Heyang County
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Heyang County
合阳县 Hoyang | |
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 Heyang in Weinan | |
.png) Weinan in Shaanxi | |
| Coordinates: 35°14′17″N 110°08′56″E / 35.238°N 110.149°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Weinan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,437 km2 (555 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 510,000 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal code | 715300 |
| Licence plates | 陕E |
Heyang County (simplified Chinese: 合阳县; traditional Chinese: 合陽縣; pinyin: Héyáng Xiàn, 郃陽) is a county in Shaanxi Province, China, bordering Shanxi Province to the east across the Yellow River. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Weinan.
History
Heyang County dates to at least the early Han, when Liu Bang's elder brother Liu Xi was demoted to being its marquess after fleeing a Xiongnu attack on Dai c. 200 BC.
Legacy
A species of stone loach, Triplophysa heyangensis, is named after Heyang County where it was first discovered.[1]
Administrative divisions
As 2016, this county is divided to 12 towns.[2]
- Towns
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Climate
| Climate data for Heyang (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
36.8 (98.2) |
37.1 (98.8) |
39.2 (102.6) |
39.2 (102.6) |
37.7 (99.9) |
37.3 (99.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.5 (86.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
1.3 (34.3) |
6.8 (44.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
12.1 (53.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
1.8 (35.2) |
7.6 (45.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
7.2 (44.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.0 (−2.2) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−21.2 (−6.2) |
−21.2 (−6.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.2 (0.20) |
9.3 (0.37) |
19.1 (0.75) |
28.8 (1.13) |
53.3 (2.10) |
61.3 (2.41) |
101.6 (4.00) |
107.0 (4.21) |
78.0 (3.07) |
49.5 (1.95) |
17.9 (0.70) |
4.4 (0.17) |
535.4 (21.06) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 60 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 64 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R., eds. (3 December 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "合阳县-行政区划网(区划地名网) www.xzqh.org". www.xzqh.org. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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