Yuanyang County, Henan
County in Henan, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yuanyang County (simplified Chinese: 原阳县; traditional Chinese: 原陽縣; pinyin: Yuányáng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xinxiang, in the north of Henan province, China.It covers an area of 1,329 square kilometres and has a population of 714,000 people.[3] The People's Government of the county is located in Yanghe Street.[4]
Yuanyang
原阳县 | |
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 Location of Yuanyang County in Xinxiang | |
 Yuanyang Location of the seat in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 35°03′56″N 113°56′24″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Xinxiang |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,339 km2 (517 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 650,000 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 453500 |
population
As of 00:00 on 1 November 2020, according to the statistical data of the seventh national population census: the resident population of Yuanyang County was 542,849 people.[5]
As of the beginning of 2024, the resident population of Original County was 723,800.[6]
geography
Yuanyang County is located on the north bank of the Yellow River, and is separated from Zhengzhou City, the capital of Henan Province, to the south.[7] It is bordered by Wuzhi County of Jiaozuo City in the west, Huojia County, Xinxiang County and Yanjin County in the north, and Fengqiu County in the east.[8]
The topography of the territory of Yuanyang County slopes from southwest to northeast.[9] South of the Yellow River embankment are high flats with much dry land.[10] The centre is low-lying and flood-prone, and north of the Wenyan Drain is a hillock.[11] The main rivers include the Yellow River, Natural Drainage, Wenyan Drainage, and Happiness Drainage.[12]The average annual temperature is 14.3°C, the average annual precipitation is 556 mm, and the annual frost-free period is 227 days.[13]
History
The territory of Yuanyang County belonged to the state of Wei during the Warring States period.[14] Yangwu County was first established in the Qin Dynasty and came under Sanchuan County（Henan Commandery）.[15]In the Western Han Dynasty, Yuanwu County was set up in the present-day county seat, and Yangwu County was set up in the southeastern part of the county, and the Eastern Han Dynasty inherited the former system.[16] During the Three Kingdoms period, it was occupied by the Cao Wei regime and belonged to Sili Province. During the Western Jin Dynasty, Yuanwu County was abolished and Yangwu County was transferred to Xingyang County.[17]
Administrative divisions
The county is divided into 3 towns and 14 townships.[18] The towns and townships in Yuanyang County are:
- Towns
- Chengguan (城关镇)
- Yuanwu (原武镇)
- Shizhai (师寨镇)
- Townships
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Climate
| Climate data for Yuanyang, elevation 76 m (249 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) | 18.7 (65.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
38.0 (100.4) |
40.8 (105.4) |
40.0 (104.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.4 (99.3) |
34.3 (93.7) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
40.8 (105.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
20.3 (68.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
14.6 (58.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.6 (3.9) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.7 (0.26) |
9.8 (0.39) |
15.3 (0.60) |
32.5 (1.28) |
49.8 (1.96) |
63.2 (2.49) |
154.6 (6.09) |
116.7 (4.59) |
65.2 (2.57) |
30.4 (1.20) |
22.0 (0.87) |
5.7 (0.22) |
571.9 (22.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 70.3 |
| Average snowy days | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 11.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 60 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 64 | 80 | 83 | 78 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 115.8 | 130.7 | 170.8 | 198.1 | 218.9 | 199.3 | 172.9 | 172.7 | 151.6 | 145.9 | 132.4 | 126.4 | 1,935.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 37 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 50 | 46 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[19][20] | |||||||||||||
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