Linze County

Linze County (simplified Chinese: 临泽县; traditional Chinese: 臨澤縣; pinyin: Línzé Xiàn) is one of the 58 counties of Gansu province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the northeast. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangye. Its postal code is 734200, and in 1999 its population was 144,613 people.

Linze County 临泽县
County
Linze Location of the seat in Gansu
Coordinates: 39°18′N 100°10′E
Country	China
Province	Gansu
Prefecture-level city	Zhangye
County seat	Shahe
Area
• Total	2,729 km2 (1,054 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	149,523
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	734200
Website	www.gslz.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

Linze County is divided to 7 towns and 6 others.^[2]

Towns

Shahe (沙河镇) Xinhua (新华镇) Liaoquan (蓼泉镇) Pingchuan (平川镇)

Banqiao (板桥镇) Ya'nuan (鸭暖镇) Nijiaying (倪家营镇)

Others

State-owned Linze Farm (国营临泽农场) Wuquan Forest Farm (五泉林场) Shahe Forest Farm (沙河林场)

Koizumizi Sand Control Station (小泉子治沙站) Gardening field (园艺场) Seed breeding ground (良种繁殖场)

Climate

Climate data for Linze, elevation 1,454 m (4,770 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)	16.0 (60.8)	22.0 (71.6)	26.1 (79.0)	33.5 (92.3)	35.3 (95.5)	36.2 (97.2)	39.1 (102.4)	37.2 (99.0)	33.8 (92.8)	29.6 (85.3)	21.7 (71.1)	19.6 (67.3)	39.1 (102.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−0.7 (30.7)	4.6 (40.3)	11.6 (52.9)	19.3 (66.7)	24.6 (76.3)	28.7 (83.7)	30.4 (86.7)	28.9 (84.0)	23.9 (75.0)	17.0 (62.6)	8.4 (47.1)	1.0 (33.8)	16.5 (61.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−8.5 (16.7)	−3.4 (25.9)	3.8 (38.8)	11.6 (52.9)	17.1 (62.8)	21.5 (70.7)	23.1 (73.6)	21.3 (70.3)	15.7 (60.3)	8.1 (46.6)	0.4 (32.7)	−6.7 (19.9)	8.7 (47.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−14.6 (5.7)	−9.8 (14.4)	−2.8 (27.0)	4.4 (39.9)	9.7 (49.5)	14.4 (57.9)	16.7 (62.1)	15.1 (59.2)	9.7 (49.5)	1.7 (35.1)	−5.2 (22.6)	−12.3 (9.9)	2.2 (36.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−29.1 (−20.4)	−27.7 (−17.9)	−22.4 (−8.3)	−7.8 (18.0)	−4.4 (24.1)	5.5 (41.9)	7.7 (45.9)	5.3 (41.5)	−0.5 (31.1)	−14.7 (5.5)	−17.8 (0.0)	−28.1 (−18.6)	−29.1 (−20.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	2.2 (0.09)	1.3 (0.05)	4.0 (0.16)	5.3 (0.21)	13.0 (0.51)	17.2 (0.68)	26.7 (1.05)	22.5 (0.89)	17.5 (0.69)	4.9 (0.19)	1.9 (0.07)	2.4 (0.09)	118.9 (4.68)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.7	1.7	2.6	2.9	4.8	5.9	8.0	7.5	5.1	2.2	1.8	2.5	47.7
Average snowy days	3.9	2.5	3.2	1.2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0.8	2.8	3.6	18.2
Average relative humidity (%)	54	42	38	32	36	44	52	56	58	52	54	57	48
Mean monthly sunshine hours	218.5	220.8	256.0	270.5	294.4	285.7	276.7	269.7	248.7	261.4	233.1	217.0	3,052.5
Percentage possible sunshine	72	72	68	68	66	64	62	64	68	77	79	74	70
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Transport

• China National Highway 312

See also

• List of administrative divisions of Gansu