County in Gansu, China
Linze County (simplified Chinese: 临泽县; traditional Chinese: 臨澤縣; pinyin: Línzé Xiàn) is one of the 58 counties of Gansu province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the northeast. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangye. Its postal code is 734200, and in 1999 its population was 144,613 people.
Administrative divisions
Linze County is divided to 7 towns and 6 others.[2]
- Towns
- Shahe (沙河镇)
- Xinhua (新华镇)
- Liaoquan (蓼泉镇)
- Pingchuan(平川镇)
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- Banqiao (板桥镇)
- Ya'nuan(鸭暖镇)
- Nijiaying (倪家营镇)
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- Others
- State-owned Linze Farm (国营临泽农场)
- Wuquan Forest Farm(五泉林场)
- Shahe Forest Farm (沙河林场)
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- Koizumizi Sand Control Station(小泉子治沙站)
- Gardening field(园艺场)
- Seed breeding ground (良种繁殖场)
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Climate
| Climate data for Linze, elevation 1,454 m (4,770 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
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16.0
(60.8)
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22.0
(71.6)
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26.1
(79.0)
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33.5
(92.3)
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35.3
(95.5)
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36.2
(97.2)
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39.1
(102.4)
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37.2
(99.0)
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33.8
(92.8)
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29.6
(85.3)
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21.7
(71.1)
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19.6
(67.3)
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39.1
(102.4)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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−0.7
(30.7)
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4.6
(40.3)
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11.6
(52.9)
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19.3
(66.7)
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24.6
(76.3)
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28.7
(83.7)
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30.4
(86.7)
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28.9
(84.0)
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23.9
(75.0)
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17.0
(62.6)
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8.4
(47.1)
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1.0
(33.8)
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16.5
(61.7)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−8.5
(16.7)
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−3.4
(25.9)
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3.8
(38.8)
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11.6
(52.9)
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17.1
(62.8)
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21.5
(70.7)
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23.1
(73.6)
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21.3
(70.3)
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15.7
(60.3)
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8.1
(46.6)
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0.4
(32.7)
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−6.7
(19.9)
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8.7
(47.6)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−14.6
(5.7)
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−9.8
(14.4)
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−2.8
(27.0)
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4.4
(39.9)
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9.7
(49.5)
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14.4
(57.9)
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16.7
(62.1)
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15.1
(59.2)
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9.7
(49.5)
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1.7
(35.1)
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−5.2
(22.6)
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−12.3
(9.9)
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2.2
(36.1)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−29.1
(−20.4)
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−27.7
(−17.9)
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−22.4
(−8.3)
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−7.8
(18.0)
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−4.4
(24.1)
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5.5
(41.9)
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7.7
(45.9)
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5.3
(41.5)
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−0.5
(31.1)
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−14.7
(5.5)
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−17.8
(0.0)
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−28.1
(−18.6)
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−29.1
(−20.4)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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2.2
(0.09)
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1.3
(0.05)
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4.0
(0.16)
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5.3
(0.21)
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13.0
(0.51)
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17.2
(0.68)
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26.7
(1.05)
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22.5
(0.89)
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17.5
(0.69)
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4.9
(0.19)
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1.9
(0.07)
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2.4
(0.09)
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118.9
(4.68)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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2.7
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1.7
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2.6
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2.9
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4.8
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5.9
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8.0
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7.5
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5.1
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2.2
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1.8
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2.5
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47.7
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| Average snowy days
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3.9
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2.5
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3.2
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1.2
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0.2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.8
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2.8
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3.6
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18.2
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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54
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42
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38
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32
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36
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44
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52
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56
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58
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52
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54
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57
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48
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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218.5
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220.8
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256.0
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270.5
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294.4
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285.7
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276.7
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269.7
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248.7
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261.4
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233.1
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217.0
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3,052.5
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| Percent possible sunshine
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72
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72
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68
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68
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66
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64
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62
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64
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68
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77
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79
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74
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70
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
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Transport
See also
References
