Gaoyang County
Gaoyang County 高阳县 Kaoyang | |
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 Gaoyang in Baoding | |
.png) Baoding in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 38°42′00″N 115°46′44″E / 38.700°N 115.779°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Baoding |
| County seat | Gaoyang Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 497 km2 (192 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (42 ft) |
| Population (2006)[citation needed] | |
| • Total | 320,000 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 071500 |
Gaoyang County (simplified Chinese: 高阳县; traditional Chinese: 高陽縣; pinyin: Gāoyáng Xiàn; lit. 'High Sun') is a county in the central part of Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Baoding and has an area of 497 km2 (192 sq mi).
The county seat is in Gaoyang Town (高阳镇).
Administrative divisions
[edit]There are 4 towns and 5 townships under the county's administration.[1]
Towns:
- Gaoyang (高阳镇), Pangkou (庞口镇), Xiyan (西演镇), Xingjianan (邢家南镇)
Townships:
- Jinzhuang Township (晋庄乡), Pukou Township (蒲口乡), Xiaowangguozhuang Township (小王果庄乡), Longhua Township (龙化乡), Pangjiazhuang Township (庞家佐乡)
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Gaoyang (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) | 16.9 (62.4) | 22.8 (73.0) | 30.5 (86.9) | 33.8 (92.8) | 38.8 (101.8) | 39.9 (103.8) | 41.6 (106.9) | 38.3 (100.9) | 35.4 (95.7) | 31.8 (89.2) | 24.0 (75.2) | 17.4 (63.3) | 41.6 (106.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) | 6.8 (44.2) | 14.0 (57.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 27.4 (81.3) | 31.7 (89.1) | 32.1 (89.8) | 30.4 (86.7) | 26.7 (80.1) | 20.2 (68.4) | 10.8 (51.4) | 3.9 (39.0) | 19.0 (66.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) | 0.0 (32.0) | 7.2 (45.0) | 14.8 (58.6) | 20.9 (69.6) | 25.4 (77.7) | 27.0 (80.6) | 25.3 (77.5) | 20.3 (68.5) | 13.3 (55.9) | 4.5 (40.1) | −2.0 (28.4) | 12.7 (54.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) | −5.4 (22.3) | 1.1 (34.0) | 8.4 (47.1) | 14.3 (57.7) | 19.4 (66.9) | 22.4 (72.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 15.0 (59.0) | 7.6 (45.7) | −0.4 (31.3) | −6.6 (20.1) | 7.3 (45.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.8 (−5.4) | −19.2 (−2.6) | −10.5 (13.1) | −3.0 (26.6) | 1.9 (35.4) | 8.3 (46.9) | 15.4 (59.7) | 12.8 (55.0) | 4.0 (39.2) | −5.5 (22.1) | −15.4 (4.3) | −21.1 (−6.0) | −21.1 (−6.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.9 (0.07) | 4.8 (0.19) | 8.5 (0.33) | 23.3 (0.92) | 31.4 (1.24) | 64.5 (2.54) | 135.1 (5.32) | 113.0 (4.45) | 47.1 (1.85) | 25.6 (1.01) | 12.3 (0.48) | 2.4 (0.09) | 469.9 (18.49) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 63.2 |
| Average snowy days | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 9.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 59 | 53 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 61 | 74 | 80 | 75 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 63 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 161.9 | 172.0 | 223.1 | 245.2 | 271.9 | 238.8 | 206.9 | 209.0 | 205.3 | 186.6 | 159.4 | 155.7 | 2,435.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 53 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Notable inhabitants
[edit]- Liang Tsai-Ping, guzheng player
- Qi Xin, author and member of the Chinese Communist Party, wife of Chinese communist revolutionary Xi Zhongxun and mother of Chinese Communist Party General Secretary and Chinese President Xi Jinping
References
[edit]- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：高阳县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
- ^ 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.
External links
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