Xin'an County
Xin'an County
新安县 Sinan | |
|---|---|
 Xin'an in Luoyang | |
 Luoyang in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 34°43′41″N 112°07′55″E / 34.72806°N 112.13194°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Luoyang |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,160 km2 (450 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 490,200 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 471800 |
Xin'an County (Chinese: 新安县; pinyin: Xīn'ān Xiàn) is a county in the west of Henan Province, bordering Shanxi Province to the north across the Yellow River. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Luoyang, and contains its northernmost point.
History
In ancient China, Xin'an was a county located to the west of Luoyang, former capital of the Zhou Dynasty (1049-256 BCE). The archaeological site of the Hanguguan gate dates back to this time and is thus enlisted by UNESCO as part of the world heritage site “Silk Roads”.[3]
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this county is divided to 10 towns and 1 township.[4]
- Towns
- Townships
- Caocun Township (曹村乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Xin'an (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
37.2 (99.0) |
40.6 (105.1) |
41.7 (107.1) |
40.8 (105.4) |
38.4 (101.1) |
40.4 (104.7) |
33.5 (92.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
41.7 (107.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
20.2 (68.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
2.4 (36.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
3.3 (37.9) |
9.7 (49.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
9.6 (49.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.7 (5.5) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.6 (0.42) |
14.8 (0.58) |
27.0 (1.06) |
30.2 (1.19) |
63.2 (2.49) |
70.4 (2.77) |
148.4 (5.84) |
117.7 (4.63) |
85.4 (3.36) |
47.6 (1.87) |
22.3 (0.88) |
9.4 (0.37) |
647 (25.46) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 58 | 62 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 64 | 57 | 66 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[5] | |||||||||||||
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.
- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ^ 洛阳市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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