Xiyang County
County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
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Xiyang County (simplified Chinese: 昔阳县; traditional Chinese: 昔陽縣; pinyin: Xīyáng Xiàn) is a county in the east of Shanxi province, China, bordering Hebei province to the east. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhong. Xiyang County is located at the western foot of Taihang Mountain, bordering Zanhuang County, Neiqiu County, Jingxing County, and Xingtai in Hebei province to the east, Heshun County to the south, and Pingding County in Yangquan to the north.
Xiyang
昔阳县 Siyang | |
|---|---|
Xiyang in Jinzhong | |
.png) Jinzhong in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 37°36′40″N 113°42′25″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Jinzhong |
| Government | |
| • Magistrate | Fan Kai |
| • CCP Secretary | Huang Yaping |
| Area | |
| 1,954 km2 (754 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 26.87 km2 (10.37 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,833 m (6,014 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
| 185,143 | |
| • Density | 94.75/km2 (245.4/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 94,041 |
| • Urban density | 3,500/km2 (9,065/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 045300 |
| Area code | 0354 |
| Vehicle registration | 晋K |
| Website | xiyang |
Administrative divisions
Xiyang County has five towns, five townships, and one urban social affairs service center under its jurisdiction.
Towns
- Leping (乐平镇)
- Gaoluo (皋落镇)
- Yetou (冶头镇)
- Zhanshang (or Dianshang) (沾尚镇)
- Dazhai (大寨镇)[1]
Townships
- Lijiazhuang (李家庄乡)
- Jiedu (界都乡)
- Sandu (三都乡)
- Zhaobi (赵壁乡)
- Kongshi (孔氏乡)[1]
Urban social affairs service center
- Cheng Qu (Urban) social affairs service center (城区社会事务服务中心)[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Xiyang, elevation 940 m (3,080 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) | 14.1 (57.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
39.7 (103.5) |
37.9 (100.2) |
33.7 (92.7) |
34.1 (93.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.9 (23.2) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.4 (13.3) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
4.4 (39.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.7 (−14.3) |
−23.7 (−10.7) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−25.1 (−13.2) |
−25.7 (−14.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.5 (0.14) |
5.9 (0.23) |
10.4 (0.41) |
29.4 (1.16) |
40.6 (1.60) |
63.8 (2.51) |
140.5 (5.53) |
114.5 (4.51) |
63.5 (2.50) |
31.0 (1.22) |
14.6 (0.57) |
3.6 (0.14) |
521.3 (20.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 10.7 | 14.0 | 12.2 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 80.5 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 18 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 49 | 48 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 60 | 74 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 56 | 49 | 58 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.9 | 174.3 | 208.2 | 231.0 | 252.1 | 223.9 | 195.2 | 194.9 | 187.0 | 190.5 | 177.7 | 179.6 | 2,397.3 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 59 | 57 | 56 | 58 | 57 | 51 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
