Yangquan
37°51′N 113°34′E / 37.850°N 113.567°E
Yangquan
阳泉 | |
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| 阳泉市 | |
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 Yangquan City (red) in Shanxi (orange) and China | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Districts | 3 |
| Counties | 2 |
| Incorporated (prefecture) | 1952 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,452 km2 (1,719 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 1,368,502 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 045000 |
| Area code | +86(0)0353 |
| License Plate Prefix | 晋C |
| Administrative division code | 140300 |
| ISO 3166-2 | CN-14-03 |
| Website | http://www.yq.gov.cn/ |
Yángquán (simplified Chinese: 阳泉; traditional Chinese: 陽泉) is a prefecture-level city in the east of Shanxi province, People's Republic of China. Situated at the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau and the west side of the Taihang Mountains, Yangquan occupies a total area of 4,452 square kilometres (1,719 sq mi). According to the 2010 Census, Yangquan has a population of 1,368,502 inhabitants, 95,386 more than in 2000 (an annualized growth rate of 0.73% for the last decade).[1]
Administrative Divisions
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Pinyin | Population (2010 Census) |
Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | City District | 城区 | Chéng Qū | 193,106 | 19 | 10,163 |
| 2 | Mining District | 矿区 | Kuàng Qū | 242,994 | 10 | 24,299 |
| 3 | Suburban District | 郊区 | Jiāo Qū | 286,055 | 633 | 452 |
| 4 | Pingding County | 平定县 | Píngdìng Xiàn | 335,265 | 1,350 | 248 |
| 5 | Yu County | 盂县 | Yù Xiàn | 311,082 | 2,439 | 128 |
Geography and climate
Yangquan has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa),[2] with cold and very dry winters, and hot, somewhat humid summers. Monthly daily average temperatures range from −3.4 °C (25.9 °F) in January to 24.0 °C (75.2 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 11.3 °C (52.3 °F). The annual precipitation stands at 516 millimetres (20.3 in), with close to 75% of this total falling from June to September. The city is quite sunny, receiving upwards of 2,700 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for Yangquan(1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
6.5 (43.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.1 (0.16) |
6.5 (0.26) |
14.5 (0.57) |
20.9 (0.82) |
43.6 (1.72) |
71.7 (2.82) |
130.9 (5.15) |
119.7 (4.71) |
61.6 (2.43) |
26.2 (1.03) |
12.3 (0.48) |
3.9 (0.15) |
515.9 (20.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 10.0 | 14.6 | 12.9 | 9.0 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 80.4 |
| Source: Weather China | |||||||||||||
Transportation
Twinned cities
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References
- ^ Template:Zh icon Compilation by LianXin website. Data from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China
- ^ Peel, M. C., Finlayson, B. L., and McMahon, T. A.: Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 1633-1644, doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007, 2007.
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