Gaoyang County
Gaoyang County (simplified Chinese: 高阳县; traditional Chinese: 高陽縣; pinyin: Gāoyáng Xiàn; lit. 'High Sun') is a county in the central part of Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Baoding and has an area of 497 km2 (192 sq mi).
Gaoyang County
高阳县 Kaoyang | |
|---|---|
 Gaoyang in Baoding | |
.png.webp) Baoding in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 38°42′00″N 115°46′44″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Baoding |
| County seat | Gaoyang Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 497 km2 (192 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (42 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 320,000 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 071500 |
The county seat is in Gaoyang Town (高阳镇).
Administrative divisions
There are 4 towns and 5 townships under the county's administration.[1]
Towns:
- Gaoyang (高阳镇), Pangkou (庞口镇), Xiyan (西演镇), Xingjianan (邢家南镇)
Townships:
- Jinzhuang Township (晋庄乡), Pukou Township (蒲口乡), Xiaowangguozhuang Township (小王果庄乡), Longhua Township (龙化乡), Pangjiazhuang Township (庞家佐乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Gaoyang (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
33.8 (92.8) |
38.8 (101.8) |
39.9 (103.8) |
41.6 (106.9) |
38.3 (100.9) |
35.4 (95.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
41.6 (106.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
18.8 (65.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
6.3 (43.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
0.3 (32.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.8 (−5.4) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
1.9 (35.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−21.1 (−6.0) |
−21.1 (−6.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.2 (0.09) |
4.0 (0.16) |
9.6 (0.38) |
20.4 (0.80) |
34.2 (1.35) |
65.8 (2.59) |
130.9 (5.15) |
107.0 (4.21) |
49.5 (1.95) |
21.9 (0.86) |
11.5 (0.45) |
2.3 (0.09) |
459.3 (18.08) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 59 | 53 | 52 | 54 | 60 | 63 | 76 | 81 | 76 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 65 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] | |||||||||||||
Notable inhabitants
- Liang Tsai-Ping, guzheng player
- Qi Xin, author and member of the Chinese Communist Party, wife of Chinese communist revolutionary Xi Zhongxun and mother of Chinese Communist Party General Secretary and Chinese President Xi Jinping
References
- 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：高阳县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
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