Yingcheng (simplified Chinese: 应城; traditional Chinese: 應城; pinyin: Yìngchéng) is a county-level city of about 600,000 inhabitants in Xiaogan, eastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China.
Yingcheng
应城市 | |
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 Street view near the center of Yingcheng | |
  Yingcheng Location of the city | |
| Coordinates: 30°55′41″N 113°34′23″E / 30.928°N 113.573°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Xiaogan |
| City seat | Chengzhong |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 1,103 km2 (426 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 183.78 km2 (70.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • County-level city | 593,812 |
| • Estimate (2017) | 657,000 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 181,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 432400 |
| Area code | 0712 |
History
editOn December 26, 2019, a minor earthquake struck the area.[citation needed]
Township-level divisions
edit- Chengzhong Subdistrict (城中街道), Chengbei Subdistrict (城北街道), Silipeng Subdistrict (四里棚街道), Dongmafang Subdistrict (东马坊街道), Changjiangbu Subdistrict (长江埠街道)
Ten towns:
- Tiandian (田店镇), Yanghe (杨河镇), Sanhe (三合镇), Langjun (郎君镇), Huangtan (黄滩镇), Tian'e (天鹅镇), Yihe (义和镇), Chenhe (陈河镇), Yangling (杨岭镇), Tangchi (汤池镇)
Two other areas:
- Yingcheng Economic Area (经济技术开发区), Nanyuan Farm (南垸良种场)
Notable people
edit- Li Qing (born 1972), Chinese diver
- Yu Linxiang (born 1945), Chinese general
- Jiang Zuobin (1884–1942), Chinese politician and diplomat
- Yang Deqing (born 1942), Chinese general
- Liu Renjing (1902–1987), Chinese politician
Climate
edit| Climate data for Yingcheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
31.3 (88.3) |
34.1 (93.4) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.8 (101.8) |
38.5 (101.3) |
33.8 (92.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
38.8 (101.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
30.1 (86.2) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.3 (90.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
21.5 (70.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
6.3 (43.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
23.4 (74.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
2.4 (36.3) |
6.9 (44.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
1.7 (35.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.4 (11.5) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
0.4 (32.7) |
6.7 (44.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38.1 (1.50) |
48.0 (1.89) |
69.1 (2.72) |
113.4 (4.46) |
139.9 (5.51) |
179.3 (7.06) |
213.8 (8.42) |
114.8 (4.52) |
68.5 (2.70) |
66.8 (2.63) |
47.8 (1.88) |
24.4 (0.96) |
1,123.9 (44.25) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.2 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 115.6 |
| Average snowy days | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 9.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 103.9 | 101.8 | 130.3 | 154.2 | 167.2 | 152.6 | 199.8 | 208.8 | 160.1 | 147.4 | 134.4 | 121.5 | 1,782 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 32 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 47 | 51 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 39 | 40 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c 应城市历史沿革 [Yingcheng City Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
1996年，应城市面积1103平方千米{...}2010年第六次人口普查，应城市常住总人口593812人，其中：城中街道134010人，城北街道43785人，四里棚街道24438人，东马坊街道40684人，长江埠街道23504人，田店镇14570人，杨河镇37398人，三合镇28568人，郎君镇50520人，黄滩镇45325人，天鹅镇26812人，义和镇18922人，陈河镇43200人，杨岭镇27861人，汤池镇13354人，应城市经济技术开发区17204人，南垸良种场3657人。
- ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 66. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ 2017年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：应城市 [2017 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Yingcheng City]. National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
统计用区划代码 名称 420981001000 城中街道办事处 420981002000 城北街道办事处 420981003000 四里棚街道办事处 420981004000 东马坊街道办事处 420981005000 长江埠街道办事处 420981100000 田店镇 420981101000 杨河镇 420981102000 三合镇 420981103000 郎君镇 420981104000 黄滩镇 420981105000 天鹅镇 420981106000 义和镇 420981107000 陈河镇 420981108000 杨岭镇 420981109000 汤池镇 420981400000 经济技术开发区 420981500000 南垸良种场
- ^ 行政区划 [Administrative Divisions] (in Simplified Chinese). Yingcheng People's Government. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
2014年，应城有5个街道办事处、10个镇、1个良种场、1个省级经济开发区（省管）
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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