Xixia County

Xixia County (simplified Chinese: 西峡; traditional Chinese: 西峽; pinyin: Xīxiá; postal: Sisia) is a county in the southwest of Henan province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanyang, and has an area of 3,452 km2 (1,333 sq mi) and a population of 420,000 as of 2002.[3]

Xixia County
西峡县
County
Xixia in Nanyang
Xixia in Nanyang
Nanyang in Henan (note the map includes the sub-prefectural city of Dengzhou)
Nanyang in Henan (note the map includes the sub-prefectural city of Dengzhou)
Coordinates: 33°18′25″N 111°28′26″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityNanyang
Area
[1]
 • Total3,453 km2 (1,333 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total431,800
 • Density130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
474550
Area code0377
Websitewww.xixia.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this county is divided to 3 subdistricts, 10 towns and 6 townships.[4]

Subdistricts
  • Baiyu Subdistrict (白羽街道)
  • Zijin Subdistrict (紫金街道)
  • Lianhua Subdistrict (莲花街道)
Towns
  • Danshui (丹水镇)
  • Xiping (西坪镇)
  • Shuanglong (双龙镇)
  • Huiche (回车镇)
  • Dinghe (丁河镇)
  • Sangping (桑坪镇)
  • Miping (米坪镇)
  • Wuliqiao (五里桥镇)
  • Taiping (太平镇)
  • Chongyang (重阳镇)
Townships
  • Tianguan Township (田关乡)
  • Yangcheng Township (阳城乡)
  • Zhaigen Township (寨根乡)
  • Shijiehe Township (石界河乡)
  • Junmahe Township (军马河乡)
  • Erlangping Township (二郎坪乡)

Climate
Climate data for Xixia (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.3
(70.3)		 23.8
(74.8)		 31.1
(88.0)		 35.7
(96.3)		 39.5
(103.1)		 41.2
(106.2)		 40.5
(104.9)		 38.2
(100.8)		 39.1
(102.4)		 35.1
(95.2)		 29.5
(85.1)		 22.5
(72.5)		 41.2
(106.2)
Average high °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0)		 10.5
(50.9)		 15.3
(59.5)		 22.2
(72.0)		 27.2
(81.0)		 31.0
(87.8)		 31.5
(88.7)		 30.4
(86.7)		 26.6
(79.9)		 21.9
(71.4)		 16.0
(60.8)		 10.1
(50.2)		 20.9
(69.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3)		 4.9
(40.8)		 9.5
(49.1)		 15.9
(60.6)		 20.9
(69.6)		 25.0
(77.0)		 26.6
(79.9)		 25.4
(77.7)		 21.2
(70.2)		 15.9
(60.6)		 9.9
(49.8)		 4.4
(39.9)		 15.2
(59.3)
Average low °C (°F) −1.5
(29.3)		 0.8
(33.4)		 5.0
(41.0)		 10.8
(51.4)		 15.7
(60.3)		 20.2
(68.4)		 23.0
(73.4)		 22.0
(71.6)		 17.5
(63.5)		 11.9
(53.4)		 5.7
(42.3)		 0.4
(32.7)		 11.0
(51.7)
Record low °C (°F) −8.9
(16.0)		 −9.7
(14.5)		 −4.2
(24.4)		 −0.1
(31.8)		 4.3
(39.7)		 12.7
(54.9)		 16.6
(61.9)		 15.4
(59.7)		 8.1
(46.6)		 0.6
(33.1)		 −4.3
(24.3)		 −11.5
(11.3)		 −11.5
(11.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14.9
(0.59)		 17.0
(0.67)		 39.7
(1.56)		 51.5
(2.03)		 78.8
(3.10)		 96.9
(3.81)		 184.7
(7.27)		 157.1
(6.19)		 98.6
(3.88)		 62.8
(2.47)		 31.0
(1.22)		 13.4
(0.53)		 846.4
(33.32)
Average relative humidity (%) 65 65 67 67 67 68 79 81 78 72 67 63 70
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[5]

Transportation

References
  1. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. "Profile of Xixia County" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
  4. 安阳市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  5. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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