Xingtai City is located in the south-central part of Hebei Province, at the eastern foot of the southern section of Taihang Mountain, in the middle of North China Plain and among the three provinces of Shanxi, Hebei and Shandong. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal borders Shandong Province in the east, Taihang Mountain and Shanxi Province in the west, Shijiazhuang City and Hengshui City in the north and northeast respectively, and Handan City in the south. The longest thing in the city is 185km, and the widest from north to south is 80km, with a total area of 12400km.
Xingtai city is located at the intersection of the eastern foot of the southern section of Taihang Mountain and the North China Plain. The terrain in the territory is very different, high in the west and low in the east. From west to east, mountains, hills and plains are arranged in steps, mainly plains. Beijing-Guangzhou railway runs through the junction of hills and plains from north to south, with mountains and hills in the west and plains in the east.
Physical geography of Xingtai city
Xingtai city belongs to warm temperate semi-humid monsoon climate, with distinct four seasons, large temperature difference and concentrated precipitation during the year. The annual average temperature is 12℃- 14℃, in which 1 is the coldest, the average temperature is about -2℃, and the extreme minimum temperature is -20℃. July is the hottest, with an average temperature of 27℃ and an extreme maximum temperature of 465,438+0℃.
Spring is dusty and windy, and the climate is dry. Summer is hot and rainy, and the temperature is humid; The weather is stable and the climate is cool in autumn; There is little rain and snow in winter, and it is dry and cold.
The mountainous area is located in the west of Xingtai area, with an area of 1767.5438+0 square kilometers, accounting for 14.5438+0% of the total area of the city. The mountains are mostly northeast, with an altitude of more than 500 meters. There are many peaks over 1,000 meters, such as North Wudang Mountain/KOOC-0/437 meters, Huang Yuling Mountain/KOOC-0/386 meters, Yunmeng Mountain/KOOC-0/384 meters, Purple Mountain/KOOC-0/370 meters, West Wuzhishan/KOOC-0/352 meters, and Giant Buddha Hall.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xingtai City