Xi County, Henan
Xi County
息县 | |
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  Xixian Location of the seat in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 32°20′35″N 114°44′24″E / 32.343°N 114.740°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Xinyang |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,836 km2 (709 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 749,400 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 464300 |
Xi County or Xixian (simplified Chinese: 息县; traditional Chinese: 息縣; pinyin: Xī Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Henan province, China. It is the northernmost county-level division of Xinyang. The primary dialect is Zhongyuan Mandarin.
Administrative divisions
[edit]As 2012, this county is divided to 6 towns and 14 townships.[3]
- Towns
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- Townships
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Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Xixian (1991–2017 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
33.8 (92.8) |
37.1 (98.8) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.7 (101.7) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.7 (99.9) |
33.9 (93.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
38.7 (101.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
5.3 (41.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
15.8 (60.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
0.8 (33.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.9 (−2.0) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31.6 (1.24) |
36.5 (1.44) |
61.2 (2.41) |
68.3 (2.69) |
103.8 (4.09) |
146.0 (5.75) |
178.9 (7.04) |
162.5 (6.40) |
75.7 (2.98) |
65.1 (2.56) |
46.8 (1.84) |
23.5 (0.93) |
999.9 (39.37) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.8 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 105.3 |
| Average snowy days | 5.2 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 12 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 103.3 | 106.4 | 136.3 | 165.4 | 162.9 | 159.9 | 169.5 | 159.8 | 138.0 | 136.9 | 127.4 | 116.1 | 1,681.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 32 | 34 | 36 | 42 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 37 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 周口市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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