Jianping () is a county in the west of
Liaoning
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province, China, bordering
Inner Mongolia
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to the north, west, and northeast. It is under the administration of
Chaoyang City
Chaoyang () is a prefecture-level city in western Liaoning province, People's Republic of China.
With a vast land area of almost , it is by area the largest prefecture-level city in Liaoning, and borders on Hebei province and the Inner Mongolia ...
, the urban centre of which is more than to the east. The population is approximately 580,000.
Administrative divisions
There are 11
towns
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, 20
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
, and one
ethnic township
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in the county.
Towns:
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Yebaishou ()
*
Zhulike ()
*
Jianping ()
*
Heishui ()
*
Kalaqin
Harqin Zuoyi Mongol Autonomous County (), commonly abbreviated as Kazuo County (), is a Mongolian autonomous county in the west of Liaoning province, China. It is under the administration of Chaoyang City, to the northeast, and has a population o ...
()
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Shahai ()
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Wanshou ()
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Haladaokou ()
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Reshui ()
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Laoguandi ()
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Bei'ershijiazi Hui Town ()
Townships:
Climate
Jianping has a
monsoon
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-influenced
humid continental climate
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(
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* Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...
''Dwa'') that barely avoids
semi-arid
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designation (Köppen ''BSk''), with hot and humid summers and rather long, cold, and very dry winters. More than two-thirds of the annual rainfall occurs from June thru August. Monthly 24-hour average temperatures range from in January to in July, for an annual average of . The frost-free period lasts 120 to 155 days.
References
External links
County-level divisions of Liaoning
Chaoyang, Liaoning
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