Jingyuan County, Gansu

Jingyuan County (simplified Chinese: 靖远县; traditional Chinese: 靖遠縣; pinyin: Jìngyuǎn Xiàn) is a county in the east of Gansu Province. It is under the administration of Baiyin City, and consists of two separate tracts of territory to the north and south of Pingchuan District. The northern tract borders Ningxia to the north. The southern area consists of an irrigated area around the Yellow River and the northern area is semi-arid highlands.^[3]

Jingyuan County 靖远县
County
Location in Baiyin, Gansu
Jingyuan Location of the seat in Gansu
Coordinates: 36°34′N 104°41′E
Country	China
Province	Gansu
Prefecture-level city	Baiyin
County seat	Wulan
Area
• County	5,809.4 km2 (2,243.0 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	1,298 m (4,259 ft)
Population  (December 2019)[2]
• County	503,441
• Density	87/km2 (220/sq mi)
• Urban	164,068
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	730600
Website	www.jingyuan.gov.cn

The name originated from 'settling down in the borderlands'. Jingyuan belonged to the Yiqu kingdom, later becoming part of the Qin state. The county was first established during the Han dynasty in 114 BC.^[4] During the Western Wei it was known as Huizhou (会州), the defensive outpost of Huining County. It was located at the battleground of the Northern Song dynasty and the Western Xia. In 1730 the county got its current name. In 1928, Jingyuan was transferred from Shaanxi to Gansu.^[5]

Jingyuan has extensive coal reserves, part of the Yaojie Formation,^[6] as well as Palygorskite clay reserves of 1 billion tons.^[7][4]

Administrative divisions

Jingyuan County is divided to 13 towns and 5 townships.^[8]

Towns

Beiwan (北湾镇) Dongwan (东湾镇) Wulan (乌兰镇) Liuchuan (刘川镇) Beitan (北滩镇) Wuhe (五合镇) Dalu (大芦镇)

Mitan (糜滩镇) Gaowan (高湾镇) Pingbao (平堡镇) Dongsheng (东升镇) Shuanglong (双龙镇) Sandan (三滩镇)

Townships

Xinglong (兴隆乡) Shimen (石门乡) Jing'an (靖安乡)

Yongxin (永新乡) Ruoli (若笠乡)

Climate

Climate data for Jingyuan, elevation 1,398 m (4,587 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)	11.1 (52.0)	21.6 (70.9)	27.5 (81.5)	34.1 (93.4)	34.5 (94.1)	36.0 (96.8)	39.5 (103.1)	36.5 (97.7)	34.3 (93.7)	27.3 (81.1)	19.2 (66.6)	9.3 (48.7)	39.5 (103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	1.2 (34.2)	6.7 (44.1)	13.5 (56.3)	20.4 (68.7)	24.8 (76.6)	28.6 (83.5)	30.2 (86.4)	28.7 (83.7)	23.7 (74.7)	17.4 (63.3)	9.6 (49.3)	2.3 (36.1)	17.3 (63.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−6.3 (20.7)	−1.1 (30.0)	5.8 (42.4)	12.5 (54.5)	17.3 (63.1)	21.6 (70.9)	23.2 (73.8)	21.8 (71.2)	16.6 (61.9)	9.9 (49.8)	2.1 (35.8)	−4.8 (23.4)	9.9 (49.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−11.7 (10.9)	−6.8 (19.8)	−0.2 (31.6)	5.6 (42.1)	10.5 (50.9)	15.0 (59.0)	17.2 (63.0)	16.1 (61.0)	11.4 (52.5)	4.4 (39.9)	−2.9 (26.8)	−9.8 (14.4)	4.1 (39.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−23.8 (−10.8)	−22.5 (−8.5)	−13.3 (8.1)	−5.4 (22.3)	−1.6 (29.1)	5.5 (41.9)	9.3 (48.7)	6.7 (44.1)	0.4 (32.7)	−9.8 (14.4)	−13.1 (8.4)	−24.3 (−11.7)	−24.3 (−11.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	2.2 (0.09)	2.7 (0.11)	5.0 (0.20)	11.6 (0.46)	27.7 (1.09)	31.2 (1.23)	46.3 (1.82)	49.5 (1.95)	30.2 (1.19)	17.9 (0.70)	2.7 (0.11)	1.0 (0.04)	228 (8.99)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.1	1.7	2.4	4.3	6.4	7.2	9.0	8.0	8.9	5.9	2.0	1.0	58.9
Average snowy days	3.7	3.2	2.4	0.6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.6	2.1	1.9	14.6
Average relative humidity (%)	58	52	46	43	47	52	60	63	68	67	64	62	57
Mean monthly sunshine hours	196.2	204.1	234.0	243.0	263.8	258.2	259.9	247.2	204.2	210.5	201.6	202.2	2,724.9
Percentage possible sunshine	63	66	63	61	60	59	59	60	56	61	67	68	62
Source: China Meteorological Administration[9][10]

Transport

• G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway
• China National Highway 109
• China National Highway 247
• Honghui Railway
• Yinchuan–Lanzhou high-speed railway

See also

• List of administrative divisions of Gansu
• Tai'an Village, Beiwan, Jingyuan