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Heyang County 合阳县 Hoyang | |
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 Heyang in Weinan | |
.png) Weinan in Shaanxi | |
| Coordinates: 35°14′17″N 110°08′56″E / 35.238°N 110.149°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Weinan |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,437 km2 (555 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 510,000 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal code | 715300 |
| Licence plates | 陕E |
Heyang County (simplified Chinese: 合阳县; traditional Chinese: 合陽縣; pinyin: Héyáng Xiàn, 郃陽) is a county in Shaanxi Province, China, bordering Shanxi Province to the east across the Yellow River. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Weinan.
History
[edit]Heyang County dates to at least the early Han, when Liu Bang's elder brother Liu Xi was demoted to being its marquess after fleeing a Xiongnu attack on Dai c. 200 BC.
Legacy
[edit]A species of stone loach, Triplophysa heyangensis, is named after Heyang County where it was first discovered.[1]
Administrative divisions
[edit]As 2016, this county is divided to 12 towns.[2]
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Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Heyang, elevation 753 m (2,470 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) | 20.5 (68.9) | 27.7 (81.9) | 36.8 (98.2) | 37.1 (98.8) | 39.2 (102.6) | 39.2 (102.6) | 37.7 (99.9) | 37.3 (99.1) | 30.2 (86.4) | 23.6 (74.5) | 18.8 (65.8) | 39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) | 7.9 (46.2) | 14.1 (57.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 25.8 (78.4) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.8 (87.4) | 28.9 (84.0) | 24.1 (75.4) | 18.3 (64.9) | 11.4 (52.5) | 5.4 (41.7) | 18.4 (65.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.7 (28.9) | 2.1 (35.8) | 8.1 (46.6) | 14.5 (58.1) | 19.5 (67.1) | 24.0 (75.2) | 25.5 (77.9) | 23.8 (74.8) | 19.0 (66.2) | 12.9 (55.2) | 5.9 (42.6) | −0.2 (31.6) | 12.8 (55.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) | −2.2 (28.0) | 3.2 (37.8) | 8.7 (47.7) | 13.5 (56.3) | 18.4 (65.1) | 21.1 (70.0) | 19.9 (67.8) | 15.1 (59.2) | 8.7 (47.7) | 1.6 (34.9) | −4.4 (24.1) | 8.1 (46.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.0 (−2.2) | −15.0 (5.0) | −12.7 (9.1) | −4.3 (24.3) | −0.8 (30.6) | 7.4 (45.3) | 13.3 (55.9) | 11.5 (52.7) | 2.6 (36.7) | −6.0 (21.2) | −16.5 (2.3) | −21.2 (−6.2) | −21.2 (−6.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.2 (0.24) | 9.7 (0.38) | 15.4 (0.61) | 31.7 (1.25) | 47.7 (1.88) | 61.8 (2.43) | 99.9 (3.93) | 104.7 (4.12) | 79.9 (3.15) | 48.6 (1.91) | 19.9 (0.78) | 3.3 (0.13) | 528.8 (20.81) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 78.9 |
| Average snowy days | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 13.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 53 | 54 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 179.8 | 167.8 | 206.9 | 229.9 | 240.5 | 230.9 | 231.6 | 221.1 | 175.9 | 170.6 | 164.2 | 178.6 | 2,397.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 57 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 48 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R., eds. (3 December 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "合阳县-行政区划网(区划地名网) www.xzqh.org". www.xzqh.org. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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