Yangchun, alternately romanized as Yeungchun,[a] 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.
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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History
editUnder the Qing, Yangchun County made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.[1]
Administrative divisions
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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
edit| 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
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ a b 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
edit- "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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