Minhou County
Minhou
闽侯县 Minhow | |
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 Minhou County within Fuzhou | |
  Minhou Location of the seat in Fujian | |
| Coordinates: 26°09′00″N 119°07′55″E / 26.150°N 119.132°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Fuzhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,136 km2 (825 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Minhou County (simplified Chinese: 闽侯; traditional Chinese: 閩侯; pinyin: Mǐnhòu[1]; in Fuzhounese, Foochow Romanized: Mìng-âu, IPA: /miŋ˨˩ ŋɑu˨˦˨/) is a county in eastern Fujian Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou, the provincial capital, and lies to the south and to the west of the urban area of Fuzhou. The Min River flows in a southeast direction through the center of the county, and then to the urban area of Fuzhou and into the Taiwan Strait.
Administrative divisions[edit]
The county has one subdistrict, 8 towns and 6 townships.
- Subdistrict: Ganzhe subdistrict (甘蔗街道)
- Town: Baisha Town (白沙镇), Nanyu town (南屿镇), Shanggan Town (尚干镇), Xiangqian Town (祥谦镇), Qingkou Town (青口镇), Nantong Town (南通镇), Shangjie Town (上街镇), Jingxi Town (荆溪镇)
- Township: Zhuqi township (竹岐乡), Pengwei Township (鸿尾乡), Yangli township (洋里乡), Dahu Township (大湖乡), Tingping Township (廷坪乡), Xiaoruo Township (小箬乡)
History[edit]
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Environment[edit]
In August 2014, 396 villagers from Qingpuling (青布岭村) of Qingkou Town won a court case against a waste management company.[2] They were awarded 6,000,000 RMB in compensation.[2][3] The waste company set up their medical waste incineration facility back in 2000.[3][4] The pollution caused black dust or ash to contaminate the surrounding environment trees, plants, waterways and households.[5] Residents had long suspected the cancer rates was due to the environmental pollution from the incineration plant.[5] The government has offered relocation for the affected residents.[5]
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Minhou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.3 (81.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
34.8 (94.6) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.9 (100.2) |
41.5 (106.7) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.9 (102.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
41.5 (106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
31.1 (88.0) |
34.6 (94.3) |
33.9 (93.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57.9 (2.28) |
80.5 (3.17) |
132.3 (5.21) |
145.6 (5.73) |
191.0 (7.52) |
239.8 (9.44) |
153.3 (6.04) |
174.2 (6.86) |
122.8 (4.83) |
51.9 (2.04) |
53.2 (2.09) |
47.3 (1.86) |
1,449.8 (57.07) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.8 | 13.7 | 17.5 | 15.9 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 12.1 | 14.8 | 11.2 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 155.1 |
| Average snowy days | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 76 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 99.2 | 87.8 | 99.2 | 119.8 | 125.6 | 135.5 | 226.3 | 202.9 | 163.8 | 154.4 | 117.8 | 111.7 | 1,644 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 30 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 54 | 51 | 45 | 44 | 36 | 34 | 37 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ 现代汉语词典(第七版 [A Dictionary of Current Chinese (Seventh Edition)]. Beijing: The Commercial Press. 1 September 2016. p. 547. ISBN 978-7-100-12450-8.
闽侯(Mǐnhòu)，地名，在福建。
Note that this differs in tone from the pronunciation of the second character 侯 in isolation or in other compound words, which is hóu in Standard Mandarin Chinese. - ^ a b "396 villagers win pollution lawsuit against waste firm in Fujian - What's On Xiamen". www.whatsonxiamen.com. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ a b "Fujian residents win pollution lawsuit against waste firm". Shanghaiist. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ "China - Dirty Secrets - Foreign Correspondent - ABC". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ a b c "Chinese 'cancer village' scores rare victory over polluters". Telegraph.co.uk. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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