Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County
Xiuyan
岫岩县 ᠰᡳᡠᠶᠠᠨ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ Siuyen | |
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岫岩满族 ᠰᡳᡠᠶᠠᠨ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County | |
![]() Xiuyan in Anshan | |
![]() Anshan in Liaoning | |
Coordinates: 40°17′28″N 123°16′52″E / 40.291°N 123.281°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Liaoning |
Prefecture-level city | Anshan |
County seat | Yahe Subdistrict |
Area | |
• Total | 4,502 km2 (1,738 sq mi) |
Elevation | 79.6 m (261.2 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 413,007 |
• Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 114300 |
Website | www |
Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 岫岩满族
Administrative divisions
[edit]There are 3 subdistricts, 18 towns and 3 townships under the county's administration.[2]
- 3 subdistricts
- Fuchang Subdistrict (阜昌
街道 ) - Xinglong Subdistrict (兴隆
街道 ) - Yahe Subdistrict (
雅 河 街道 )
- 18 towns
- Sanjiazi (
三 家 子 镇) - Shimiaozi (
石 庙子镇) - Huanghuadian (
黄 花 甸镇) - Dayingzi (
大 营子镇) - Suzigou (苏子沟镇)
- Pianling (
偏 岭镇) - Hadabei (哈达
碑 镇) - Xindian (
新 甸镇) - Yanghe (
洋 河 镇) - Yangjiabao (杨家堡镇)
- Qingliangshan (
清 凉山镇) - Shihuiyao (
石灰 窑镇) - Qianying (
前 营镇) - Longtan (龙潭镇)
- Muniu (
牧牛 镇) - Yaoshan (药山镇)
- Dafangshen (
大房 身 镇) - Chaoyang (
朝 阳镇)
- 3 townships
- Hongqiyingzi Township (红旗营子乡)
- Linggou Township (岭沟乡)
- Shaozihe Township (哨子
河 乡)
Geography and climate
[edit]Xiuyan borders Yingkou and Gaizhou to the west, Donggang and Zhuanghe to the south and Haicheng and Liaoyang to the north. Its latitude ranges from 40° 00' to 40° 39' N and longitude 122° 52' to 123° 41' E, and the area is 4,507 km2 (1,740 sq mi). The county's area is dominated by low-lying mountains part of the Changbai Mountains, with the highest peak in the county, Mount Maokui (
Xiuyan has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa) characterised by hot, humid summers, due to the monsoon, and rather long, cold, and very dry winters, due to the Siberian anticyclone. The four seasons here are distinctive. A majority of the annual rainfall occurs in July and August. The monthly 24-hour average temperatures ranges from −9.8 °C (14.4 °F) in January to 23.3 °C (73.9 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 8.2 °C (46.8 °F). Due to the mountainous location, temperatures tend to be slightly cooler than areas to the south and west, and summer rainfall is more generous.
Climate data for Xiuyan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
30.4 (86.7) |
33.5 (92.3) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.7 (99.9) |
36.4 (97.5) |
36.3 (97.3) |
29.4 (84.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
37.7 (99.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
1.7 (35.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
7.3 (45.1) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
14.8 (58.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.5 (14.9) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
1.5 (34.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
8.4 (47.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.9 (5.2) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
3.0 (37.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
3.0 (37.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −31.6 (−24.9) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
0.1 (32.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
7.3 (45.1) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
−25.3 (−13.5) |
−31.6 (−24.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.6 (0.18) |
10.3 (0.41) |
14.9 (0.59) |
40.9 (1.61) |
63.5 (2.50) |
95.2 (3.75) |
183.8 (7.24) |
226.2 (8.91) |
67.6 (2.66) |
39.3 (1.55) |
26.0 (1.02) |
9.5 (0.37) |
781.8 (30.79) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 11.1 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 86.2 |
Average snowy days | 5.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 25.9 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 66 | 77 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 69 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.1 | 179.3 | 216.5 | 213.3 | 230.1 | 175.9 | 133.2 | 170.7 | 202.9 | 194.5 | 157.1 | 158.0 | 2,213.6 |
Percent possible sunshine | 61 | 59 | 58 | 53 | 51 | 39 | 29 | 40 | 55 | 57 | 53 | 55 | 51 |
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Weather China [3] |
References
[edit]- ^ "
鞍山 市 第 七次全国人口普查公报(第 二 号 )——县区人口 情 况" (in Chinese). Government of Anshan. 2021-06-18. - ^ 2022
年 统计用 区 划代码和城 乡划分 代 码:岫岩满族自治 县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. - ^ a b 岫岩 - 气象
数 据 -中国 天 气网 (in Simplified Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 2012-07-17. - ^
中国 气象数 据 网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 29 July 2023. - ^
中国 气象数 据 网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 29 July 2023.