Yizhang County
Yizhang County
宜章县 Ichang | ||
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Postal code 4242XX | ||
Yizhang County (simplified Chinese: 宜章县; traditional Chinese: 宜章縣; pinyin: Yízhāng Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chenzhou. Yizhang County covers 2,142.7 km2 (827.3 sq mi). As of 2015, it had a registered population of 644,300 and a resident population of 589,400.[2]
Location
Located on the southern margin of the province, it is adjacent to the south of the city proper in Chenzhou, and near the northern border of
Administration
The county has 14 towns and five townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Yuxi Town (玉溪镇).[3]
- 14 towns
- Baishidu (白石渡镇)
- Bali (笆篱镇)
- Huangsha (黄沙镇)
- Litian (里田镇)
- Liyuan (栗源镇)
- Meitian (梅田镇)
- Tiantang(天塘镇)
- Wuling (五岭镇)
- Yangmeishan (杨梅山镇)
- Yanquan (岩泉镇)
- Yaogangxian (瑶岗仙镇)
- Yiliu (一六镇)
- Yingchun(迎春镇)
- Yuxi (玉溪镇)
- 4 townships
- 1 ethnic township
- Yao Mangshan (莽山瑶族乡)
History
In early 1928
County town
The county town is at the border between Hunan and Guangdong. The national highway from Guangzhou to Beijing passes through the middle of the town.
Environment
A beautiful tourist park is Mangshan Mountain National Forest Park. The 1902-meter peak of Shikengkong (石坑崆), on the interprovincial border, stands some 50 km south of the county town.
Climate
| Climate data for Yizhang (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) | 26.5 (79.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.6 (94.3) |
35.3 (95.5) |
37.0 (98.6) |
41.0 (105.8) |
40.2 (104.4) |
37.5 (99.5) |
37.2 (99.0) |
32.9 (91.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
30.4 (86.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 78.1 (3.07) |
82.2 (3.24) |
154.0 (6.06) |
181.9 (7.16) |
203.0 (7.99) |
236.6 (9.31) |
137.9 (5.43) |
154.7 (6.09) |
62.3 (2.45) |
55.6 (2.19) |
69.4 (2.73) |
53.2 (2.09) |
1,468.9 (57.81) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.5 | 13.3 | 18.5 | 17.2 | 17.8 | 17.2 | 12.5 | 14.3 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 157.6 |
| Average snowy days | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
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80 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 62.3 | 58.4 | 55.8 | 81.8 | 107.4 | 124.6 | 209.1 | 186.4 | 154.8 | 142.1 | 118.5 | 102.8 | 1,404 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 19 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 32 | 32 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Yizhang" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ 2015年宜章县国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Yizhang County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. Chenzhou People's Government. or yzx.gov.cn
- ^ 《湖南省民政厅关于同意宜章县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕96号 [result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Yizhang County on 27 November 2015]. rednet.cn Hunan. 2015-12-04., also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》. people.com Hunan. 2015-12-08. or xinhuanet.com
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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