Yiyang County, Henan
County in Henan, People's Republic of China
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Yiyang is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Luoyang city, Henan province, China, historically called Shou'an County (simplified Chinese: 寿安县; traditional Chinese: 壽安縣). Fuchang County of the Tang and Song dynasties was located in Yiyang.[2] In 1072, Fuchang was merged into Shou'an, and in 1186, Shou'an was renamed as Yiyang.[3]
Yiyang County
宜阳县 | |
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Yiyang in Luoyang | |
 Luoyang in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 34°30′53″N 112°10′45″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Luoyang |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,666 km2 (643 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 608,300 |
| • Density | 365.1/km2 (945.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 471600 |
| Yiyang County, Henan | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 宜陽縣 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 宜阳县 | ||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yíyáng Xiàn | ||||||
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Administrative divisions
As of 2012[update], this county is divided to 7 towns and 10 townships.[4]
- Towns
- Chengguan (城关镇)
- Fengli (丰李镇)
- Liuquan (柳泉镇)
- Hancheng (韩城镇)
- Baiyang (白杨镇)
- Xuncun (寻村镇)
- Jinping (锦屏镇)
- Townships
- Yanzhen Township (盐镇乡)
- Gaocun Township (高村乡)
- Sanxiang Township (三乡乡)
- Zhangwu Township (张坞乡)
- Muce Township (穆册乡)
- Shangguan Township (上观乡)
- Lianzhuang Township (莲庄乡)
- Zhaobao Township (赵堡乡)
- Dongwangzhuang Township (董王庄乡)
- Xiangcun Township (樊村乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Yiyang, elevation 195 m (640 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
32.6 (90.7) |
40.4 (104.7) |
39.6 (103.3) |
42.8 (109.0) |
41.1 (106.0) |
39.7 (103.5) |
39.1 (102.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
28.6 (83.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
42.8 (109.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
3.2 (37.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
0.1 (32.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.9 (12.4) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.0 (0.35) |
14.5 (0.57) |
27.6 (1.09) |
34.7 (1.37) |
56.6 (2.23) |
59.2 (2.33) |
127.3 (5.01) |
113.2 (4.46) |
94.1 (3.70) |
43.1 (1.70) |
27.6 (1.09) |
8.2 (0.32) |
615.1 (24.22) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.1 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 83.9 |
| Average snowy days | 4.3 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 14.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 53 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 69 | 62 | 55 | 64 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 137.4 | 132.6 | 166.0 | 189.3 | 199.2 | 191.7 | 152.1 | 143.6 | 138.2 | 147.5 | 140.0 | 137.1 | 1,874.7 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 44 | 43 | 44 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 46 | 45 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]all-time February high[7] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Liang Jun (梁 軍) - teacher and activist
