Guiyang County

For other places called Guiyang, see Guiyang (disambiguation).
Guiyang County
桂阳县
Kweiyang
County
Guiyang is located in Hunan
Guiyang
Guiyang
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 25°45′18″N 112°44′02″E / 25.755°N 112.734°E / 25.755; 112.734[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityChenzhou
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
4244XX

Guiyang County (simplified Chinese: 桂阳县; traditional Chinese: 桂陽縣; pinyin: Guìyáng Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Chenzhou prefecture-level City.

Located on the southern part of the province, it is adjacent to the east of the city proper in Chenzhou. The county is bordered to the north by Changning and Leiyang Cities, to the west by Xintian and Jiahe Counties, to the south by Linwu County, to the east by Suxian and Beihu Districts. Guiyang County covers 2,958.3 km2 (1,142.2 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 904,400 and a resident population of 711,700.[2] The county has 17 towns, three subdistricts and two townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Longtan Subdistrict (龙潭街道).[3]

Administrative divisions

3 subdistricts
17 towns
1 townships
1 ethnic township

Climate

Climate data for Guiyang, elevation 329 m (1,079 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) 25.5
(77.9) 		31.1
(88.0) 		32.4
(90.3) 		34.1
(93.4) 		34.9
(94.8) 		37.0
(98.6) 		39.2
(102.6) 		38.9
(102.0) 		37.6
(99.7) 		34.9
(94.8) 		32.9
(91.2) 		25.7
(78.3) 		39.2
(102.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.3
(48.7) 		12.5
(54.5) 		16.4
(61.5) 		22.9
(73.2) 		27.1
(80.8) 		30.2
(86.4) 		33.1
(91.6) 		32.1
(89.8) 		28.4
(83.1) 		23.5
(74.3) 		18.2
(64.8) 		12.1
(53.8) 		22.2
(71.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.9
(42.6) 		8.6
(47.5) 		12.4
(54.3) 		18.5
(65.3) 		22.8
(73.0) 		26.1
(79.0) 		28.6
(83.5) 		27.5
(81.5) 		24.1
(75.4) 		19.1
(66.4) 		13.8
(56.8) 		8.1
(46.6) 		18.0
(64.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5) 		6.0
(42.8) 		9.6
(49.3) 		15.3
(59.5) 		19.6
(67.3) 		23.2
(73.8) 		25.3
(77.5) 		24.4
(75.9) 		21.1
(70.0) 		16.0
(60.8) 		10.5
(50.9) 		5.3
(41.5) 		15.0
(59.0)
Record low °C (°F) −5.0
(23.0) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		2.5
(36.5) 		9.0
(48.2) 		12.3
(54.1) 		16.5
(61.7) 		17.1
(62.8) 		12.0
(53.6) 		3.0
(37.4) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−7.2
(19.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 80.8
(3.18) 		94.7
(3.73) 		166.9
(6.57) 		177.0
(6.97) 		186.2
(7.33) 		213.8
(8.42) 		131.7
(5.19) 		174.2
(6.86) 		69.6
(2.74) 		69.8
(2.75) 		79.6
(3.13) 		59.7
(2.35) 		1,504
(59.22)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 15.5 15.0 19.3 16.9 17.5 16.9 11.6 14.2 11.2 10.6 11.3 12.1 172.1
Average snowy days 2.8 1.5 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 5.3
Average relative humidity (%) 82 82 83 79 79 78 70 75 77 76 77 76 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 67.6 71.6 80.4 113.4 139.9 156.1 238.2 195.3 142.7 132.3 119.4 102.9 1,559.8
Percent possible sunshine 29 20 22 22 29 34 38 57 49 39 37 37 32
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Notable people

Calcite crystals, Leiping, Guiyang County, from a find in 2000.
  • Liu Fangwu (1898–1994), a Nationalist (KMT) general, a graduate of Whampoa Military Academy, best known for his leadership in the Battle of Yenangyaung.

References

  1. ^ "Guiyang" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ about the population of Guiyang County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Guiyang County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development - (2015年桂阳县国民经济和社会发展统计公报): tjj.czs.gov or hngy.gov
  3. ^ the divisions of Guiyang County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Guiyang County on November 27, 2015 - 《湖南省民政厅关于同意桂阳县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕95号): rednet.cn Archived 2017-01-31 at the Wayback Machine, also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》: people.com Archived 2017-04-07 at the Wayback Machine or xinhuanet.com
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.


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