# Yongdeng County

Yongdeng County (Chinese: 永登县; pinyin: Yǒngdēng Xiàn) is a county of Gansu Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu. Its postal code is 730300, and its population in 2020 was 520,000 people, of which 454,000 lived in rural communities and 4.5% were minorities.
The county has been inhabited since the Neolithic era, and has been inhabited by the Majiayao culture and Banpo culture.
The economy of Yongdeng County is mainly dependent on agriculture. The Kushui rose, named after Kushui town in Yongdeng, is known throughout China, and is used in a variety of products such as tea, wine, sauce, snacks, candy, cigarettes, soap, perfume and cosmetics. 70% of the national production of this flower originates from Yongdeng County, which led to Yongdeng being known as the 'land of roses'. Other agricultural produce from Yongdeng include grapes, trout, mutton and various vegetables.

## Administrative divisions

Yongdeng County is subdivided in 12 towns and 3 townships:

### Towns

| Chengguan (城关镇) Hongcheng (红城镇) Zhongbao (中堡镇) Wushengyi (武胜驿镇) Heqiao (河桥镇) Liancheng (连城镇) Kushui (苦水镇) | Datong (大同镇) Longquansi (龙泉寺镇) Shuping (树屏镇) Liushu (柳树镇) Tongyuan (通远镇) |

### Townships

* Pingcheng (坪城乡)
* Minle (民乐乡)
* Qishan (七山乡)

## Climate

Climate data for Yongdeng, elevation 2,119 m (6,952 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) | 10.8 (51.4) | 17.4 (63.3) | 24.6 (76.3) | 29.0 (84.2) | 28.7 (83.7) | 30.1 (86.2) | 35.7 (96.3) | 33.4 (92.1) | 28.7 (83.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 13.3 (55.9) | 35.7 (96.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) | 3.5 (38.3) | 9.2 (48.6) | 15.5 (59.9) | 19.5 (67.1) | 22.9 (73.2) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.0 (75.2) | 18.9 (66.0) | 13.3 (55.9) | 6.7 (44.1) | 0.9 (33.6) | 13.2 (55.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) | −4.0 (24.8) | 1.8 (35.2) | 8.0 (46.4) | 12.5 (54.5) | 16.3 (61.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 12.6 (54.7) | 6.5 (43.7) | −0.4 (31.3) | −6.5 (20.3) | 6.2 (43.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.3 (8.1) | −9.5 (14.9) | −3.5 (25.7) | 1.8 (35.2) | 6.2 (43.2) | 10.2 (50.4) | 12.4 (54.3) | 12.0 (53.6) | 8.0 (46.4) | 1.7 (35.1) | −5.1 (22.8) | −11.4 (11.5) | 0.8 (33.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.4 (−11.9) | −21.8 (−7.2) | −18.5 (−1.3) | −8.2 (17.2) | −3.9 (25.0) | 1.0 (33.8) | 4.2 (39.6) | 3.4 (38.1) | −1.8 (28.8) | −13.0 (8.6) | −20.3 (−4.5) | −26.5 (−15.7) | −26.5 (−15.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.4 (0.09) | 4.0 (0.16) | 7.9 (0.31) | 14.4 (0.57) | 38.4 (1.51) | 46.9 (1.85) | 69.8 (2.75) | 67.9 (2.67) | 55.3 (2.18) | 23.9 (0.94) | 5.4 (0.21) | 1.5 (0.06) | 337.8 (13.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 14.3 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 101 |
| Average snowy days | 5.9 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 37.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 52 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 67 | 72 | 68 | 61 | 55 | 58 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 207.9 | 203.9 | 219.9 | 225.6 | 238.7 | 231.4 | 234.2 | 219.6 | 180.4 | 203.6 | 210.6 | 212.6 | 2,588.4 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 67 | 66 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 49 | 59 | 70 | 71 | 59 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Transport

* China National Highway 312
* G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway
* Lanxin Railway
* Lanzhou-Zhongchuan Airport Intercity Railway