Gaoyang County (simplified Chinese: 高阳县; traditional Chinese: 高陽縣; pinyin: Gāoyáng Xiàn; lit. 'High Sun') is a county in the central part of Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Baoding and has an area of 497 km2 (192 sq mi).
Gaoyang County
高阳县 Kaoyang | |
|---|---|
 Gaoyang in Baoding | |
.png) Baoding in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 38°42′00″N 115°46′44″E / 38.700°N 115.779°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Baoding |
| County seat | Gaoyang Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 497 km2 (192 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (42 ft) |
| Population (2006)[citation needed] | |
• Total | 320,000 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 071500 |
The county seat is in Gaoyang Town (高阳镇).
Administrative divisions
editThere are 4 towns and 5 townships under the county's administration.[1]
Towns:
- Gaoyang (高阳镇), Pangkou (庞口镇), Xiyan (西演镇), Xingjianan (邢家南镇)
Townships:
- Jinzhuang Township (晋庄乡), Pukou Township (蒲口乡), Xiaowangguozhuang Township (小王果庄乡), Longhua Township (龙化乡), Pangjiazhuang Township (庞家佐乡)
Climate
edit| Climate data for Gaoyang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
33.8 (92.8) |
38.8 (101.8) |
39.9 (103.8) |
41.6 (106.9) |
38.3 (100.9) |
35.4 (95.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
41.6 (106.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
13.3 (55.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
1.1 (34.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
7.3 (45.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.8 (−5.4) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
1.9 (35.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−21.1 (−6.0) |
−21.1 (−6.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.9 (0.07) |
4.8 (0.19) |
8.5 (0.33) |
23.3 (0.92) |
31.4 (1.24) |
64.5 (2.54) |
135.1 (5.32) |
113.0 (4.45) |
47.1 (1.85) |
25.6 (1.01) |
12.3 (0.48) |
2.4 (0.09) |
469.9 (18.49) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 63.2 |
| Average snowy days | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 9.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 59 | 53 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 61 | 74 | 80 | 75 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 63 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 161.9 | 172.0 | 223.1 | 245.2 | 271.9 | 238.8 | 206.9 | 209.0 | 205.3 | 186.6 | 159.4 | 155.7 | 2,435.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 53 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Notable inhabitants
edit- Liang Tsai-Ping, guzheng player
- Qi Xin, author and member of the Chinese Communist Party, wife of Chinese communist revolutionary Xi Zhongxun and mother of Chinese Communist Party General Secretary and Chinese President Xi Jinping
References
edit- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：高阳县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
External links
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