8 (0.11)	3.4 (0.13)	6.9 (0.27)	17.8 (0.70)	32.5 (1.28)	45.5 (1.79)	71.3 (2.81)	79.7 (3.14)	53.3 (2.10)	21.6 (0.85)	10.1 (0.40)	2.0 (0.08)	346.9 (13.66)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.8	2.1	3.1	4.6	5.8	7.3	9.6	10.0	8.9	5.7	3.5	1.6	65
Average snowy days	4.2	3.6	3.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	2.9	3.0	18.6
Average relative humidity (%)	50	46	41	38	40	46	57	64	65	57	52	49	50
Mean monthly sunshine hours	207.3	199.4	227.2	238.7	266.3	262.6	249.2	232.7	201.8	221.3	209.3	202.5	2,718.3
Percentage possible sunshine	67	65	61	60	60	60	56	56	55	65	70	68	62
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Transportation

• China National Highway 307
• G20 Qingdao–Yinchuan Expressway
• Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan Railway; at Dingbian, the Dingbian-Yinchuan branch joins the main Taiyuan-Zhongwei line.