Zhongmu County (Chinese: 中牟; pinyin: Zhōngmù; postal: Chungmow) is a county of Henan Province, South Central China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan. It has an area of 1,416.8 km2 (547.0 sq mi) and a population of 680,000.[2] Located in the north-central part of the province, it is the easternmost county-level division of Zhengzhou.
Zhongmu
中牟县 | |
|---|---|
 Jialu River in Zhongmu County | |
 Location in Zhengzhou | |
  Zhongmu Location of the seat in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 34°44′N 114°0′E / 34.733°N 114.000°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhengzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,393 km2 (538 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 1,161,600 |
| • Density | 833.9/km2 (2,160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 451450 |
| Area code | 0371 |
| Website | www |
The Battle of Guandu took place in 200 CE in the northeast of Zhongmu County.
In November 2004, martial law was declared in Zhongmou County, to quell deadly ethnic clashes between Han and Hui.[3] The reported number of deaths ranged between 7 and 148.[4][5]
Administrative divisions
editAs of 2012[update], this county is further divided to 2 subdistricts, 15 towns and 1 township.[6]
- Subdistricts
- Qingnianlu Subdistrict (青年路街道)
- Dongfenglu Subdistrict (东风路街道)
- Towns
- Hansi (韩寺镇)
- Guandu (官渡镇)
- Langchenggang (狼城岗镇)
- Wantan (万滩镇)
- Baisha (白沙镇)
- Zheng'an (郑庵镇)
- Zhangzhuang (张庄镇)
- Huangdian (黄店镇)
- Dameng (大孟镇)
- Jiulong (九龙镇)
- Liuji (刘集镇)
- Bagang (八岗镇)
- Yanminghu (雁鸣湖镇)
- Yaojia (姚家镇)
- Sanguanmiao (三官庙镇)
- Townships
- Diaojia Township (刁家乡)
Climate
edit| Climate data for Zhongmu, elevation 78 m (256 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) | 21.1 (70.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
31.0 (87.8) |
35.7 (96.3) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.6 (103.3) |
39.9 (103.8) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.3 (100.9) |
34.3 (93.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
39.9 (103.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
20.5 (69.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
2.7 (36.9) |
15.1 (59.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.3 (52.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
10.7 (51.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.6 (2.1) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.0 (0.31) |
11.0 (0.43) |
17.7 (0.70) |
37.0 (1.46) |
57.4 (2.26) |
65.0 (2.56) |
122.5 (4.82) |
114.1 (4.49) |
62.7 (2.47) |
34.6 (1.36) |
26.2 (1.03) |
7.5 (0.30) |
563.7 (22.19) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 74.4 |
| Average snowy days | 4.0 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 12.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 59 | 58 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 78 | 79 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 112.3 | 126.1 | 172.0 | 200.7 | 211.7 | 193.3 | 175.0 | 166.6 | 152.4 | 153.3 | 134.4 | 121.0 | 1,918.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 36 | 40 | 46 | 51 | 49 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] all-time January high[9] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
editSee also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 最新人口信息 (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ↑ (in Chinese) Geography of Zhongmu County Archived November 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Official website of Zhongmu County Government, visited on April 12, 2008.
- ↑ Hannah Beech (15 November 2004). "Henan's Ethnic Tensions". Time. Archived from the original on 13 January 2005.
- ↑ "Riots provide bleak picture of society's ills". South China Morning Post. 2004-11-04. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ↑ Kahn, Joseph (2004-11-01). "Martial Law Declared as Nearly 150 Die in Clashes in Central China". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ↑ 洛阳市-行政区划网 (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ↑ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ↑ "Sina Visitor System" 【气温破纪录】今天有284个国家气象站（超10%比例）打破1月中旬最高气温纪录，这其中还有105站气温打破1月最高气温纪录。比如郑州21.9℃、太原老站14.9℃。具体详见下图表格。明天暖破纪录的情况可能还会出现，主要在四川东部、湖北、安徽、江苏以及山东南部。 (in Simplified Chinese). weatherman_信欣 on Weibo. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
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