Guangshan County
Guangshan County 32°00′N 114°54′E / 32.000°N 114.900°E / 32.000; 114.900 | |
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Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Henan |
Prefecture-level city | Xinyang |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 1,829 km2 (706 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 608,900 |
• Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 465450 |
Area code | 0376 |
Website | http://www.guangshan.gov.cn/ |
Guangshan County (Chinese: 光山; pinyin: Guāngshān; postal: Kwangshan) is a county in the southeast of Henan province, China. It is under the administration of Xinyang city. The regional dialect is the Xinyang city dialect of Southwestern Mandarin.
The 13th five-year plan of Xinyang city puts forward the concept of "integration of decoration and light", accelerates the integrated development of Huangchuan and Guangshan counties, constructs the sub central city of the city area, and supports the withdrawal of counties into cities.[3]
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this county is divided to 2 subdistricts, 7 towns and 10 townships.[4]
- Subdistricts
- Xianshan Subdistrict (弦山街道)
- Zishui Subdistrict (紫水街道)
- Towns
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Climate
Climate data for Guangshan (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) | 21.6 (70.9) | 27.5 (81.5) | 31.1 (88.0) | 34.0 (93.2) | 36.4 (97.5) | 37.0 (98.6) | 38.8 (101.8) | 38.3 (100.9) | 37.3 (99.1) | 34.8 (94.6) | 29.2 (84.6) | 22.8 (73.0) | 38.8 (101.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) | 10.4 (50.7) | 15.8 (60.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 26.9 (80.4) | 29.8 (85.6) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.2 (88.2) | 27.6 (81.7) | 22.5 (72.5) | 15.9 (60.6) | 9.6 (49.3) | 20.9 (69.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) | 5.4 (41.7) | 10.5 (50.9) | 16.7 (62.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 25.4 (77.7) | 27.8 (82.0) | 26.9 (80.4) | 22.7 (72.9) | 16.9 (62.4) | 10.3 (50.5) | 4.4 (39.9) | 15.9 (60.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) | 1.5 (34.7) | 6.0 (42.8) | 11.8 (53.2) | 17.2 (63.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 24.6 (76.3) | 23.8 (74.8) | 18.9 (66.0) | 12.7 (54.9) | 6.1 (43.0) | 0.6 (33.1) | 12.0 (53.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −17.2 (1.0) | −13.0 (8.6) | −4.5 (23.9) | −0.2 (31.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 12.6 (54.7) | 17.9 (64.2) | 15.1 (59.2) | 9.8 (49.6) | 1.3 (34.3) | −7.6 (18.3) | −16.5 (2.3) | −17.2 (1.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35.0 (1.38) | 41.9 (1.65) | 67.7 (2.67) | 86.2 (3.39) | 112.6 (4.43) | 162.1 (6.38) | 216.5 (8.52) | 136.9 (5.39) | 72.8 (2.87) | 70.4 (2.77) | 48.9 (1.93) | 26.6 (1.05) | 1,077.6 (42.43) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 12.2 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 115.7 |
Average snowy days | 5.3 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 12.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 75 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 76 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 119.9 | 120.6 | 156.5 | 185.2 | 191.8 | 187.8 | 202.4 | 185.5 | 159.5 | 156.5 | 145.9 | 133.5 | 1,945.1 |
Percent possible sunshine | 38 | 38 | 42 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 43 | 44 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] |
History
The famous historical figures born at Guangshan included Sima Guang (司马光, 1019–1086), Cai Yizhong (蔡毅中, 1567-1631), and Huxu (胡煦, 1655-1736).
During the Chinese Civil War, Guangshan county was at the heart of the Eyuwan Soviet (including the soviet capital). The Eyuwan Soviet included more than one million people in the border region between Hubei, Henan, and Anhui provinces and was the second-largest soviet in China.[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "信阳市国民经济和社会发展第十三个五年规划纲要 - 信阳市发展和改革委员会". www.xydrc.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ 周口市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Wou 2022, p. 133.
- ^ Benton 1992, p. 312.
Bibliography
- Benton, Gregor (1992). Mountain Fires: The Red Army's Three-year War in South China, 1934-1938. Los Angeles: University of California Press.
- Wou, Odoric (2022). Mobilizing the Masses: Building Revolution in Henan. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
External links
- Official website of Guangshan County Government
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