# Kongtong, Pingliang

Kongtong (Chinese: 崆峒; pinyin: Kōngtóng) is a district of the city of Pingliang, Gansu province, China, bordering Ningxia to the northwest. It is named after the Kongtong Mountains. Kongtong is the seat of Pingliang city's government. At the start of 2021 the population was 534,800, 65% living in the urban area.

## Geography

The district is traversed by the Jinghe River and most of the area has a loess plateau landscape. The elevation ranges from 1,120 to 2,240 m.

## Climate

Climate data for Kongtong (1991–2016 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) | 23.4 (74.1) | 28.4 (83.1) | 32.6 (90.7) | 33.4 (92.1) | 35.9 (96.6) | 36.0 (96.8) | 33.8 (92.8) | 33.8 (92.8) | 27.8 (82.0) | 22.8 (73.0) | 17.9 (64.2) | 36.0 (96.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) | 6.1 (43.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 18.6 (65.5) | 22.9 (73.2) | 26.7 (80.1) | 27.8 (82.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 21.0 (69.8) | 15.6 (60.1) | 9.9 (49.8) | 4.1 (39.4) | 16.1 (61.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) | −0.4 (31.3) | 5.2 (41.4) | 11.5 (52.7) | 16.1 (61.0) | 20.1 (68.2) | 21.9 (71.4) | 20.3 (68.5) | 15.4 (59.7) | 9.4 (48.9) | 3.2 (37.8) | −2.4 (27.7) | 9.7 (49.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.7 (16.3) | −5.1 (22.8) | 0.0 (32.0) | 5.5 (41.9) | 9.8 (49.6) | 13.9 (57.0) | 16.7 (62.1) | 15.8 (60.4) | 11.2 (52.2) | 4.9 (40.8) | −1.5 (29.3) | −6.9 (19.6) | 4.6 (40.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −17.8 (0.0) | −13.0 (8.6) | −5.6 (21.9) | −1.5 (29.3) | 5.2 (41.4) | 9.5 (49.1) | 7.5 (45.5) | 0.4 (32.7) | −7.9 (17.8) | −15.7 (3.7) | −22.7 (−8.9) | −22.7 (−8.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.0 (0.16) | 5.9 (0.23) | 13.1 (0.52) | 27.4 (1.08) | 44.4 (1.75) | 67.2 (2.65) | 103.8 (4.09) | 93.6 (3.69) | 77.5 (3.05) | 38.7 (1.52) | 8.8 (0.35) | 2.0 (0.08) | 486.4 (19.17) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 8.6 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 93.1 |
| Average snowy days | 6.2 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 30.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 78 | 74 | 64 | 57 | 63 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 189.9 | 167.1 | 196.3 | 220.8 | 239.4 | 236.0 | 225.6 | 208.9 | 157.9 | 170.2 | 182.7 | 191.1 | 2,385.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 61 | 54 | 53 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 43 | 49 | 60 | 63 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Economy

The local industry relies strongly on coal mining and processing.

## Administrative divisions

Kongtong District is subdivided in 3 subdistrict, 7 towns, 10 townships and 1 other.

### Subdistricts

* Dongguan Subdistrict (东关街道)
* Zhongjie Subdistrict (中街街道)
* Xijiao Subdistrict (西郊街道)

### Towns

| Kongtong(崆峒镇) Baishui(白水镇) Caofeng(草峰镇) Anguo(安国镇) | Liuhu(柳湖镇) Sishilipu(四十里铺镇) Huasuo(花所镇) |

### Townships

| Suoluo Township(索罗乡) Xianglian Township(香莲乡) Xiyang Township(西阳乡) Daqin Township(大秦乡) Baimiao Township(白庙乡) | Zhaihe Township(寨河乡) Dazhai Township(大寨乡) Shangyang Township (上杨乡) Mawu Township(麻武乡) Xiamen Township(峡门乡) |

### Others

* Pingliang Kongtong Mountain Scenic Area Management Committee(平凉崆峒山大景区管理委员会)