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Huoshan County

Huoshan County

County in Anhui, People's Republic of China

'Huoshan' redirects here. In Chinese contexts, it may also refer to various volcanoes (火山).

Huoshan (Chinese: 霍山; pinyin: Huòshān) is a county of western Anhui province, People's Republic of China, and is under the jurisdiction of Lu'an City. It has a population of 370,000 and an area of 2,042 square kilometres (788 sq mi). The government of Huoshan County is located in Hengshan Town.

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Huoshan County has jurisdiction over nine towns and sixteen townships.

The county has a long history with over 2000 years, and the name "Huoshan" was first used during the Sui Dynasty.

Geography

Foziling Reservoir is a vast reservoir in the county.

Climate

Huoshan County has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa), cool, sometimes cold, winters, and hot and humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 2.6 °C (36.7 °F) in January to 27.7 °C (81.9 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 15.58 °C (60.0 °F). A majority of the annual precipitation occurs from May to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 34% in March to 47% in August, the county receives 1,844 hours of bright sunshine annually.

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Administrative divisions

In the present, Huoshan County has 12 towns and 4 townships.[4]

12 Towns
  • Hengshan (衡山镇)
  • Danjiamiao (但家庙镇)
  • Foziling (佛子岭镇)
  • Heishidu (黑石渡镇)
  • Luo'erling (落儿岭镇)
  • Xiafuqiao (下符桥镇)
  • Shangtushi (上土市镇)
  • Yu'erjie (与儿街镇)
  • Manshuihe (漫水河镇)
  • Mozitan (磨子潭镇)
  • Zhufo'an (诸佛庵镇)
  • Dahuaping (大化坪镇)
4 Townships
  • Taipingfan (太平畈乡)
  • Dongxixi (东西溪乡)
  • Danlongsi (单龙寺乡)
  • Taiyang (太阳乡)

References

  1. [1]
    中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. [2]
    中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. [3]
    中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971－2000年）. China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  4. [4]
    六安市-行政区划王 (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.


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