Zaoyang
| Zaoyang 枣阳 |
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| — County-level city — | |
| 枣阳市 | |
 Zaoyang
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| Coordinates: 32°08′N 112°45′E / 32.133°N 112.75°ECoordinates: 32°08′N 112°45′E / 32.133°N 112.75°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Xiangyang |
| Township-level divisions | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,277 km2 (1,265 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 1,098,600 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (870/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard Time (UTC+8) |
Zaoyang (simplified Chinese: 枣阳; traditional Chinese: 棗陽; pinyin: Zǎoyáng) is a city in northern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, near the border with Henan province. Administratively, it is a county-level city under the administration of Xiangyang.
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[edit] History
Remains dating back to the Warring States Period (771 - 221 BCE) have been found near the city.[citation needed] Zaoyang was the site of two major battles during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang and the Battle of Zaoyang-Yichang.
[edit] Geography and climate
Zaoyang's administrative area spans in latitude 31° 40'–32° 40' N, or 78 kilometres (48 mi) and in longitude 112° 30'–113° 00' N, or 65 kilometres (40 mi).
Zaoyang has a monsoon-influenced, four season humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with cold, damp (but comparatively dry), winters, and hot, humid summers. Monthly daily averages range from 2.4 °C (36.3 °F) in January to 27.5 °C (81.5 °F) in July, with an annual mean temperature of 15.5 °C (59.9 °F). Precipitation peaks from May to August. The city receives an average 2,100 hours of sunshine per year.
| Climate data for Zaoyang (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
20.73 (69.32) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) |
0.6 (33.1) |
4.8 (40.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
0.7 (33.3) |
11.48 (52.66) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 16.2 (0.638) |
23.9 (0.941) |
46.4 (1.827) |
65.6 (2.583) |
100.5 (3.957) |
119.5 (4.705) |
149.5 (5.886) |
124.6 (4.906) |
82.5 (3.248) |
63.1 (2.484) |
36.0 (1.417) |
14.2 (0.559) |
842.0 (33.15) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.9 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 109.8 |
| Source: Weather.com.cn[1] | |||||||||||||
[edit] Transport
Zaoyang is served by the Hankou–Danjiangkou Railway.
[edit] Notable people
- Emperor Guangwu of Han, creator of the Western Han Dynasty, born in Zaoyang in 5 BCE.
- Nie Haisheng, Flight Engineer of China's 2005 Shenzhou 6 manned spacecraft expedition, born in Zaoyang in 1964.
[edit] References
- ^ "枣阳 - 气象数据 -中国天气网" (in Simplified Chinese). Weather.com.cn. http://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101200208.shtml?. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
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