Dingtao, Heze

Dingtao District is a district under the jurisdiction of Heze in Shandong province, China.

Dingtao 定陶区 Tingtao
District
Dingtao Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 35°08′33″N 115°35′28″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
Prefecture-level city	Heze
Area [1]
• Total	846 km2 (327 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	533,400
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Postal Code	274100

Dingtao, Heze
Traditional Chinese	定陶區
Simplified Chinese	定陶区
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dìngtáo Qū Wade–Giles Ting-t'ao Ch'u
Huzi
Chinese	瓠子
Literal meaning	The Gourd
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hùzǐ Wade–Giles Hu-tzu

History

Under the Western Han, Dingtao was known as Huzi. The emperor Liu Bang's ill-fated consort Qi was from this area, and it was the scene of a 132 BC flood of the Yellow River.

Administrative divisions

As of 2012^[update], this County is divided to 7 towns and 4 townships.

Towns

Dingtao (定陶镇) Chenji (陈集镇) Rangu (冉固镇) Zhangwan (张湾镇)

Huangdian (黄店镇) Menghai (孟海镇) Maji (马集镇)

Townships

Fangshan Township (仿山乡) Nanwangdian Township (南王店乡)

Bandi Township (半堤乡) Dutang Township (杜堂乡)

Climate

Climate data for Dingtao, elevation 52 m (171 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)	17.5 (63.5)	25.1 (77.2)	27.4 (81.3)	32.4 (90.3)	36.9 (98.4)	39.9 (103.8)	40.7 (105.3)	36.2 (97.2)	35.6 (96.1)	34.3 (93.7)	27.1 (80.8)	20.3 (68.5)	40.7 (105.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.8 (40.6)	8.8 (47.8)	15.2 (59.4)	21.1 (70.0)	26.6 (79.9)	31.7 (89.1)	31.8 (89.2)	30.5 (86.9)	26.8 (80.2)	21.6 (70.9)	13.7 (56.7)	6.8 (44.2)	20.0 (67.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.4 (31.3)	3.2 (37.8)	9.3 (48.7)	15.2 (59.4)	20.8 (69.4)	25.7 (78.3)	27.1 (80.8)	25.7 (78.3)	21.1 (70.0)	15.5 (59.9)	8.0 (46.4)	1.6 (34.9)	14.4 (57.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−4.2 (24.4)	−1.0 (30.2)	4.2 (39.6)	9.8 (49.6)	15.3 (59.5)	20.4 (68.7)	23.3 (73.9)	22.1 (71.8)	16.8 (62.2)	10.9 (51.6)	3.6 (38.5)	−2.4 (27.7)	9.9 (49.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−15.4 (4.3)	−15.2 (4.6)	−8.0 (17.6)	−1.2 (29.8)	4.2 (39.6)	11.1 (52.0)	16.8 (62.2)	11.4 (52.5)	5.7 (42.3)	−0.8 (30.6)	−11.4 (11.5)	−13.2 (8.2)	−15.4 (4.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	7.2 (0.28)	13.4 (0.53)	16.2 (0.64)	31.9 (1.26)	51.6 (2.03)	69.0 (2.72)	178.2 (7.02)	149.4 (5.88)	76.2 (3.00)	30.5 (1.20)	25.2 (0.99)	9.0 (0.35)	657.8 (25.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.3	4.0	3.5	5.2	6.1	7.6	12.0	11.1	8.1	5.8	5.0	3.0	74.7
Average snowy days	3.5	2.9	0.6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	1.9	9.9
Average relative humidity (%)	66	63	61	66	69	66	81	85	80	72	71	68	71
Mean monthly sunshine hours	133.7	148.0	201.0	219.9	240.6	226.6	199.8	191.4	178.5	167.3	151.7	143.1	2,201.6
Percentage possible sunshine	43	48	54	56	55	52	45	46	49	48	49	47	49
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Transportation

• Heze Mudan Airport, in Menghai Town