Yanting County
Yanting County
盐亭县 | |
|---|---|
.png) Location of Yanting County (red) within Mianyang City (yellow) and Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 31°12′29″N 105°23′20″E / 31.208°N 105.389°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Mianyang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,648 km2 (636 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 457,000 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Yanting County (simplified Chinese: 盐亭县; traditional Chinese: 鹽亭縣; pinyin: Yántíng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Mianyang, in the northeast of Sichuan Province, China.
It has an area of 1645 square kilometers, and a population of 590,000 in 2002.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Yanting County comprises 1 subdistrict, 14 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township:[2]
- subdistrict
- Fengling Subdistrict 凤灵街道
- towns
- Yunxi Town 云溪镇
- Yulong Town 玉龙镇
- Fuyi Town 富驿镇
- Jinkong Town 金孔镇
- Huangdian Town 黄甸镇
- Julong Town 巨龙镇
- Gaoqu Town 高渠镇
- Exi Town 鹅溪镇
- Qibo Town 岐伯镇
- Wentong Town 文通镇
- Yongtai Town 永泰镇
- Jiulong Town 九龙镇
- Xiling Town 西陵镇
- Leizu Town 嫘祖镇
- township
- Lianhuahu Township 莲花湖乡
- ethnic township
- Daxing Hui Ethnic Township 大兴回族乡
Sports
[edit]The 8,000-capacity Yanting Stadium is located in Yanting County. It is used mostly for association football matches.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Yanting, elevation 421 m (1,381 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
33.7 (92.7) |
36.3 (97.3) |
37.4 (99.3) |
39.7 (103.5) |
39.6 (103.3) |
37.7 (99.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.6 (88.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
21.5 (70.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.3 (0.41) |
11.5 (0.45) |
25.1 (0.99) |
48.0 (1.89) |
81.6 (3.21) |
126.8 (4.99) |
190.0 (7.48) |
157.4 (6.20) |
132.5 (5.22) |
50.7 (2.00) |
17.9 (0.70) |
7.9 (0.31) |
859.7 (33.85) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.2 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 13.4 | 13.0 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 121.1 |
| Average snowy days | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 58.4 | 59.9 | 98.2 | 131.9 | 140.1 | 123.7 | 149.9 | 160.5 | 94.2 | 71.1 | 63.9 | 53.0 | 1,204.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 18 | 19 | 26 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 35 | 39 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 26 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Yántíng Xiàn (County, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：盐亭县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website of Yanting County Government Archived 2008-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
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