# Zhengning County

Zhengning County is a county in the east of Gansu province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the east and south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qingyang. Its postal code is 745300, and its population in 1999 was 225,043 people.
It was established in 420 AD during the Northern Wei dynasty as Yongzhou County. In 598 during the Sui dynasty it became Luochuan County, named after the county seat Luochuan. By the Tang dynasty it was named Zhenning County, and received the current name Zhengning during the Qing dynasty.
In 1635, rebel leader Li Zicheng fought a battle against Ming dynasty general Cao Wenzhao (zh:曹文诏) in Zhengning.

## Economy

Zhengning County's important agriculture products are tobacco, scallion and apples. It also has several coal mines. Locals also make wicker dustpans.

## Administrative divisions

Zhengning County is divided to 8 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township. The county government is located in Shanhe town. Until 1930, it was governed from Luochuan (35°19′17″N 108°12′45″E﻿ / ﻿35.3213°N 108.2125°E﻿ / 35.3213; 108.2125). In 2005 Luochuan was abolished as a township and placed under Yonghe town.

### Towns

| Shanhe (山河镇) Yulinzi (榆林子镇) Gonghe (宫河镇) Yonghe (永和镇) | Yongzheng (永正镇) Zhoujia (周家镇) Qiutou (湫头镇) Xipo (西坡镇) |

### Township

* Sanjia Township (三嘉乡)

### Ethnic township

* Wuqingyuan Hui Ethnic Township (五顷原回族乡

## Climate

Climate data for Zhengning, elevation 1,482 m (4,862 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) | 15.7 (60.3) | 19.8 (67.6) | 26.2 (79.2) | 32.5 (90.5) | 31.9 (89.4) | 34.6 (94.3) | 33.4 (92.1) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.8 (91.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 21.0 (69.8) | 14.4 (57.9) | 34.6 (94.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) | 4.7 (40.5) | 10.5 (50.9) | 17.3 (63.1) | 21.4 (70.5) | 25.2 (77.4) | 26.4 (79.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 20.1 (68.2) | 14.6 (58.3) | 8.6 (47.5) | 2.8 (37.0) | 14.8 (58.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) | −0.5 (31.1) | 4.9 (40.8) | 11.3 (52.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 19.8 (67.6) | 21.4 (70.5) | 19.9 (67.8) | 15.3 (59.5) | 9.5 (49.1) | 3.4 (38.1) | −2.3 (27.9) | 9.5 (49.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) | −4.2 (24.4) | 0.7 (33.3) | 6.3 (43.3) | 10.7 (51.3) | 14.9 (58.8) | 17.2 (63.0) | 16.0 (60.8) | 11.6 (52.9) | 5.6 (42.1) | −0.4 (31.3) | −5.9 (21.4) | 5.4 (41.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.9 (−3.8) | −16.1 (3.0) | −13.0 (8.6) | −6.2 (20.8) | −0.9 (30.4) | 6.0 (42.8) | 9.2 (48.6) | 6.5 (43.7) | 1.6 (34.9) | −7.5 (18.5) | −17.9 (−0.2) | −21.5 (−6.7) | −21.5 (−6.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.1 (0.28) | 9.9 (0.39) | 18.7 (0.74) | 38.5 (1.52) | 55.4 (2.18) | 77.9 (3.07) | 127.7 (5.03) | 119.1 (4.69) | 90.8 (3.57) | 53.0 (2.09) | 18.0 (0.71) | 5.1 (0.20) | 621.2 (24.47) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.8 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 103.1 |
| Average snowy days | 6.8 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 33 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 61 | 54 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.8 | 170.0 | 196.7 | 218.6 | 233.9 | 224.1 | 220.9 | 195.6 | 157.1 | 168.1 | 174.3 | 187.3 | 2,329.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 58 | 55 | 53 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 53 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||