Hengshan County
Hengshan County
衡山县 | |
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Coordinates: 27°13′49″N 112°52′06″E / 27.2302343467°N 112.8683120136°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hunan |
Prefecture-level city | Hengyang |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Hengshan County (Chinese: 衡山县; pinyin: Héngshān Xiàn; lit. 'Mount Heng') is a county in the Province of Hunan, China and it is under the administration of Hengyang prefecture-level city. Located in the north of Hengyang and the east-central part of Hunan province, the county is bordered to the north by Xiangtan County, to the northwest by Shuangfeng County, to the southwest and south by Hengyang County, Nanyue District and Hengnan County, to the east by Hengdong County. The county of Hengshan covers 934 km2 (361 sq mi) with a population of 449,500 (as of 2015). It has five townships and seven towns under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Kaiyun Town (开云镇).[1]
History
[edit]The county of Hengshan was named after the Hengshan Mountain, the place name of Hengshan was described in the Book of Documents (one of the Five Classics of ancient Chinese literature). It was belonged to the territory of Chu State in the Spring and Autumn period, it was part of Changsha Commandery (长沙
Divisions
[edit]- 7 towns
- 5 townships
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Hengshan (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) | 26.6 (79.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.4 (99.3) |
38.2 (100.8) |
39.9 (103.8) |
41.2 (106.2) |
38.6 (101.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
41.2 (106.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
34.6 (94.3) |
33.8 (92.8) |
29.8 (85.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
18.3 (65.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
5.8 (42.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5.3 (41.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.1 (37.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.3 (3.04) |
83.3 (3.28) |
164.1 (6.46) |
163.2 (6.43) |
213.7 (8.41) |
207.9 (8.19) |
133.3 (5.25) |
105.2 (4.14) |
70.4 (2.77) |
59.7 (2.35) |
80.6 (3.17) |
60.3 (2.37) |
1,419 (55.86) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.6 | 14.8 | 18.8 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 15.3 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 156 |
Average snowy days | 3.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 81 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 78 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 54.0 | 56.3 | 67.6 | 96.0 | 127.8 | 132.7 | 228.8 | 193.3 | 147.2 | 123.7 | 105.9 | 88.0 | 1,421.3 |
Percent possible sunshine | 16 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 54 | 48 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 27 | 31 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] |
Economy
[edit]According to preliminary accounting of the statistical authority, the gross domestic product of Hengshan County in 2017 was 16,722 million yuan (2,477 million US dollars), up by 8.6 percent over the previous year. Of this total, the value added of the primary industry was 3,210 million yuan (475 million US dollars), up by 3.3 percent, that of the secondary industry was 4,634 million yuan (686 million US dollars), up by 6.6 percent and that of the tertiary industry was 8,878 million yuan (1,315 million US dollars), up by 11.8 percent. The value added of the primary industry accounted for 19.20 percent of the GDP; that of the secondary industry accounted for 27.71 percent; and that of the tertiary industry accounted for 53.09 percent. The per capita GDP in 2017 was 43,416 yuan (6,430 US dollars).[6]
References
[edit]- ^ According to the Official Reply of Hunan Provincial Civil Affairs Department on approving township-level division adjustment programmes of Hengshan County (November 18, 2015) / 《
湖南 省 民政 厅关于同意 衡山县乡镇区划调整 方案 的 批复》(2015年 11月18日 湘民行 发〔2015〕34号 ) see rednet.cn (Dec.4, 2015) or m.rednet - ^ history of Hengshan County / 衡山县建
制 沿革 see hengshan.gov (2018-04-03 ) - ^
撰文 :朱 家 雄 . "錢 鍾書筆 下 的 三 閭大學 ". Archived from the original on 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2018-02-28. - ^
中国 气象数 据 网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023. - ^
中国 气象数 据 网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023. - ^ according to the Statistical Communiqué of Hengshan County on the 2017 National Economic and Social Development / 衡山县2017
年 国民 经济和 社会 发展统计公 报 see hntj.gov (2018-03-13) or hengshan.gov (2018-03-29)