Yangjiang

Coordinates: 21°51′25″N 111°58′59″E / 21.857°N 111.983°E / 21.857; 111.983
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Yangjiang
阳江/陽江
Yeungkong
Postal code
529500

(Urban center) 529600, 529800, 529900

(Other areas)
Nationalities
Han
Yangjiang
Hanyu Pinyin
Yángjiāng
Cantonese YaleYèuhnggōng
Hanyu Pinyin
Yángjiāng
Gwoyeu RomatzyhYangjiang
Wade–GilesYang2-chiang1
IPA[jǎŋ.tɕjáŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationYèuhnggōng
JyutpingJoeng4gong1
IPA[jœːŋ˩.kɔːŋ˥]

Yangjiang (

Gaoyang dialect, a branch of Yue Chinese. During the 2020 census, its population was 2,602,959 inhabitants of whom 1,292,987 lived in the built-up (or metro) and largely urbanized area comprising Jiangcheng District and Yangdong County.[5]

History

Under the Qing, Yangjiang County made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.[6] It was later split off as a separate prefecture in its own right.

Administration

The

counties
.

Map
Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Population
(2010 census)
Area
(km2)
Density
(/km2)
Jiangcheng District
江城区 Jiāngchéng Qū 676,857 779,69 868
Yangdong District
阳东区 Yángdōng Qū 442,762 1,702.8 260
Yangxi County 阳西县 Yángxī Xiàn 452,625 1,435 315
Yangchun 阳春市 Yángchūn Shì 849,505 4,037.8 210

Yangjiang is located, 2:30 hours from Guangzhou by bus. Notable areas include the Zhapo Beach and Hailing Island near Shapa Town.

Economy and culture

Yangjiang is the base of Yangjiang Shibazi, a knife manufacturer.

The Yangjiang Group artist collective is based in the city, and its members' work is largely inspired by the locality.

Yangjiang is home to six nuclear reactors, the largest nuclear power station in China.

Geography

Yangjiang (labelled as YANG-CHIANG (YEUNGKONG) 陽江) (1954)

The city is named for the Moyang River.

The city was hit by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake on July 25, 1969 which killed over 3,000 people. The area is known for its relatively high levels of natural background radiation.[7]

Climate

Yangjiang has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with mild to warm winters and long, hot (but not especially so) summers, and very humid conditions year-round. Winter begins sunny and dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier. Spring is generally overcast, while summer brings the heaviest rains of the year though is much sunnier; there are 12.6 days with 50 mm (1.97 in) or more rainfall. Autumn is sunny and dry. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 15.5 °C (59.9 °F) in January to 28.3 °C (82.9 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 22.74 °C (72.9 °F). The annual rainfall is around 2,221 mm (87 in), close to two-thirds of which occurs from May to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 18% in March to 55% in October, the city receives 1,757 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Climate data for Yangjiang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.0
(82.4)
28.9
(84.0)
32.2
(90.0)
31.7
(89.1)
33.9
(93.0)
36.8
(98.2)
36.6
(97.9)
37.5
(99.5)
36.8
(98.2)
33.4
(92.1)
33.1
(91.6)
29.2
(84.6)
37.5
(99.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.6
(67.3)
20.3
(68.5)
22.6
(72.7)
25.9
(78.6)
29.3
(84.7)
30.8
(87.4)
31.5
(88.7)
31.8
(89.2)
31.0
(87.8)
28.9
(84.0)
25.5
(77.9)
21.4
(70.5)
26.6
(79.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 15.4
(59.7)
16.5
(61.7)
19.2
(66.6)
22.9
(73.2)
26.2
(79.2)
27.9
(82.2)
28.2
(82.8)
28.1
(82.6)
27.2
(81.0)
24.9
(76.8)
21.2
(70.2)
17.0
(62.6)
22.9
(73.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12.5
(54.5)
14.1
(57.4)
16.9
(62.4)
20.8
(69.4)
23.9
(75.0)
25.6
(78.1)
25.9
(78.6)
25.6
(78.1)
24.6
(76.3)
21.9
(71.4)
18.1
(64.6)
13.9
(57.0)
20.3
(68.6)
Record low °C (°F) 2.9
(37.2)
3.8
(38.8)
4.7
(40.5)
9.9
(49.8)
15.3
(59.5)
19.3
(66.7)
21.1
(70.0)
21.3
(70.3)
16.8
(62.2)
12.0
(53.6)
6.2
(43.2)
3.4
(38.1)
2.9
(37.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 44.2
(1.74)
49.2
(1.94)
83.3
(3.28)
201.3
(7.93)
393.4
(15.49)
467.8
(18.42)
372.7
(14.67)
383.1
(15.08)
264.5
(10.41)
85.0
(3.35)
43.2
(1.70)
37.1
(1.46)
2,424.8
(95.47)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.1 10.3 13.8 14.4 17.0 19.2 18.1 18.4 14.2 5.9 5.0 5.1 148.5
Average
relative humidity
(%)
73 80 85 87 85 86 84 84 81 72 70 67 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 120.7 84.3 67.0 86.5 140.7 161.7 202.5 185.0 178.6 197.7 170.1 152.6 1,747.4
Percent possible sunshine 36 26 18 23 35 40 49 47 49 55 51 46 40
Source: China Meteorological Administration[8][9][10]

Notes

  1. ^ Yangjiang has also been romanized via Mandarin as Yang-keang[3] and Yang-kiang.[4]

References

Citations

  1. ^ "China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ISBN 978-7-5037-7837-7. Archived from the original
    on 2017-12-22.
  3. ^ Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), "China" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
  4. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kwang-Tung" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. XV (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  5. ^ "China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  6. ^ Bolton & al. (1941), p. 262.
  7. PMID 21092626
    .
  8. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  9. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  10. ^ 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集(1971-2000年). China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.

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