Zongyang
枞阳县 | |
|---|---|
Zongyang in Tongling | |
| Coordinates (Zongyang government): 30°42′22″N 117°15′02″E / 30.7060°N 117.2506°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Tongling |
| County seat | Zongyang Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,473.43 km2 (568.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 469,051 |
| • Density | 318.340/km2 (824.496/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 246700 |
| Website | http://www.zongyang.gov.cn |
Zongyang County (simplified Chinese: 枞阳县; traditional Chinese: 樅陽縣; pinyin: Zōngyáng Xiàn) is a county in southern Anhui province, located mostly on the northern (left) bank of the Yangtze River. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Tongling. It has a population of 960,000 [when?] and an area of 1,808 square kilometres (698 sq mi). The government of Zongyang County is located in Zongyang Town (枞阳镇). On 13 October 2015, Zongyang County jurisdiction was transferred from Anqing to Tongling.
In the past, Zongyang County was named Tonglu County. In 1951, Tonglu County was changed to Hudong County. In 1954, the county seat was moved to Zongyang Town. On July 1, 1955, the name of the county in the Han dynasty was restored – Zongyang County. In January 2016, Zongyang County was officially placed under the jurisdiction of Tongling City by Anqing City.[citation needed]
Zongyang County has jurisdiction over 15 towns, 1 township and one other area.
Historical divisions of Guangshui:
Towns:
Townships:
The Zongyang dialect (simplified Chinese: 枞阳话; traditional Chinese: 樅陽話; pinyin: Zōngyáng Huà) is a dialect of Lower Yangtze Mandarin which is spoken in Zongyang County.
| Climate data for Zongyang, elevation 58 m (190 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
40.7 (105.3) |
40.5 (104.9) |
37.7 (99.9) |
35.1 (95.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
40.7 (105.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.1 (91.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
21.5 (70.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
5.8 (42.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
2.9 (37.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
2.7 (36.9) |
13.5 (56.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.5 (16.7) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
3.0 (37.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 62.9 (2.48) |
78.2 (3.08) |
120.3 (4.74) |
135.2 (5.32) |
174.5 (6.87) |
274.6 (10.81) |
219.0 (8.62) |
136.0 (5.35) |
58.6 (2.31) |
60.5 (2.38) |
63.2 (2.49) |
37.4 (1.47) |
1,420.4 (55.92) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.0 | 10.8 | 13.6 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 127 |
| Average snowy days | 4.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 105.8 | 101.1 | 148.5 | 164.9 | 179.4 | 152.0 | 216.9 | 204.6 | 163.3 | 156.9 | 141.3 | 131.9 | 1,866.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 33 | 32 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 51 | 50 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||