Mizhi County

Mizhi County (Chinese: 米脂县; pinyin: Mǐzhī Xiàn) is a county of Yulin, Shaanxi, China. Mizhi is situated in the Loess Plateau on the banks of Wuding River.

Mizhi County 米脂县 Micheh
County
Mizhi in Yulin
Yulin in Shaanxi
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city	Yulin
Area
• Total	1,212 km2 (468 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	221,847
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal code	718100
Licence plates	陕K

The county is established in 1226, named after Mizhizhai (Mizhi Stockade). It was renamed Tianbao in about 1643 by Li Zicheng, but was restored as Mizhi soon. Li had additionally built his temporary palace in the county. During the second Sino-Japanese war, it was administered by the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region government.^[1]

Administrative divisions

As 2019, Mizhi County is divided to 1 subdistricts and 7 towns.^[2]

Subdistricts

• Yinzhou Subdistrict (银州街道)

Towns

Tao (桃镇) Long (龙镇) Yangjiagou (杨家沟镇) Dujiashigou (杜家石沟镇)

Shajiadian (沙家店镇) Yindou (印斗镇) Guoxingzhuang (郭兴庄镇) Chengjiao (城郊镇)

Climate

Climate data for Mizhi, elevation 931 m (3,054 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)	12.5 (54.5)	19.7 (67.5)	28.8 (83.8)	37.0 (98.6)	38.0 (100.4)	40.5 (104.9)	39.8 (103.6)	36.5 (97.7)	36.7 (98.1)	29.0 (84.2)	22.3 (72.1)	13.7 (56.7)	40.5 (104.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	0.6 (33.1)	6.0 (42.8)	13.2 (55.8)	21.0 (69.8)	26.4 (79.5)	30.3 (86.5)	31.1 (88.0)	28.9 (84.0)	23.9 (75.0)	17.6 (63.7)	9.6 (49.3)	2.2 (36.0)	17.6 (63.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−7.4 (18.7)	−2.2 (28.0)	5.1 (41.2)	12.8 (55.0)	18.6 (65.5)	23.0 (73.4)	24.5 (76.1)	22.4 (72.3)	16.9 (62.4)	9.8 (49.6)	1.9 (35.4)	−5.4 (22.3)	10.0 (50.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−13.3 (8.1)	−8.3 (17.1)	−1.6 (29.1)	5.3 (41.5)	10.9 (51.6)	15.9 (60.6)	18.9 (66.0)	17.4 (63.3)	11.6 (52.9)	4.1 (39.4)	−3.4 (25.9)	−10.7 (12.7)	3.9 (39.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−26.8 (−16.2)	−22.3 (−8.1)	−17.0 (1.4)	−5.9 (21.4)	−1.7 (28.9)	5.6 (42.1)	9.9 (49.8)	6.5 (43.7)	−2.7 (27.1)	−9.5 (14.9)	−20.0 (−4.0)	−25.5 (−13.9)	−26.8 (−16.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	3.2 (0.13)	5.1 (0.20)	10.8 (0.43)	24.9 (0.98)	31.6 (1.24)	51.2 (2.02)	104.1 (4.10)	106.7 (4.20)	64.7 (2.55)	31.4 (1.24)	16.6 (0.65)	2.6 (0.10)	452.9 (17.84)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.4	2.9	3.9	5.1	6.3	8.9	11.5	11.6	9.3	7.0	4.0	1.9	74.8
Average snowy days	3.1	2.9	1.7	0.4	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	1.6	2.5	12.3
Average relative humidity (%)	58	52	47	44	46	53	67	74	75	71	65	59	59
Mean monthly sunshine hours	217.3	208.4	252.2	271.5	300.8	289.6	270.0	256.9	222.1	223.9	207.3	213.0	2,933
Percentage possible sunshine	71	68	68	68	68	66	61	62	60	65	69	72	67
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Transportation

• China National Highway 210

Notes and references

37°45′22″N 110°10′41″E