Guiyang County

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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; 112.734Coordinates: 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]

Climate[]

Climate data for Guiyang (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)
Average high °C (°F) 9.2
(48.6) 		11.4
(52.5) 		15.6
(60.1) 		22.3
(72.1) 		26.7
(80.1) 		30.0
(86.0) 		33.1
(91.6) 		32.1
(89.8) 		28.1
(82.6) 		23.2
(73.8) 		17.8
(64.0) 		12.4
(54.3) 		21.8
(71.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9) 		7.7
(45.9) 		11.6
(52.9) 		17.8
(64.0) 		22.3
(72.1) 		25.7
(78.3) 		28.4
(83.1) 		27.3
(81.1) 		23.7
(74.7) 		18.7
(65.7) 		13.3
(55.9) 		7.9
(46.2) 		17.5
(63.5)
Average low °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4) 		5.2
(41.4) 		8.7
(47.7) 		14.6
(58.3) 		19.0
(66.2) 		22.7
(72.9) 		25.0
(77.0) 		24.0
(75.2) 		20.6
(69.1) 		15.4
(59.7) 		9.9
(49.8) 		4.6
(40.3) 		14.4
(57.9)
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) 77.9
(3.07) 		111.7
(4.40) 		157.0
(6.18) 		186.4
(7.34) 		198.1
(7.80) 		202.4
(7.97) 		126.9
(5.00) 		159.3
(6.27) 		76.0
(2.99) 		77.9
(3.07) 		67.2
(2.65) 		44.6
(1.76) 		1,485.4
(58.5)
Average relative humidity (%) 84 85 85 83 80 80 71 77 80 79 77 77 80
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[4]

Administrative divisions[]

3 subdistricts
  • (黄沙坪街道)
  • Longtan (龙潭街道)
  • Lufeng (鹿峰街道)
17 towns
  • (敖泉镇)
  • (舂陵江镇)
  • Fangyuan (方元镇)
  • (浩塘镇)
  • Heping (和平镇)
  • Heye (荷叶镇)
  • (雷坪镇)
  • Liantang (莲塘镇)
  • (流峰镇)
  • (欧阳海镇)
  • (仁义镇)
  • Sili (四里镇)
  • Taihe (太和镇)
  • Tangshi (塘市镇)
  • (洋市镇)
  • (樟市镇)
  • (正和镇)
1 townships
  • (桥市乡)
1 ethnic township
  • (白水瑶族乡)

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. ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Guiyang" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 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, also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》: people.com or xinhuanet.com
  4. ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.


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