Pingyu County
County in Henan, People's Republic of China
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Pingyu County (simplified Chinese: 平舆县; traditional Chinese: 平輿縣; pinyin: Píngyú Xiàn) is a county of Henan province, China, bordering Anhui province to the east. It is under the administration of Zhumadian city.
Pingyu County
平舆县 | |
|---|---|
  Pingyu | |
| Coordinates: 32°57′47″N 114°37′08″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhumadian |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,285 km2 (496 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 714,100 |
| • Density | 555.7/km2 (1,439/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 463400 |
| Website | www |
Notable people
It is the hometown of the following people:
- Chen Fan and Xi Zhong, who were famous Chinese historical persons
- Chen Quanguo, the Chinese Communist Party Politburo member
Pingyu County is also the birthplace of the Chinese surnames Shěn and Ran.
Administrative divisions
As of 2017[update], this county is divided to 3 subdistricts, 11 towns and 5 townships.[3]
- Subdistricts
- Guhuai Subdistrict (古槐街道)
- Qinghe Subdistrict (清河街道)
- Donghuang Subdistrict (东皇街道)
- Towns
- Yangbu (杨埠镇)
- Donghedian (东和店镇)
- Miaowan (庙湾镇)
- Sheqiao (射桥镇)
- Xiyangdian (西洋店镇)
- Yangcheng (阳城镇)
- Guolou Township (郭楼镇)
- Litun Township (李屯镇)
- Wanjindian Township (万金店镇)
- Gaoyangdian Township (高杨店乡)
- Wanzhong Township (万冢乡)
- Townships
- Shizilu Township (十字路乡)
- Yuhuangmiao Township (玉皇庙乡)
- Laowanggang Township (老王岗乡)
- Xindian Township (辛店乡)
- Shuangmiao Township (双庙乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Pingyu, elevation 45 m (148 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.2 (91.8) |
37.3 (99.1) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.0 (104.0) |
39.7 (103.5) |
37.5 (99.5) |
34.6 (94.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
20.8 (69.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
11.1 (51.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.0 (5.0) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.1 (0.87) |
25.4 (1.00) |
44.0 (1.73) |
55.5 (2.19) |
84.3 (3.32) |
146.4 (5.76) |
205.0 (8.07) |
136.3 (5.37) |
78.2 (3.08) |
54.5 (2.15) |
40.6 (1.60) |
18.1 (0.71) |
910.4 (35.85) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 96.1 |
| Average snowy days | 4.4 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 11.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 82 | 84 | 79 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 114.4 | 119.7 | 154.7 | 184.6 | 190.9 | 169.4 | 186.7 | 175.2 | 149.8 | 143.3 | 132.6 | 125.3 | 1,846.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 36 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 44 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] all-time January high[6] | |||||||||||||
