Shijiazhuang - Geography

Geography

Shijiazhuang
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
3.9 4 −7 7.4 7 −4 11 13 2 18 22 9 37 27 15 57 32 20 141 32 22 148 30 21 48 27 16 27 21 9 13 12 2 5.1 5 −4
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: CMA
Imperial conversion
J F M A M J J A S O N D
0.2 38 20 0.3 44 25 0.4 56 36 0.7 71 49 1.5 81 58 2.2 90 68 5.6 89 72 5.8 86 71 1.9 80 61 1.1 69 48 0.5 53 35 0.2 42 24
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches

Shijiazhuang is located in south-central Hebei, and is part of the Bohai Economic Rim. The latitude of the prefecture ranges from 37° 27' to 38° 47' N, the longitude 113° 30' to 115° 20' E. At its greatest, the prefecture is 148 kilometres (92 mi) long from south to north and 175 kilometres (109 mi) wide from east to west. The prefecture has borders stretching 760 kilometres (472 mi) long and covers an area of 15,722 square kilometres (6,070 sq mi). Bordering prefectures within Hebei are Hengshui (E), Xingtai (S), and Baoding (N/NE). To the west lies Shanxi Province.

The city stands at the edge of the North China Plain, which rises to the Taihang Mountains to the west of the city, and lies south of the Hutuo River (滹沱河). From west to east, the topography can be summarised as moderately-high mountains, then low-lying mountains, hills, basin, and finally plains. Out of the eight east-west routes across the Taihang Mountains, the fifth, the Niangzi Pass, connects the city directly with Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi.

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