Yangchun
阳春市 Yeungchun | |
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 Yangchun is the northernmost division on this map of Yangjiang | |
  Yangchun | |
| Coordinates: 22°10′13″N 111°47′30″E / 22.1704°N 111.7916°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Yangjiang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,055 km2 (1,566 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Total | 849,504 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 529600 |
| Area code | 662 |
| Licence plates | 粤QX, 粤QY |
| Website | Official website |
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| Simplified Chinese | 阳春 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陽春 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yángchūn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Yèuhngchēun | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Yeungchun | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Sunny Spring Yang Spring | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Yangchun, alternately romanized as Yeungchun,[lower-alpha 1] is a county-level city in southwestern Guangdong, China, administered as a part of the prefecture-level city of Yangjiang. Yangchun has an area of 4,055 km2 (1,566 sq mi) and had approximately 1.05 million inhabitants in 2003.
History
Under the Qing, Yangchun County made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.[1]
Administrative divisions
Yangchun (as Chunzhou) on the 1136 Yuji Tu
Yangchun is divided into the urban quarter Chuncheng (春城街道) and fifteen towns (镇).[4]
The municipalities are:
- 河塱镇 Helang Town
- 松柏镇 Songbai Town
- 石望镇 Shiwang Town
- 春湾镇 Chunwan Town
- 合水镇 Heshui Town
- 陂面镇 Baimian Town
- 圭岗镇 Kyu Kong Town
- 永宁镇 Yongning Town
- 马水镇 Mashui Town
- 岗美镇 Gangmei Town
- 河口镇 Hekou Town
- 潭水镇 Tanshui Town
- 三甲镇 Sanjia Town
- 双滘镇 Shuangjiao Town
- 八甲镇 Bajia Town
Climate
| Climate data for Yangchun (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) | 28.6 (83.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
33.1 (91.6) |
35.1 (95.2) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.4 (99.3) |
38.4 (101.1) |
37.4 (99.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.9 (93.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
38.4 (101.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
23.1 (73.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
1.4 (34.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 53.0 (2.09) |
62.9 (2.48) |
83.5 (3.29) |
201.4 (7.93) |
301.8 (11.88) |
488.1 (19.22) |
392.6 (15.46) |
332.5 (13.09) |
238.2 (9.38) |
97.1 (3.82) |
52.2 (2.06) |
39.5 (1.56) |
2,342.8 (92.26) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.3 | 10.8 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 19.5 | 21.8 | 19.8 | 18.8 | 14.8 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 164.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 78 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 109.8 | 80.2 | 63.3 | 85.8 | 138.7 | 154.2 | 194.2 | 178.6 | 173.3 | 189.4 | 163.1 | 142.6 | 1,673.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 32 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 34 | 38 | 47 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 49 | 43 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Notes
References
Citations
- 1 2 Bolton & al. (1941), p. 262.
- ↑ Gützlaff, Charles (1838), China Opened, p. 527.
- ↑ Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
- ↑ 阳春市 (in Simplified Chinese).
- ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
Bibliography
- "阳春市概况地图 (Yangchun overview map)".
- Bolton, Kingsley; et al. (1941), Triad Societies, Vol. 5, Abingdon: Routledge, ISBN 9780415243971, reprinted 2000.
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