Gaoyang County
County in Hebei, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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).
Gaoyang County
高阳县 Kaoyang | |
|---|---|
Gaoyang in Baoding | |
.png) Baoding in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 38°42′00″N 115°46′44″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 | |
• Total | 320,000 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 071500 |
The county seat is in Gaoyang Town (高阳镇).
Administrative divisions
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
| Climate data for Gaoyang, elevation 10 m (33 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 53 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Notable inhabitants
- 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
External links
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