Shanyang County
County in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Shanyang County (simplified Chinese: 山阳县; traditional Chinese: 山陽縣; pinyin: Shānyáng Xiàn) is a county in southeastern Shaanxi province, China, bordering Hubei province to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shangluo and has an area of 3,515 km2 (1,357 sq mi) and a population of 440,000 as of 2004.[1]
Shanyang County
山阳县 | |
|---|---|
Shanyang in Shangluo | |
.png) Shangluo in Shaanxi | |
| Coordinates: 33°31′55″N 109°52′55″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Shangluo |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,515 km2 (1,357 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 440,000 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 726400 |
| Area code | 0914 |
Administrative divisions
Shanyang County has 2 subdistricts and 8 towns.
- 2 subdistricts
- Chengguan (城关街道)
- Shilipu (十里铺街道)
- 8 towns
- Banyan (板岩镇)
- Sehepu (色河铺镇)
- Xiaohekou (小河口镇)
- Yangdi (杨地镇)
- Nankuanping (南宽坪镇)
- Manchuanguan (漫川关镇)
- Xizhaochuan (西照川镇)
- Yinhua (银花镇)
Climate
| Climate data for Shanyang, elevation 660 m (2,170 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
36.4 (97.5) |
37.0 (98.6) |
40.0 (104.0) |
38.7 (101.7) |
38.6 (101.5) |
38.9 (102.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.6 (49.3) |
20.5 (68.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
2.3 (36.1) |
13.4 (56.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.3 (9.9) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
2.4 (36.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.2 (0.20) |
11.7 (0.46) |
29.3 (1.15) |
43.9 (1.73) |
70.6 (2.78) |
78.7 (3.10) |
146.3 (5.76) |
120.3 (4.74) |
104.0 (4.09) |
61.1 (2.41) |
26.2 (1.03) |
6.7 (0.26) |
704 (27.71) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.3 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 107.6 |
| Average snowy days | 5.3 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 16.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 66 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 147.7 | 124.6 | 150.6 | 174.8 | 185.8 | 190.1 | 197.7 | 185.8 | 133.3 | 134.7 | 130.6 | 144.5 | 1,900.2 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 47 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 47 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||