# Pingluo County

Pingluo County (simplified Chinese: 平罗县; traditional Chinese: 平羅縣; pinyin: Píngluóxiàn; Wade–Giles: P’ing-luo Hsien, Xiao'erjing: پِئٍ‌لُوَ ثِيًا) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shizuishan in the north of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the northwest and east. It has a total area of 2,608 km$^2$ (1,007 sq mi), and a population of approximately 290,000 people.

## Characteristics

Situated on the shore of the Yellow River basin, Pingluo County is a well-known agricultural county. Although large and widespread areas of the county consist of low-lying swamps with high salt and alkali content that remain uncultivated, residents still use high-tech methods to undertake agriculture. Today, wheat is the primary crop, because the long sunlight hours in the county are conducive to its cultivation. The county's postal code is 753400.

## Administrative divisions

Pingluo County has 7 towns and 6 townships.

### 7 towns

* Chengguan (城关镇, چٍْ‌قُوًا جٍ)
* Taole (陶乐镇, تَوْلَ جٍ)
* Chonggang (崇岗镇, چْوقَانْ جٍ)
* Yaofu (姚伏镇, يَوْفُ جٍ)
* Touzha (头闸镇, تِوْجَا جٍ)
* Baofeng (宝丰镇, بَوْفٍْ جٍ)
* Huangquqiao (黄渠桥镇, خُوَانْ‌ٿِيُوِٿِيَوْ جٍ)

### 6 townships

* Tongfu (通伏乡, طْوفُ ثِيَانْ)
* Qukou (渠口乡, ٿِيُوِکِو ثِيَانْ)
* Lingsha (灵沙乡, لِئٍ‌شَا ثِيَانْ)
* Gaoren (高仁乡)
* Gaozhuang (高庄乡)
* Hongyazi (红崖子乡)

## Climate

Climate data for Pingluo, elevation 1,099 m (3,606 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) | 9.8 (49.6) | 17.6 (63.7) | 27.5 (81.5) | 34.6 (94.3) | 34.8 (94.6) | 37.1 (98.8) | 38.9 (102.0) | 36.9 (98.4) | 35.2 (95.4) | 27.4 (81.3) | 20.5 (68.9) | 15.2 (59.4) | 38.9 (102.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) | 5.0 (41.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 19.9 (67.8) | 25.1 (77.2) | 29.1 (84.4) | 30.9 (87.6) | 29.0 (84.2) | 24.0 (75.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 8.2 (46.8) | 0.8 (33.4) | 16.8 (62.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) | −2.9 (26.8) | 4.4 (39.9) | 12.2 (54.0) | 18.1 (64.6) | 22.5 (72.5) | 24.3 (75.7) | 22.4 (72.3) | 16.9 (62.4) | 9.6 (49.3) | 1.8 (35.2) | −5.5 (22.1) | 9.7 (49.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.3 (8.1) | −9.3 (15.3) | −2.2 (28.0) | 4.6 (40.3) | 10.6 (51.1) | 15.4 (59.7) | 18.0 (64.4) | 16.5 (61.7) | 10.8 (51.4) | 3.4 (38.1) | −2.9 (26.8) | −10.4 (13.3) | 3.4 (38.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.0 (−13.0) | −24.0 (−11.2) | −17.3 (0.9) | −8.8 (16.2) | −1.3 (29.7) | 4.4 (39.9) | 9.0 (48.2) | 8.7 (47.7) | −2.0 (28.4) | −9.9 (14.2) | −15.0 (5.0) | −23.0 (−9.4) | −25.0 (−13.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.2 (0.05) | 1.6 (0.06) | 3.9 (0.15) | 6.7 (0.26) | 15.2 (0.60) | 30.1 (1.19) | 47.9 (1.89) | 36.1 (1.42) | 28.1 (1.11) | 9.5 (0.37) | 3.0 (0.12) | 0.5 (0.02) | 183.8 (7.24) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 44 |
| Average snowy days | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 8.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 46 | 43 | 37 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 57 | 61 | 58 | 53 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 209.5 | 215.0 | 257.1 | 273.5 | 306.1 | 295.8 | 286.9 | 263.9 | 234.0 | 241.2 | 209.6 | 205.6 | 2,998.2 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 69 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 68 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Taolezhen, Pingluo County, elevation 1,101 m (3,612 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) | 4.7 (40.5) | 11.9 (53.4) | 20.0 (68.0) | 25.3 (77.5) | 29.3 (84.7) | 31.0 (87.8) | 29.1 (84.4) | 24.1 (75.4) | 17.5 (63.5) | 8.3 (46.9) | 0.9 (33.6) | 16.8 (62.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.3 (17.1) | −3.5 (25.7) | 4.0 (39.2) | 12.0 (53.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 22.5 (72.5) | 24.5 (76.1) | 22.6 (72.7) | 17.0 (62.6) | 9.4 (48.9) | 0.8 (33.4) | −6.5 (20.3) | 9.4 (48.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.2 (6.4) | −9.8 (14.4) | −2.7 (27.1) | 4.3 (39.7) | 10.5 (50.9) | 15.5 (59.9) | 18.3 (64.9) | 16.8 (62.2) | 11.1 (52.0) | 3.3 (37.9) | −4.4 (24.1) | −11.8 (10.8) | 3.1 (37.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.8 (0.03) | 1.6 (0.06) | 4.5 (0.18) | 7.0 (0.28) | 18.8 (0.74) | 28.4 (1.12) | 44.9 (1.77) | 33.8 (1.33) | 26.1 (1.03) | 10.2 (0.40) | 3.3 (0.13) | 0.5 (0.02) | 179.9 (7.09) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 42.5 |
| Average snowy days | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 8.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 52 | 45 | 41 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 51 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 207.8 | 209.8 | 248.7 | 266.2 | 300.9 | 292.0 | 288.2 | 266.8 | 230.7 | 246.5 | 214.0 | 203.4 | 2,975 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 68 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 68 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Shahu, elevation 1,095 m (3,593 ft), (2010–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) | 5.0 (41.0) | 13.0 (55.4) | 20.5 (68.9) | 25.2 (77.4) | 29.1 (84.4) | 31.0 (87.8) | 29.2 (84.6) | 23.9 (75.0) | 17.8 (64.0) | 8.7 (47.7) | 1.1 (34.0) | 17.1 (62.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) | −3.2 (26.2) | 5.2 (41.4) | 13.1 (55.6) | 18.5 (65.3) | 22.9 (73.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 23.0 (73.4) | 17.2 (63.0) | 10.1 (50.2) | 2.1 (35.8) | −5.8 (21.6) | 10.0 (50.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.9 (8.8) | −9.4 (15.1) | −1.3 (29.7) | 6.3 (43.3) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.9 (62.4) | 19.2 (66.6) | 17.8 (64.0) | 12.1 (53.8) | 4.4 (39.9) | −2.6 (27.3) | −10.6 (12.9) | 4.3 (39.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.9 (0.04) | 3.2 (0.13) | 3.3 (0.13) | 9.1 (0.36) | 13.1 (0.52) | 30.0 (1.18) | 49.4 (1.94) | 30.8 (1.21) | 27.4 (1.08) | 11.7 (0.46) | 4.1 (0.16) | 0.8 (0.03) | 183.8 (7.24) |
| Average precipitation days | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 46.1 |
| Average snowy days | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 8.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 48 | 39 | 36 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 53 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 199.2 | 206.5 | 257.5 | 277.3 | 304.5 | 289.1 | 285.4 | 258.0 | 224.9 | 226.3 | 190.5 | 196.4 | 2,915.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 65 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 67 | 66 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||