Gongyi
Gongyi
巩义市 | ||
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Postal code 451200 | ||
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Gongyi (simplified Chinese: 巩义市; traditional Chinese: 鞏義市; pinyin: Gǒngyì Shì), formerly Gong County (巩县; 鞏縣; Gǒngxiàn), is a county-level city of Henan Province, South Central China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou. It has a population of 790,000 people and an area of 1,041 km2 (402 sq mi).[3]
City
Gongyi is located in the middle of Henan province, on the northern side of Mount Song. The Yellow River runs through the northern part of the city. Zhengzhou city proper lies 82 km (51 mi) to the east and Luoyang 76 km (47 mi) to the west.
The city was once known as
his son
before the Xia were eventually restored.
The celebrated
Northern Song dynasty
and the father of the dynasty's founder. There are also the graves of loyal ministers of the Song.
After the founding of the
People’s Republic of China, Gongyi was placed under the jurisdiction of Zhengzhou but came under the control of Kaifeng
in January 1955 before reverting to Zhengzhou in August 1983. In 1991, Gongyi became a county-level city, still under the jurisdiction of Zhengzhou.
Gongyi is thought to be the birthplace of the Tang dynasty poet Du Fu, often considered China's greatest poet.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this city is divided to 5 subdistricts and 15 towns.[4]
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- Towns
Climate
| Climate data for Gongyi (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) |
23.0 (73.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
37.4 (99.3) |
40.4 (104.7) |
42.2 (108.0) |
40.4 (104.7) |
39.4 (102.9) |
38.3 (100.9) |
34.7 (94.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
42.2 (108.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.6 (90.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
0.4 (32.7) |
5.3 (41.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
10.9 (51.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.3 (0.33) |
10.7 (0.42) |
20.0 (0.79) |
34.4 (1.35) |
54.1 (2.13) |
65.4 (2.57) |
119.2 (4.69) |
115.8 (4.56) |
74.6 (2.94) |
38.4 (1.51) |
24.6 (0.97) |
5.9 (0.23) |
571.4 (22.49) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Average snowy days | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 12.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
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55 | 55 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 73 | 77 | 73 | 67 | 62 | 55 | 62 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 118.0 | 129.1 | 164.9 | 198.6 | 209.7 | 190.1 | 165.0 | 161.8 | 146.7 | 141.8 | 131.3 | 129.1 | 1,886.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 38 | 41 | 44 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Geography of Gongyi Archived 2007-12-06 at the Wayback Machine, Official website of Gongyi Government, visited on April 12, 2008.
- ^ 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.
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