Wengyuan County
Wengyuan
翁源县 Yungyun | |
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![]() Location in Shaoguan and Guangdong | |
Coordinates: 24°21′01″N 114°07′49″E / 24.3503°N 114.1303°ECoordinates: 24°21′01″N 114°07′49″E / 24.3503°N 114.1303°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Prefecture-level city | Shaoguan |
Area | |
• County | 2,234 km2 (863 sq mi) |
Highest elevation [1] (Qixingdun peak (七星墩)) | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
Lowest elevation [1] (Guangdu town) | 100 m (300 ft) |
Population (2019) | 421,756 |
• Urban | 123,685 |
• Rural | 298,071 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Wengyuan (postal: Yungyun; Chinese: 翁源; pinyin: Wēngyuán) is a county in the north of Guangdong Province, China, bordering Jiangxi to the northeast. It is under the administration of Shaoguan City. It has a population of 421,756 in 2019, 99.55% of whom speak Hakka. Yao languages are spoken in some parts of the county. 0.616% of the population belongs to minority ethnic groups, most of them Yao.[2]
The name means 'source of the Weng River', which is a tributary of the Bei River.
Wengyuan is noted for its plum blossoms[3] and orchid floriculture, which account for 70% of China's orchid production.[4][5]
Administrative divisions[]
The county is responsible for the administration of eight towns:[6]
- Towns
- Longxian (龙仙镇)
- (坝仔镇)
- (江尾镇)
- (官渡镇)
- (周陂镇)
- (翁城镇)
- Xinjiang (新江镇)
- (铁龙镇), formerly known as Tielong Forest Farm (铁龙林场)
Climate[]
Climate data for Wengyuan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 28.3 (82.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.1 (93.4) |
36.1 (97.0) |
38.3 (100.9) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.5 (101.3) |
38.1 (100.6) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
39.5 (103.1) |
Average high °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.5 (88.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.5 (92.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
Average low °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61.5 (2.42) |
106.5 (4.19) |
162.6 (6.40) |
241.9 (9.52) |
259.6 (10.22) |
310.9 (12.24) |
174.1 (6.85) |
174.1 (6.85) |
119.0 (4.69) |
35.4 (1.39) |
42.4 (1.67) |
36.8 (1.45) |
1,724.8 (67.89) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 76 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center |
References[]
- ^ a b "自然地理-翁源县人民政府".
- ^ "民族人口-翁源县人民政府". www.wengyuan.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "广东春日去寻芳 翁源县赏花之旅". travel.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ 钟宏连 (2021-01-25). "韶关兰花来莞展销". finance.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "以花为"径" "中国兰花第一县"广东翁源的脱贫路-中新网". www.chinanews.com. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "2020年统计用区划代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
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