Yingshang County (simplified Chinese: 颍上县; traditional Chinese: 潁上縣; pinyin: Yǐngshàng Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Anhui province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Fuyang. The Huai River, which frequently floods, forms part of the county's southern border.
Yingshang
颍上县 | |
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| Coordinates: 32°39′11″N 116°15′25″E / 32.653°N 116.257°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Fuyang |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,859 km2 (718 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 1,295,000 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal Code | 236200 |
Yingshang is an agricultural county with wheat and rice as the main crops, and a million tons of food produced each year from 2007 to 2016.
The county has proven iron ore reserves registering in the hundreds of millions of tons. Coal reserves are estimated at 100 million tons.
Administrative divisions
editAt present, Yingshang County has 21 towns, 7 townships and 1 ethnic township.[1]
- 21 towns
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- 7 townships
- 1 ethnic townships
- Hui Saijian Township (赛涧回族乡)
Climate
edit| Climate data for Yingshang (1991–2020 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) | 20.4 (68.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
36.5 (97.7) |
38.4 (101.1) |
40.2 (104.4) |
38.1 (100.6) |
37.2 (99.0) |
34.1 (93.4) |
29.2 (84.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
4.2 (39.6) |
15.8 (60.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
1.1 (34.0) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
0.6 (33.1) |
11.8 (53.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.8 (1.8) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33.4 (1.31) |
38.2 (1.50) |
59.4 (2.34) |
62.5 (2.46) |
84.0 (3.31) |
167.4 (6.59) |
220.3 (8.67) |
124.6 (4.91) |
68.9 (2.71) |
53.7 (2.11) |
44.9 (1.77) |
24.3 (0.96) |
981.6 (38.64) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.6 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 104.1 |
| Average snowy days | 4.1 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 9.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 83 | 84 | 80 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 118.6 | 120.9 | 156.8 | 184.6 | 193.7 | 170.6 | 189.6 | 183.5 | 156.4 | 156.2 | 144.1 | 132.8 | 1,907.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 37 | 39 | 42 | 47 | 45 | 40 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 阜阳市-行政区划王 (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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