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County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yu County, also known by its Chinese name Yuxian, is a county in the east of Shanxi Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yangquan and occupies its northern majority.
Yu County
盂县 | |
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Coordinates: 38°05′08″N 113°24′44″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shanxi |
Prefecture-level city | Yangquan |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Yu County, Shanxi | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 盂縣 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 盂县 | ||||||||
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Yu County's name refers to its cup-like shape.
Yu County was settled by the Spring and Autumn period, when it formed an independent kingdom.[which?]
Climate data for Yuxian, elevation 953 m (3,127 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) | 15.8 (60.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.9 (96.6) |
40.9 (105.6) |
39.9 (103.8) |
34.7 (94.5) |
35.8 (96.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
40.9 (105.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
9.6 (49.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
16.6 (61.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.2 (22.6) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.5 (13.1) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
4.7 (40.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
4.1 (39.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −19.8 (−3.6) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.7 (0.15) |
5.6 (0.22) |
10.5 (0.41) |
27.7 (1.09) |
39.8 (1.57) |
71.7 (2.82) |
133.3 (5.25) |
123.9 (4.88) |
71.4 (2.81) |
33.3 (1.31) |
13.4 (0.53) |
2.8 (0.11) |
537.1 (21.15) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 11.4 | 14.0 | 12.3 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 81.3 |
Average snowy days | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 18.8 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 45 | 46 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 58 | 72 | 75 | 71 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 55 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 198.0 | 190.8 | 231.2 | 250.8 | 278.1 | 242.3 | 219.6 | 215.3 | 207.2 | 213.0 | 196.5 | 198.4 | 2,641.2 |
Percent possible sunshine | 65 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 55 | 49 | 52 | 56 | 62 | 66 | 67 | 60 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] |
It is best known for its production of black pepper and coal.
In 2005, the county's GDP was approximately 3.0 billion RMB, with 600 million RMB in taxes. The GDP per capita was equal to 3,646 yuan income for farmers and the total retail sales of consumer goods has reached 970 million yuan. Furthermore, there is 100 million kg of crop output and 10.71 million tons of coal production.
The county is served by Yangquan North railway station on the Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan high-speed railway.
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