Huimin County

Huimin County (simplified Chinese: 惠民县; traditional Chinese: 惠民縣; pinyin: Huìmín Xiàn) is a county of northwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Binzhou City.

Huimin County 惠民县 Hweimin
County
Huimin Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 37°29′N 117°31′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
Prefecture-level city	Binzhou
Township-level divisions	3 subdistricts 12 towns
County seat	Sunwu Subdistrict (孙武街道)
Area [1]
• Total	1,363 km2 (526 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (41 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Total	569,975
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	251700
Area code	0543
Website	huimin.gov.cn

The population in 2020 was 569,975.^[2]

Geography and climate

Huimin (labelled as HUI-MIN (WU-TING) 惠民 (武定)) (1954)

Huimin County has a monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with hot, humid summers, and cold, very dry winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperatures ranges from −2.9 °C (26.8 °F) in January to 26.7 °C (80.1 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 12.93 °C (55.3 °F). A majority of the annual precipitation occurs in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 47% in July to 63% in October, the county receives 2,563 hours of bright sunshine annually, sunshine is abundant except during the summer months.

Climate data for Huimin County, elevation 12 m (39 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)	18.3 (64.9)	23.0 (73.4)	30.4 (86.7)	35.0 (95.0)	39.8 (103.6)	41.7 (107.1)	42.2 (108.0)	38.8 (101.8)	35.4 (95.7)	31.0 (87.8)	26.8 (80.2)	18.2 (64.8)	42.2 (108.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.2 (37.8)	7.1 (44.8)	13.7 (56.7)	20.7 (69.3)	26.5 (79.7)	31.0 (87.8)	31.8 (89.2)	30.3 (86.5)	26.9 (80.4)	20.7 (69.3)	12.1 (53.8)	4.9 (40.8)	19.1 (66.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.4 (27.7)	1.0 (33.8)	7.5 (45.5)	14.5 (58.1)	20.5 (68.9)	25.2 (77.4)	27.0 (80.6)	25.6 (78.1)	21.0 (69.8)	14.3 (57.7)	6.3 (43.3)	−0.4 (31.3)	13.3 (56.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.7 (19.9)	−3.6 (25.5)	2.2 (36.0)	8.9 (48.0)	14.8 (58.6)	19.7 (67.5)	22.8 (73.0)	21.7 (71.1)	16.2 (61.2)	9.2 (48.6)	1.6 (34.9)	−4.5 (23.9)	8.5 (47.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−22.4 (−8.3)	−21.4 (−6.5)	−16.6 (2.1)	−4.5 (23.9)	1.2 (34.2)	8.8 (47.8)	12.5 (54.5)	11.0 (51.8)	2.9 (37.2)	−3.6 (25.5)	−12.9 (8.8)	−20.9 (−5.6)	−22.4 (−8.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	3.8 (0.15)	9.2 (0.36)	8.1 (0.32)	26.5 (1.04)	44.0 (1.73)	73.8 (2.91)	165.3 (6.51)	141.1 (5.56)	40.0 (1.57)	26.8 (1.06)	17.7 (0.70)	4.3 (0.17)	560.6 (22.08)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.1	2.8	2.7	5.0	5.7	7.5	11.2	9.9	6.1	4.7	4.2	2.5	64.4
Average snowy days	3.0	2.4	1.1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	2.0	9.7
Average relative humidity (%)	60	57	52	56	60	63	77	81	74	67	66	63	65
Mean monthly sunshine hours	168.7	172.5	222.9	241.0	272.9	236.1	194.3	197.7	206.4	198.9	166.4	164.7	2,442.5
Percentage possible sunshine	55	56	60	61	62	54	44	47	56	58	55	56	55
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4][5]

Administrative divisions

There are three subdistricts and 12 towns in the county:^[6]

Subdistricts:

• Sunwu Subdistrict (孙武街道), Wudingfu Subdistrict (武定府街道), Hefang Subdistrict (何坊街道)

Towns:

• Shimiao (石庙镇), Sangluoshu (桑落墅镇), Zijiao (淄角镇), Huji (胡集镇), Lizhuang (李庄镇), Madian (麻店镇), Weiji (魏集镇), Qinghe (清河镇), Jianglou (姜楼镇), Xindian (辛店镇), Danianchen (大年陈镇), Zaohuli (皂户李镇)