Hua County

Coordinates: 35°33′50″N 114°30′21″E / 35.56389°N 114.50583°E / 35.56389; 114.50583
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Hua County
滑县
Postal code
456400
Websitewww.hnhx.gov.cn

Hua County or Huaxian (

county under the administration of Anyang City, in the north of Henan
province, China.

Its predecessor administrative area Huazhou/Hua prefecture was first established in 596 during the Sui dynasty. In 606 it was named Yanzhou (兖州), and soon after as Dong commandery. In 618 it was combined with present Changyuan and Yanjin as Huazhou again. In 1372 it was demoted to a county.[2] The name 'Hua' means 'slip', given because the city had many slipways.[3]

Location

Hua County is located in the southmost part of Anyang. To its north lies

Changyuan and Fengqiu, both in Xinxiang; to its west Xinxiang's Yanjin County and Hebi's Xun County
.

Administration

The county executive, legislature, and

CPC and PSB branches.[4] Prior to 1949 the administrative center of Hua County was in Chengguan.[2] Its current administrative subdivisions are:[5]

3 subdistricts

8 towns

12 townships

Climate

Climate data for Huaxian (2004–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.2
(64.8)
25.3
(77.5)
27.3
(81.1)
32.1
(89.8)
37.8
(100.0)
40.9
(105.6)
41.0
(105.8)
37.5
(99.5)
37.9
(100.2)
34.5
(94.1)
27.5
(81.5)
23.0
(73.4)
41.0
(105.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4.6
(40.3)
8.6
(47.5)
15.6
(60.1)
21.5
(70.7)
27.1
(80.8)
32.6
(90.7)
32.1
(89.8)
30.6
(87.1)
27.0
(80.6)
21.8
(71.2)
13.5
(56.3)
6.6
(43.9)
20.1
(68.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −0.9
(30.4)
2.7
(36.9)
9.4
(48.9)
15.3
(59.5)
21.1
(70.0)
26.3
(79.3)
27.2
(81.0)
25.8
(78.4)
21.2
(70.2)
15.6
(60.1)
7.8
(46.0)
1.1
(34.0)
14.4
(57.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.9
(23.2)
−1.7
(28.9)
4.0
(39.2)
9.7
(49.5)
15.5
(59.9)
20.6
(69.1)
23.3
(73.9)
22.1
(71.8)
16.9
(62.4)
10.9
(51.6)
3.4
(38.1)
−3.1
(26.4)
9.7
(49.5)
Record low °C (°F) −16.4
(2.5)
−15.7
(3.7)
−7.6
(18.3)
0.0
(32.0)
6.4
(43.5)
11.2
(52.2)
17.3
(63.1)
13.0
(55.4)
7.1
(44.8)
−2.1
(28.2)
−13.0
(8.6)
−14.5
(5.9)
−16.4
(2.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6.1
(0.24)
9.0
(0.35)
14.7
(0.58)
34.9
(1.37)
52.3
(2.06)
74.0
(2.91)
160.6
(6.32)
114.1
(4.49)
68.3
(2.69)
30.5
(1.20)
22.8
(0.90)
5.6
(0.22)
592.9
(23.33)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.6 3.4 3.9 5.3 6.6 7.8 11.3 9.5 7.4 6.0 4.9 2.7 71.4
Average snowy days 3.3 2.7 1.1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 2.5 11
Average
relative humidity
(%)
64 61 60 65 67 63 78 81 76 69 69 66 68
Mean monthly sunshine hours 111.0 129.8 177.0 202.5 221.0 199.3 171.3 174.8 153.8 148.2 125.8 120.5 1,935
Percent possible sunshine 36 42 47 51 51 46 39 42 42 43 41 40 43
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]

In the news

On 10 September 2009, the Basic People's Court sentenced Wei Fazhao to death for his January drunk-driving killing of eight people and injuring of three. It was the first death penalty given to a drunk driver anywhere in Henan.[8]

Notable people

Transport

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. ^ .
  3. ^ "滑县人民政府". www.hnhx.gov.cn. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ 安阳市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  5. ^ "2020年统计用区划代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  7. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  8. ^ Yu Aitong, "Drink driving death toll reduced by a third", South China Morning Post, 15 September 2009