Liquan County

Liquan County (simplified Chinese: 礼泉县; traditional Chinese: 禮泉縣; pinyin: Lǐquán Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xianyang, in the central part of Shaanxi province, China. It was known as Liquan (醴泉) County before 1964.

Liquan County 礼泉县
County
Liquan in Xianyang
Xianyang in Shaanxi
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city	Xianyang
Area
• Total	1,018 km2 (393 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	453,770
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal Code	713200
Website	www.liquan.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

As 2016, this County is divided to 12 towns.^[1]

Towns

Chengguan (城关镇) Shide (史德镇) Xizhangpu (西张堡镇) Qiandong (阡东镇) Fenghuo (烽火镇) Yanxia (烟霞镇)

Zhao (赵镇) Chigan (叱干镇) Nanfang (南坊镇) Shitan (石潭镇) Zhaoling (昭陵镇) Junma (骏马镇)

Climate

Climate data for Liquan, elevation 543 m (1,781 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)	16.8 (62.2)	23.3 (73.9)	30.4 (86.7)	35.2 (95.4)	36.8 (98.2)	39.5 (103.1)	39.4 (102.9)	38.9 (102.0)	36.8 (98.2)	30.7 (87.3)	24.7 (76.5)	23.6 (74.5)	39.5 (103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	—	9.4 (48.9)	15.5 (59.9)	21.9 (71.4)	26.3 (79.3)	30.7 (87.3)	31.9 (89.4)	29.9 (85.8)	24.8 (76.6)	19.0 (66.2)	12.8 (55.0)	6.8 (44.2)	—
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.7 (30.7)	3.1 (37.6)	9.0 (48.2)	15.0 (59.0)	19.6 (67.3)	24.2 (75.6)	26.3 (79.3)	24.6 (76.3)	19.4 (66.9)	13 (55)	6.2 (43.2)	0.6 (33.1)	13.4 (56.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−5.0 (23.0)	−1.4 (29.5)	3.8 (38.8)	8.9 (48.0)	13.5 (56.3)	18.1 (64.6)	21.3 (70.3)	20.4 (68.7)	15.3 (59.5)	8.6 (47.5)	1.6 (34.9)	−3.8 (25.2)	8.4 (47.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−15.5 (4.1)	−12.2 (10.0)	−8.3 (17.1)	−1.7 (28.9)	1.5 (34.7)	8.7 (47.7)	13.4 (56.1)	11.7 (53.1)	5.0 (41.0)	−4.4 (24.1)	−11.0 (12.2)	−20.8 (−5.4)	−20.8 (−5.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	6.8 (0.27)	9.3 (0.37)	22.0 (0.87)	34.4 (1.35)	50.7 (2.00)	58.0 (2.28)	88.1 (3.47)	98.7 (3.89)	87.5 (3.44)	52.7 (2.07)	19.5 (0.77)	4.5 (0.18)	532.2 (20.96)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.7	3.9	5.9	6.7	9.0	8.5	9.7	9.5	11.2	9.6	5.5	2.8	86
Average snowy days	4.4	3.2	1.4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4	2.6	13.1
Average relative humidity (%)	61	60	60	64	66	67	74	78	81	81	74	63	69
Mean monthly sunshine hours	140.2	135.2	163.7	193.9	207.9	202.3	217.9	190.8	136.8	126.2	140.5	150.3	2,005.7
Percentage possible sunshine	44	43	44	49	48	47	50	46	37	36	46	49	45
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Transport

The county is served by:

• China National Highway 312
• Liquan railway station on the Xi'an–Pingliang railway
• Liquan South railway station on the Yinchuan–Xi'an high-speed railway