# Ninghe, Tianjin

Ninghe District (simplified Chinese: 宁河区; traditional Chinese: 寧河區; pinyin: Nínghé Qū; lit. 'Tranquil River'), formerly Ninghe County, is a district of the municipality of Tianjin, People's Republic of China, located in the rural northeast part of the municipality. Inside this district, there are three enclaves. Two belongs to neighbour Tangshan: Lutai Economic Development Zone and Hangu Administration Zone. The last one, the Qinghe Farm [zh], is administered by Beijing Municipal Administration of Prisons

## Administrative divisions

There are 11 towns and 3 townships in the district:
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) | Area (km$^2$) |
| Lutai town | 芦台镇 | Lútái Zhèn | 136,379 | |
| Fengtai town | 丰台镇 | Fēngtái Zhèn | 23,790 | 84 |
| Yuelong town | 岳龙镇 | Yuèlóng Zhèn | 15,014 | |
| Ninghe town | 宁河镇 | Níng hé Zhèn | 21,689 | 83 |
| Miaozhuang town | 苗庄镇 | Miáozhuāng Zhèn | 17,296 | 61 |
| Qilihai town | 七里海镇 | Qīlǐhǎi Zhèn | 28,007 | 59.5 |
| Dongjituo town | 东棘坨镇 | Dōngjítuó Zhèn | 29,769 | 164 |
| Zaojiacheng town | 造甲城镇 | Zàojiǎchéng Zhèn | 29,536 | 108 |
| Panzhuang town | 潘庄镇 | Pānzhuāng Zhèn | 30,213 | 114.5 |
| Banqiao town | 板桥镇 | Bǎnqiáo Zhèn | 10,152 | |
| Dabeijiangu town | 大北涧沽镇 | Dàběijiàngū Zhèn | 14,846 | 2.5 |
| Lianzhuang Township | 廉庄乡 | Liánzhuāng Xiāng | 17,315 | |
| Biaokou Township | 俵口乡 | Biàokǒu Xiāng | 20,501 | 46 |
| Beihuaidian Township | 北淮淀乡 | Běihuáidiàn Xiāng | 20,936 | 64 |
| farming zones | | | 700 | |

## Climate

Climate data for Ninghe District, elevation 3 m (9.8 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.2 (55.8) | 19.4 (66.9) | 28.8 (83.8) | 32.5 (90.5) | 37.8 (100.0) | 37.9 (100.2) | 40.0 (104.0) | 36.2 (97.2) | 35.2 (95.4) | 30.2 (86.4) | 21.6 (70.9) | 14.4 (57.9) | 40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) | 5.0 (41.0) | 11.7 (53.1) | 19.6 (67.3) | 25.6 (78.1) | 28.9 (84.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.0 (86.0) | 26.2 (79.2) | 19.2 (66.6) | 10.1 (50.2) | 3.0 (37.4) | 17.6 (63.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) | −0.6 (30.9) | 6.1 (43.0) | 13.9 (57.0) | 20.1 (68.2) | 24.1 (75.4) | 26.5 (79.7) | 25.8 (78.4) | 21.1 (70.0) | 13.7 (56.7) | 5.0 (41.0) | −1.8 (28.8) | 12.5 (54.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) | −5.2 (22.6) | 1.2 (34.2) | 8.8 (47.8) | 15.0 (59.0) | 19.6 (67.3) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.0 (71.6) | 16.6 (61.9) | 9.0 (48.2) | 0.9 (33.6) | −5.6 (21.9) | 8.1 (46.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.7 (−8.9) | −19.5 (−3.1) | −11.9 (10.6) | −2.0 (28.4) | 5.6 (42.1) | 10.1 (50.2) | 15.4 (59.7) | 14.0 (57.2) | 5.9 (42.6) | −3.4 (25.9) | −9.2 (15.4) | −17.0 (1.4) | −22.7 (−8.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.2 (0.09) | 5.1 (0.20) | 5.7 (0.22) | 20.6 (0.81) | 39.3 (1.55) | 68.7 (2.70) | 163.9 (6.45) | 120.6 (4.75) | 49.4 (1.94) | 32.5 (1.28) | 11.7 (0.46) | 3.3 (0.13) | 523 (20.58) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 61.3 |
| Average snowy days | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 9.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 59 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 59 | 69 | 79 | 80 | 73 | 67 | 65 | 62 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 177.5 | 178.4 | 223.4 | 237.5 | 262.6 | 230.7 | 193.5 | 206.3 | 209.6 | 196.8 | 163.8 | 165.4 | 2,445.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 52 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 58 | 55 | 57 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||