Dongming County

Dongming County in Heze Prefecture is the westernmost county of Shandong Province in the People's Republic of China. It borders Henan Province to the west across the Yellow River. Dongming County had a population of 677,563 in 1999.

Dongming County 东明县 Tungming
County
Dongming Location of the seat in Shandong
Coordinates: 35°17′N 115°05′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
Prefecture-level city	Heze
Area [1]
• Total	1,370 km2 (530 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (197 ft)
Population  (2019)[2]
• Total	748,600
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code	274500
Website	www.dmzf.gov.cn

Dongming County
Traditional Chinese	東明縣
Simplified Chinese	东明县
Literal meaning	eastern brightness
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dōngmíng Xiàn Wade–Giles Tung-ming Hsien

History

Most of Dongming County formerly formed part of Yuanqu County, which was abolished in the 12th century after a Yellow River flood destroyed its county seat. In the early 20th century, the county was part of Zhili. Later, the area came under the jurisdiction of Henan. From April 1963, the county became part of Shandong.^[3] Within Yuanqu County, the town of Zhuzao (煮栆城, Zhǔzǎochéng) was located within present-day Dongming County.

Administrative divisions

Dongming County includes seven towns, six townships,^[4] one provincial economic and technical development zone, and 389 administrative villages.

Towns

Chengguan (城关镇) Dongmingji (东明集镇) Liulou (刘楼镇) Luquan (陆圈镇)

Matou (马头镇) Sanchunji (三春集镇) Datun (大屯镇)

Townships

Wushengqiao Township (武胜桥乡) Caiyuanji Township (菜园集乡) Xiaojing Township (小井乡)

Shawo Township (沙窝乡) Changxingji Township (长兴集乡) Jiaoyuan Township (焦园乡)

Demographics

The population in 1999 was 677,563.^[5]

Climate

Climate data for Dongming, elevation 57 m (187 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	18.4 (65.1)	24.1 (75.4)	27.8 (82.0)	34.2 (93.6)	38.3 (100.9)	40.9 (105.6)	41.6 (106.9)	36.8 (98.2)	36.6 (97.9)	34.4 (93.9)	27.7 (81.9)	21.1 (70.0)	41.6 (106.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.7 (40.5)	8.8 (47.8)	14.9 (58.8)	21.3 (70.3)	26.8 (80.2)	32.0 (89.6)	32.0 (89.6)	30.5 (86.9)	27.0 (80.6)	21.6 (70.9)	13.4 (56.1)	6.6 (43.9)	20.0 (67.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.5 (31.1)	3.1 (37.6)	8.9 (48.0)	15.1 (59.2)	20.7 (69.3)	25.8 (78.4)	27.3 (81.1)	25.8 (78.4)	21.2 (70.2)	15.3 (59.5)	7.6 (45.7)	1.4 (34.5)	14.3 (57.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−4.3 (24.3)	−1.2 (29.8)	3.9 (39.0)	9.7 (49.5)	15.1 (59.2)	20.3 (68.5)	23.3 (73.9)	22.1 (71.8)	16.7 (62.1)	10.5 (50.9)	3.2 (37.8)	−2.4 (27.7)	9.7 (49.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−17.3 (0.9)	−15.3 (4.5)	−9.4 (15.1)	−2.1 (28.2)	4.2 (39.6)	11.8 (53.2)	16.7 (62.1)	10.3 (50.5)	4.1 (39.4)	−2.1 (28.2)	−16.5 (2.3)	−15.1 (4.8)	−17.3 (0.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	7.5 (0.30)	11.9 (0.47)	17.3 (0.68)	32.8 (1.29)	50.4 (1.98)	68.7 (2.70)	154.9 (6.10)	121.3 (4.78)	70.6 (2.78)	30.4 (1.20)	26.5 (1.04)	8.2 (0.32)	600.5 (23.64)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.2	3.8	3.9	5.2	6.2	7.6	11.2	9.4	7.3	5.8	4.7	2.9	71.2
Average snowy days	3.1	2.9	0.9	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	2.1	10.1
Average relative humidity (%)	66	63	61	66	67	64	79	83	78	70	70	68	70
Mean monthly sunshine hours	134.0	141.8	187.3	212.0	230.2	215.5	183.8	175.0	167.4	168.9	148.7	138.8	2,103.4
Percentage possible sunshine	43	46	50	54	53	50	42	42	46	49	49	46	48
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]