# Xinghe County

Xinghe County (Mongolian: ᠰᠢᠩ ᠾᠧ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ; Chinese: 兴和县) is a county of south-central Inner Mongolia, China, bordering the provinces of Hebei to the east and Shanxi to the south. It is under the administration of Ulanqab City, and is situated on the China National Highway 110 between Ulanqab and Zhangjiakou in Hebei province. Bordering county-level divisions include Fengzhen City to the southwest, Chahar Right Front Banner to the west, Chahar Right Back Banner to the northwest, and Shangdu County to the north.

## Administrative divisions

Xinghe County is made up of 5 towns and 4 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||
| Chengguan Town | 城关镇 | Chéngguān Zhèn | ᠴᠧᠩ ᠭᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Цэн гуан балгас | 150924106 |
| Zhanggao Town | 张皋镇 | Zhānggāo Zhèn | ᠴᠠᠩ ᠭᠣᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Цан гуу балгас | 150924107 |
| Sain Us Town | 赛乌素镇 | Sàiwūsù Zhèn | ᠰᠠᠢᠨᠤ᠋ᠰᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Сайнос балгас | 150924108 |
| Erden Town | 鄂尔栋镇 | È'ěrdòng Zhèn | ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Эрдэн балгас | 150924109 |
| Dianzi Town | 店子镇 | Diànzǐ Zhèn | ᠳ᠋ᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠽᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Даяан зи балгас | 150924110 |
| Townships ||||||
| Ih Hure Township | 大库联乡 | Dàkùlián Xiāng | ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠬᠦᠷᠢᠶ᠎ᠡ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Их хүрээ шиян | 150924209 |
| National Unity Township | 民族团结乡 | Mínzú Tuánjié Xiāng | ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠪᠦᠯᠬᠦᠮᠳᠡᠬᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Үндэстэн бүлгэмдэх шиян | 150924210 |
| Datongyao Township | 大同夭乡 | Dàtóngyāo Xiāng | ᠳ᠋ᠠ ᠲᠦᠩ ᠶᠣᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Да дүн ёо шиян | 150924211 |
| Wuguquan Township | 五股泉乡 | Wǔgǔquán Xiāng | ᠡᠦ ᠭᠦ᠋ ᠴᠢᠦᠸᠠᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Үү хөө чиован шиян | 150924212 |

## Climate

Climate data for Xinghe, elevation 1,267 m (4,157 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) | 8.9 (48.0) | 15.9 (60.6) | 22.1 (71.8) | 30.6 (87.1) | 33.9 (93.0) | 37.3 (99.1) | 37.0 (98.6) | 34.3 (93.7) | 34.3 (93.7) | 25.9 (78.6) | 19.2 (66.6) | 11.9 (53.4) | 37.3 (99.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.2 (22.6) | −0.5 (31.1) | 6.6 (43.9) | 14.9 (58.8) | 21.4 (70.5) | 25.6 (78.1) | 27.3 (81.1) | 25.7 (78.3) | 20.7 (69.3) | 13.1 (55.6) | 3.8 (38.8) | −3.6 (25.5) | 12.5 (54.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.4 (9.7) | −8.2 (17.2) | −0.9 (30.4) | 7.4 (45.3) | 14.4 (57.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 21.1 (70.0) | 19.3 (66.7) | 13.8 (56.8) | 6.1 (43.0) | −3.0 (26.6) | −10.2 (13.6) | 5.5 (42.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18.2 (−0.8) | −14.4 (6.1) | −7.5 (18.5) | 0.2 (32.4) | 7.1 (44.8) | 12.4 (54.3) | 15.4 (59.7) | 13.7 (56.7) | 7.7 (45.9) | 0.3 (32.5) | −8.3 (17.1) | −15.4 (4.3) | −0.6 (31.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −33.5 (−28.3) | −28.2 (−18.8) | −23.8 (−10.8) | −13.5 (7.7) | −6.2 (20.8) | 0.3 (32.5) | 7.4 (45.3) | 3.1 (37.6) | −4.6 (23.7) | −13.1 (8.4) | −28.3 (−18.9) | −30.7 (−23.3) | −33.5 (−28.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.3 (0.09) | 3.2 (0.13) | 7.0 (0.28) | 17.9 (0.70) | 32.2 (1.27) | 63.3 (2.49) | 97.1 (3.82) | 74.1 (2.92) | 50.5 (1.99) | 22.3 (0.88) | 7.6 (0.30) | 2.4 (0.09) | 379.9 (14.96) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 81.9 |
| Average snowy days | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 27.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 50 | 43 | 39 | 40 | 53 | 65 | 67 | 61 | 55 | 56 | 55 | 53 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 208.1 | 207.7 | 247.5 | 256.1 | 277.0 | 252.7 | 250.6 | 248.2 | 229.3 | 232.4 | 201.9 | 194.2 | 2,805.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 70 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 64 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||