Zaoqiang County

Zaoqiang County (simplified Chinese: 枣强县; traditional Chinese: 棗強縣; pinyin: Zǎoqiáng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Hebei province, China, served by G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hengshui, and, as of 2004^[update], had a population of 380,000 residing in an area of 903 km² (349 sq mi).

Zaoqiang County 枣强县 Tsaokiang
County
Zaoqiang in Hengshui
Hengshui in Hebei
Coordinates: 37°30′47″N 115°43′26″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Hengshui
County seat	Zaoqiang Town (枣强镇)
Area
• Total	903 km2 (349 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (87 ft)
Population  (2004)
• Total	380,000
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	053100
Area code	0318

Administrative divisions

The county administers 6 towns and 5 townships.^[1]

Towns:

• Zaoqiang (枣强镇), Encha (恩察镇), Daying (大营镇), Jiahui (嘉会镇), Matun (马屯镇), Xiaozhang (肖张镇)

Townships:

• Zhangxiutun Township (张秀屯乡), Xintun Township (新屯乡), Wangjun Township (王均乡), Tanglin Township (唐林乡), Wangchang Township (王常乡)

Climate

Climate data for Zaoqiang, elevation 24 m (79 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)	24.4 (75.9)	28.6 (83.5)	32.9 (91.2)	40.8 (105.4)	40.6 (105.1)	42.7 (108.9)	37.0 (98.6)	38.3 (100.9)	32.6 (90.7)	26.3 (79.3)	19.5 (67.1)	42.7 (108.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.5 (38.3)	7.7 (45.9)	14.8 (58.6)	21.8 (71.2)	27.7 (81.9)	32.5 (90.5)	32.4 (90.3)	30.7 (87.3)	27.3 (81.1)	21.2 (70.2)	12.0 (53.6)	5.0 (41.0)	19.7 (67.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.4 (27.7)	1.4 (34.5)	8.0 (46.4)	15.1 (59.2)	21.3 (70.3)	26.2 (79.2)	27.4 (81.3)	25.9 (78.6)	21.2 (70.2)	14.4 (57.9)	6.0 (42.8)	−0.5 (31.1)	13.7 (56.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.7 (19.9)	−3.4 (25.9)	2.6 (36.7)	9.3 (48.7)	15.2 (59.4)	20.4 (68.7)	23.1 (73.6)	21.9 (71.4)	16.4 (61.5)	9.3 (48.7)	1.5 (34.7)	−4.5 (23.9)	8.8 (47.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−17.7 (0.1)	−15.4 (4.3)	−8.9 (16.0)	−0.8 (30.6)	4.8 (40.6)	10.3 (50.5)	17.2 (63.0)	14.6 (58.3)	6.5 (43.7)	−2.0 (28.4)	−13.8 (7.2)	−17.2 (1.0)	−17.7 (0.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	1.9 (0.07)	5.6 (0.22)	7.5 (0.30)	25.5 (1.00)	37.1 (1.46)	57.9 (2.28)	139.9 (5.51)	110.7 (4.36)	39.5 (1.56)	28.6 (1.13)	13.6 (0.54)	2.7 (0.11)	470.5 (18.54)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	1.5	2.6	2.4	5.2	6.2	7.9	10.4	9.0	6.1	4.9	3.7	2.0	61.9
Average snowy days	2.2	2.9	0.8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	1.8	8.9
Average relative humidity (%)	59	54	51	56	58	58	75	79	72	66	66	63	63
Mean monthly sunshine hours	160.5	168.2	220.8	231.4	267.1	234.6	204.9	214.3	203.7	197.1	162.5	160.8	2,425.9
Percentage possible sunshine	52	55	59	58	61	53	46	51	55	58	54	54	55
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]