Ruyang County
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Ruyang County 汝阳县 | |
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Coordinates: 34°09′14″N 112°28′23″E / 34.154°N 112.473°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Henan |
Prefecture-level city | Luoyang |
Area | |
• Total | 1,325 km2 (512 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 428,900 |
• Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 471200 |
Ruyang County (simplified Chinese: 汝阳县; traditional Chinese: 汝陽縣; pinyin: Rǔyáng Xiàn) is a county in the west of Henan province, China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Luoyang.
Ruyang County has been the site of several major discoveries of fossilized dinosaur bones, including Huanghetitan ruyangensis, which was first described in 2007.
Administrative divisions[edit]
As 2012, this county is divided to 4 towns and 9 townships.[3]
- Towns
- Townships
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Climate[edit]
Climate data for Ruyang (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) | 21.0 (69.8) | 24.1 (75.4) | 30.5 (86.9) | 36.8 (98.2) | 39.5 (103.1) | 41.1 (106.0) | 39.8 (103.6) | 39.9 (103.8) | 37.9 (100.2) | 34.1 (93.4) | 27.1 (80.8) | 24.2 (75.6) | 41.1 (106.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) | 9.8 (49.6) | 15.5 (59.9) | 22.5 (72.5) | 27.5 (81.5) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.8 (89.2) | 30.3 (86.5) | 26.2 (79.2) | 21.2 (70.2) | 14.4 (57.9) | 8.6 (47.5) | 20.5 (68.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) | 4.2 (39.6) | 9.5 (49.1) | 15.9 (60.6) | 21.3 (70.3) | 25.6 (78.1) | 26.9 (80.4) | 25.4 (77.7) | 20.9 (69.6) | 15.5 (59.9) | 8.9 (48.0) | 3.2 (37.8) | 14.9 (58.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) | −0.3 (31.5) | 4.5 (40.1) | 10.2 (50.4) | 15.6 (60.1) | 20.2 (68.4) | 22.8 (73.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 16.7 (62.1) | 11.0 (51.8) | 4.5 (40.1) | −0.9 (30.4) | 10.3 (50.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −18.6 (−1.5) | −17.7 (0.1) | −11.4 (11.5) | −2.1 (28.2) | 4.5 (40.1) | 10.2 (50.4) | 14.4 (57.9) | 12.5 (54.5) | 7.4 (45.3) | −3.0 (26.6) | −7.3 (18.9) | −11.9 (10.6) | −18.6 (−1.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.2 (0.52) | 16.4 (0.65) | 26.5 (1.04) | 43.7 (1.72) | 62.0 (2.44) | 67.5 (2.66) | 123.0 (4.84) | 107.4 (4.23) | 92.7 (3.65) | 42.4 (1.67) | 30.8 (1.21) | 9.1 (0.36) | 634.7 (24.99) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.4 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 87 |
Average snowy days | 4.7 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 15 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 74 | 77 | 73 | 66 | 62 | 54 | 63 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 149.8 | 144.1 | 176.7 | 207.7 | 215.5 | 206.9 | 186.2 | 180.3 | 162.5 | 164.1 | 153.3 | 159.3 | 2,106.4 |
Percent possible sunshine | 48 | 46 | 47 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 48 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] |
References[edit]
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 洛阳市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.