Tongcheng (Chinese: 通城; pinyin: Tōngchéng) is the governmental seat and the name of a county in Xianning City, Hubei, People's Republic of China, bordering the provinces of Jiangxi (to the east) and Hunan (to the south and west).

Tongcheng County
通城县
Tungcheng
Tongcheng is located in Hubei
Tongcheng
Tongcheng
Location of the seat in Hubei
Coordinates: 29°14′43″N 113°49′01″E / 29.2453°N 113.8170°E / 29.2453; 113.8170
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Prefecture-level cityXianning
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.zgtc.gov.cn/zw/

History

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The Red 16th Army, stationed at the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Soviet annihilated an entire regiment of the Guomindang/Nationalist army here in December 1930, disrupting its planned siege of the Red base.

Administration

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Nine towns:[1]

Two townships:

Climate

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Climate data for Tongcheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.6
(76.3)
29.3
(84.7)
32.7
(90.9)
34.8
(94.6)
36.0
(96.8)
37.2
(99.0)
40.1
(104.2)
40.3
(104.5)
38.0
(100.4)
35.9
(96.6)
31.5
(88.7)
24.4
(75.9)
40.3
(104.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.0
(48.2)
12.2
(54.0)
16.6
(61.9)
23.1
(73.6)
27.5
(81.5)
30.3
(86.5)
33.5
(92.3)
33.1
(91.6)
29.3
(84.7)
23.9
(75.0)
18.0
(64.4)
11.9
(53.4)
22.4
(72.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.7
(40.5)
7.4
(45.3)
11.6
(52.9)
17.7
(63.9)
22.4
(72.3)
25.7
(78.3)
28.7
(83.7)
28.0
(82.4)
24.0
(75.2)
18.4
(65.1)
12.4
(54.3)
6.8
(44.2)
17.3
(63.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9)
4.0
(39.2)
7.9
(46.2)
13.5
(56.3)
18.3
(64.9)
22.1
(71.8)
24.9
(76.8)
24.3
(75.7)
20.1
(68.2)
14.4
(57.9)
8.4
(47.1)
3.2
(37.8)
13.6
(56.4)
Record low °C (°F) −6.6
(20.1)
−6.7
(19.9)
−2.6
(27.3)
0.9
(33.6)
8.5
(47.3)
12.3
(54.1)
18.4
(65.1)
17.2
(63.0)
9.1
(48.4)
1.1
(34.0)
−3.1
(26.4)
−9.9
(14.2)
−9.9
(14.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 77.2
(3.04)
88.5
(3.48)
154.2
(6.07)
208.4
(8.20)
230.5
(9.07)
276.0
(10.87)
231.4
(9.11)
136.8
(5.39)
86.9
(3.42)
70.9
(2.79)
80.0
(3.15)
47.4
(1.87)
1,688.2
(66.46)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.0 12.8 16.7 15.7 15.1 14.7 13.4 12.4 9.1 9.6 10.3 9.6 152.4
Average snowy days 4.3 2.2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.1 8.2
Average relative humidity (%) 79 79 79 77 78 82 78 79 79 77 78 76 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 80.0 80.3 99.4 124.9 146.3 140.8 208.5 203.5 161.3 143.7 125.2 114.0 1,627.9
Percent possible sunshine 25 25 27 32 35 34 49 50 44 41 39 36 36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ 通城县行政区划 (in Chinese). Tongcheng County People's Government. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2018. 通城县辖隽水、麦市、塘湖、关刀、五里、北港、石南、沙堆、马港9镇,大坪、四庄乡。
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.