Sheyang County
County in Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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Sheyang County (simplified Chinese: 射阳县; traditional Chinese: 射陽縣; pinyin: Shèyáng Xiàn) is under the administration of Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China. It is located northeast of the Yancheng urban area, and has a population of 1,047,000. It has a Yellow Sea coastline of 103 km (64 mi).
Sheyang
射阳县 | |
|---|---|
  Sheyang Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 33°47′13″N 120°15′29″E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Yancheng |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,605.72 km2 (1,006.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 951,800 |
| • Density | 365.3/km2 (946.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 224300 |
Administrative divisions
At present, Sheyang County has 13 towns.[2]
- 13 towns
- Hede (合德镇)
- Linhai (临海镇)
- Qianqiu (千秋镇)
- Siming (四明镇)
- Haihe (海河镇)
- Haitong (海通镇)
- Xingqiao (兴桥镇)
- Xintan (新坍镇)
- Changdang (长荡镇)
- Panwan (盘湾镇)
- Teyong (特庸镇)
- Yangma (洋马镇)
- Huangshagang (黄沙港镇)
Climate
| Climate data for Sheyang, elevation 2 m (6.6 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) | 19.9 (67.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.9 (98.4) |
38.3 (100.9) |
37.5 (99.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
38.3 (100.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
8.2 (46.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.3 (86.5) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
19.3 (66.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
3.5 (38.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
3.6 (38.5) |
8.9 (48.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
0.5 (32.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.4 (11.5) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
5.1 (41.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 27.2 (1.07) |
32.3 (1.27) |
48.0 (1.89) |
47.1 (1.85) |
67.8 (2.67) |
132.5 (5.22) |
212.4 (8.36) |
183.0 (7.20) |
89.4 (3.52) |
48.9 (1.93) |
53.6 (2.11) |
28.8 (1.13) |
971 (38.22) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.9 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 13.4 | 11.9 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 99.3 |
| Average snowy days | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 148.6 | 151.6 | 187.9 | 211.1 | 218.0 | 181.5 | 182.9 | 200.4 | 189.4 | 189.8 | 156.6 | 154.8 | 2,172.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 47 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 51 | 42 | 42 | 49 | 51 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 49 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Jiqiang
