Baihe County () is located in the southeastern portion of

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province, China and is the easternmost

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under the jurisdiction of the

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. It is by the eastern part of the Daba Mountains and approaches the Han River on the north. On the east it borders Yun County (

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), on the south Zhushan County (

), on the west Xunyang County, and is separated from

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(Hubei) by the Han River. As of November 2020 the population was 162,774. Baihe is in the north subtropical to warm temperate transitional climatic zone, and is part of the continental seasonal monsoon climate zone. The average temperature is , average yearly sunlight 1753.8 hours, average rainfall , and has 234 to 261 frost-free days each year. Baihe was historically nicknamed "The Head of Qin and the Tail of

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." It is a largely rural county, populated mainly by

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. Baihe's main outside transportation connections are the Xiangyu Railway, National Highway 316 and the Shiyan–Tianshui Expressway.

Administrative divisions

As 2019, Longzihu County is divided to 11 towns. ;Towns

Climate

Culture

Baihe County's local folk customs include wood and stone carving and clam dancing.

References

{{authority control County-level divisions of Shaanxi Ankang