Gaobeidian
高碑店市 | |
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Coordinates: 39°19′37″N 115°52′26″E / 39.327°N 115.874°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hebei |
Prefecture-level city | Baoding |
Area | |
• County-level city | 620.0 km2 (239.4 sq mi) |
• Urban | 36.80 km2 (14.21 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• County-level city | 588,000 |
• Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
• Urban | 141,600 |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard) |
Postal code | 074000 |
Area code | 0312 |
Licence plate prefixes | 冀F |
Website |
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Gaobeidian ( Chinese: 高碑店; pinyin: Gāobēidiàn) is a county-level city in central Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Baoding Prefecture-level city. Gaobeidian has 4 subdistricts, 6 towns, and 4 townships, and a total of 442 villages. [2] It is 82 kilometres (51 mi) south of Beijing and 68 kilometres (42 mi) north of Baoding.
Gaobeidian City was long known as Xincheng County ( simplified Chinese: 新城县; traditional Chinese: 新城縣; pinyin: Xīnchéng Xiàn). In 1993, its name was changed to Gaobeidian City.
Source: [2]
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Climate data for Gaobeidian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
37.1 (98.8) |
40.8 (105.4) |
41.0 (105.8) |
36.6 (97.9) |
34.9 (94.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
41.0 (105.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
6.3 (43.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
18.5 (65.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
1.1 (34.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −23.3 (−9.9) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.1 (0.08) |
5.2 (0.20) |
7.8 (0.31) |
23.9 (0.94) |
34.3 (1.35) |
65.0 (2.56) |
170.6 (6.72) |
111.6 (4.39) |
49.0 (1.93) |
25.6 (1.01) |
12.1 (0.48) |
2.2 (0.09) |
509.4 (20.06) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 66.1 |
Average snowy days | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 10.5 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 52 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 74 | 79 | 75 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 63 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 157.4 | 162.4 | 206.7 | 222.5 | 245.9 | 206.1 | 174.7 | 184.4 | 187.5 | 179.3 | 150.9 | 152.7 | 2,230.5 |
Percent possible sunshine | 52 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 55 | 46 | 39 | 44 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 53 | 51 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration [3] [4] |
Gaobeidian is known for its leadership in energy efficient building, and hosted the 23rd International Passive House Conference in 2019. The Gaobeidian Railway City apartment complex is the world's largest passive house project. [5]