Xiangyin County
| Xiangyin County 湘阴县 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
  Xiangyin Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 28°44′31″N 112°46′26″E / 28.742°N 112.774°ECoordinates: 28°44′31″N 112°46′26″E / 28.742°N 112.774°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Yueyang |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Xiangyin County (simplified Chinese: 湘阴县; traditional Chinese: 湘陰縣; pinyin: Xiāngyīn Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Yueyang City. Located on the southeastern shores of Lake Dongting, the Xiang River runs south to north through the middle lands of the county, the Zi River merges into Dongting in the westeastern margin. Xiangyin is bordered by Yueyang County, Yuanjiang City to the north, Heshan District of Yiyang to the west, Wangcheng District of Changsha to the south, Miluo City to the east. It has an area of 1,581.5 km2 (610.6 sq mi) with rough 770,000 of population, the county is divided into 14 township-level divisions, the county seat is Wenxing Town.
Administrative divisions
According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Xiangyin county on November 20, 2015, Xiangyin has 4 townships and 10 towns under its jurisdiction,[1] they are:
4 townships
- Jinghe, Xiangyin (静河乡)
- Liutang (六塘乡)
- Yanglinzhai (杨林寨乡)
- Yuhua, Xiangyin (玉华乡)
10 towns
- Dongtang(东塘镇)
- Helonghu (鹤龙湖镇)
- Jinlong (金龙镇)
- Lingbei, Xiangyin (岭北镇)
- Nanhuzhou (南湖洲镇)
- Santang, Xiangyin (三塘镇)
- Wenxing (文星镇)
- Xiangbin (湘滨镇)
- Xinquan (新泉镇)
- Zhangshu, Xiangyin (樟树镇)
Notable people
- Guo Songtao Chinese diplomat and statesman during the Qing dynasty.
- Zuo Zongtang Qing dynasty statesman and military leader
- Fan Xudong Famous chemist during the period of Republic of China.
- Zhong Zhihua Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering, former president of Tongji University, former president of Hunan University.
- Yang Mengfei Member of Chinese Academy of Science.
Climate
| Climate data for Xiangyin (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.0 (96.8) |
37.4 (99.3) |
39.5 (103.1) |
40.0 (104) |
37.2 (99) |
34.8 (94.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
40 (104) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.3 (90.1) |
27.8 (82) |
22.4 (72.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
23.9 (75) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
17.3 (63) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
3.9 (39) |
14.2 (57.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
2.5 (36.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
17.2 (63) |
12.4 (54.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73.2 (2.882) |
90.8 (3.575) |
142.5 (5.61) |
188.7 (7.429) |
181.2 (7.134) |
205.5 (8.091) |
156.1 (6.146) |
133.4 (5.252) |
72.6 (2.858) |
82.4 (3.244) |
78.0 (3.071) |
49.5 (1.949) |
1,453.9 (57.241) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 82 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 81 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Xiangyin County, Hunan province on November 20, 2015: (2015-12-04), also see hunan.gov (2015-12-07)
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
