Mengcheng County

Mengcheng County (Chinese: 蒙城县; pinyin: Méngchéng Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Bozhou city, bordering Lixin County. It is famous for its beef production and for Zhuangzi, 4th century BCE philosopher. Niu Qun, a well-known comedian, used to serve as deputy magistrate of Mengcheng County.

Mengcheng 蒙城县
County
Location of Mengcheng in Bozhou
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Anhui
Prefecture-level city	Bozhou
County seat	Chengguan
Area
• Total	2,091 km2 (807 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	1,394,994
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	233500
Area code	0558
Website	http://www.mengcheng.gov.cn/

Administrative divisions

In the present, Mengcheng County has 13 towns, 2 townships and 2 others.^[1]

13 towns

Maji (马集镇) Chengguan (城关镇) Yuefang (岳坊镇) Xutuan (许疃镇) Tancheng (坛城镇) Letu (乐土镇) Licang ((立仓镇)

Sanyi (三义镇) Chucun (楚村镇) Xiaojian (小涧镇) Shuangjian (双涧镇) Liba (篱笆镇) Banqiaoji (板桥集镇)

2 townships

• Xiaoxinji (小辛集乡)
• Wangji (王集乡)

2 Others

• Fanji Industrial Park (范集工业园)
• Baiyang Forestry (白杨林场)

Climate

Climate data for Mengcheng, elevation 26 m (85 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)	19.4 (66.9)	26.8 (80.2)	33.0 (91.4)	34.1 (93.4)	36.8 (98.2)	39.7 (103.5)	40.8 (105.4)	38.8 (101.8)	37.6 (99.7)	34.1 (93.4)	28.3 (82.9)	21.7 (71.1)	40.8 (105.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.3 (43.3)	9.2 (48.6)	15.6 (60.1)	21.6 (70.9)	27.1 (80.8)	31.3 (88.3)	32.3 (90.1)	31.4 (88.5)	27.5 (81.5)	22.2 (72.0)	14.9 (58.8)	8.3 (46.9)	20.6 (69.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	1.6 (34.9)	4.1 (39.4)	10.0 (50.0)	15.7 (60.3)	21.3 (70.3)	25.7 (78.3)	27.8 (82.0)	27.0 (80.6)	22.2 (72.0)	16.7 (62.1)	10.1 (50.2)	3.2 (37.8)	15.4 (59.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.1 (28.2)	0.2 (32.4)	5.1 (41.2)	10.2 (50.4)	16.0 (60.8)	20.9 (69.6)	24.3 (75.7)	23.6 (74.5)	18.3 (64.9)	12.4 (54.3)	6.3 (43.3)	−0.8 (30.6)	11.2 (52.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−14.0 (6.8)	−12.9 (8.8)	−6.7 (19.9)	0.0 (32.0)	4.9 (40.8)	12.7 (54.9)	17.8 (64.0)	14.8 (58.6)	9.5 (49.1)	0.8 (33.4)	−8.2 (17.2)	−15.9 (3.4)	−15.9 (3.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	25.4 (1.00)	30.4 (1.20)	48.4 (1.91)	51.2 (2.02)	77.1 (3.04)	131.8 (5.19)	241.7 (9.52)	135.9 (5.35)	76.3 (3.00)	52.3 (2.06)	39.1 (1.54)	21.5 (0.85)	931.1 (36.68)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.4	7.1	7.1	7.5	8.1	8.6	12.4	11.0	8.3	6.7	7.1	5.1	94.4
Average snowy days	3.8	2.8	1.0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	1.6	9.9
Average relative humidity (%)	70	69	68	70	71	69	80	82	77	70	70	70	72
Mean monthly sunshine hours	126.4	129.7	161.6	192.2	196.7	176.7	178.5	173.6	160.4	166.0	146.7	133.7	1,942.2
Percentage possible sunshine	40	41	43	49	46	41	41	42	44	48	47	43	44
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]