How many cities and counties are there in Shaanxi?

Shaanxi has 10 prefecture-level cities (including 1 sub-provincial cities), 7 county-level cities and 69 counties.

The prefecture-level cities in Shaanxi are xi 'an, Tongchuan, Baoji, Xianyang, Weinan, Yan 'an, Hanzhong, Yulin, Ankang and Shangluo; the county-level cities are Xunyang, Hancheng, Xingping, Zichang, Shenmu, huayin city and Binzhou; and there are 69 counties such as Lantian, yijun county, Meixian, Sanyuan and Yanchuan. As of September, 2002 1 year, Shaanxi province has jurisdiction over 10 prefecture-level cities (including1sub-provincial cities), 3 1 municipal district, 7 county-level cities and 69 counties.

Shaanxi is located in the hinterland of China and the middle reaches of the Yellow River, bordering Shanxi and Henan in the east, Ningxia and Gansu in the west, Sichuan, Chongqing and Hubei in the south and Inner Mongolia in the north. It is located between east longitude10529'-115' and north latitude 3 1 42'-39 35', with a total area of 205624.3 square kilometers. By the end of 20021,the permanent population of Shaanxi province was 39.54 million.

Climatic characteristics

Shaanxi province spans three climatic zones, and the climate between north and south is quite different. Southern Shaanxi has a tropical climate in North Asia, Guanzhong and northern Shaanxi have a warm temperate climate, and northern Shaanxi has a temperate climate along the Great Wall. The climate is characterized by warm and dry spring, less precipitation, rapid and unstable temperature rise and windy and dusty weather. Summer is hot and rainy, with occasional drought. Autumn is cool and humid, and the temperature drops quickly. Winter is cold and dry, with low temperature and scarce rain and snow.

The annual average temperature in the whole province is 9- 16℃, decreasing from south to north and from east to west. The annual average temperature in northern Shaanxi is 7- 12℃, Guanzhong 12- 14℃, and southern Shaanxi 14- 16℃. The annual average precipitation is 340- 1240mm, with more precipitation in the south and less precipitation in the north. It is humid in southern Shaanxi, semi-humid in Guanzhong and semi-arid in northern Shaanxi.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Shaanxi Province