# Zhen'an County

Zhen'an County (simplified Chinese: 镇安县; traditional Chinese: 鎮安縣; pinyin: Zhèn'ān Xiàn) is a county in the south of Shaanxi province, China. It is under the administration and located in the southwest corner of the prefecture-level city of Shangluo, and has an area of 3,487 km$^2$ (1,346 sq mi) and a population of 283,312 as of 2004.

## Administrative divisions

Zhen'an County administers 1 subdistrict, 12 towns, 2 ethnic towns, and 3 other township-level divisions.

### Subdistricts

As of 2020, the county's sole subdistrict is Yongle Subdistrict [zh] (永乐街道).

### Towns

Zhen'an County's 12 towns are as follows:
* Huilong (回龙镇)
* Tiechang [zh] (铁厂镇)
* Daping [zh] (大坪镇)
* Miliang [zh] (米粮镇)
* Gaofeng [zh] (高峰镇)
* Qingtongguan [zh] (青铜关镇)
* Chaiping [zh] (柴坪镇)
* Daren [zh] (达仁镇)
* Muwang [zh] (木王镇)
* Yungaisi [zh] (云盖寺镇)
* Miaogou [zh] (庙沟镇)
* Yuehe [zh] (月河镇)

### Ethnic towns

Zhen'an County's 2 ethnic towns are Maoping Hui Ethnic Town (茅坪回族镇) and Xikou Hui Ethnic Town [zh] (西口回族镇).

### Other township-level divisions

Additionally, Zhen'an County administers the following three divisions which have township-level status:
* Heiyaogou Forestry Factory (Chinese: 黑窑沟林厂)
* Muwang Forestry Factory (Chinese: 木王林厂)
* Zhen'an County Nursery (Chinese: 镇安县苗圃)

## Climate

Climate data for Zhen'an, elevation 694 m (2,277 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) | 19.3 (66.7) | 23.7 (74.7) | 32.7 (90.9) | 35.5 (95.9) | 36.3 (97.3) | 39.8 (103.6) | 40.2 (104.4) | 39.0 (102.2) | 39.2 (102.6) | 31.4 (88.5) | 25.8 (78.4) | 19.1 (66.4) | 40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) | 11.8 (53.2) | 17.1 (62.8) | 23.3 (73.9) | 26.4 (79.5) | 30.0 (86.0) | 31.9 (89.4) | 30.9 (87.6) | 25.3 (77.5) | 20.1 (68.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 9.7 (49.5) | 20.8 (69.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) | 5.1 (41.2) | 9.8 (49.6) | 15.3 (59.5) | 18.7 (65.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.1 (75.4) | 19.3 (66.7) | 13.9 (57.0) | 8.3 (46.9) | 3.3 (37.9) | 14.0 (57.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) | 0.5 (32.9) | 4.5 (40.1) | 9.4 (48.9) | 13.2 (55.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 20.4 (68.7) | 19.8 (67.6) | 15.6 (60.1) | 10.2 (50.4) | 4.2 (39.6) | −0.9 (30.4) | 9.3 (48.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.3 (13.5) | −8.3 (17.1) | −6.1 (21.0) | −0.7 (30.7) | 3.1 (37.6) | 9.4 (48.9) | 12.7 (54.9) | 11.7 (53.1) | 5.0 (41.0) | −1.9 (28.6) | −6.4 (20.5) | −13.7 (7.3) | −13.7 (7.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.9 (0.23) | 12.0 (0.47) | 27.8 (1.09) | 45.4 (1.79) | 82.3 (3.24) | 97.6 (3.84) | 134.6 (5.30) | 126.2 (4.97) | 120.8 (4.76) | 71.8 (2.83) | 27.6 (1.09) | 5.2 (0.20) | 757.2 (29.81) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.3 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 108.6 |
| Average snowy days | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 11.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 61 | 60 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 66 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 133.8 | 123.5 | 160.2 | 183.0 | 187.2 | 192.4 | 210.9 | 198.6 | 131.8 | 122.9 | 124.9 | 142.8 | 1,912 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 42 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 44 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 40 | 47 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Transportation

* Zhen'an is served by the Xi'an–Ankang Railway
* China National Highway 345