Song County or Songxian (Chinese: 嵩县; pinyin: Sōng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Luoyang, in the west of Henan Province, China. It contains the southernmost point of Luoyang's administrative area. It was the first capital of China during the Xia dynasty.[citation needed]
Song County
嵩县 | |
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 Song County in Luoyang | |
 Luoyang in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 34°08′04″N 112°05′08″E / 34.1345°N 112.0856°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Luoyang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,009 km2 (1,162 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 521,400 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 471400 |
Administrative divisions
editAs 2012, this county is divided to 9 towns and 7 townships.[3]
- Towns
- Townships
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Climate
edit| Climate data for Songxian, elevation 326 m (1,070 ft), (1991–2013 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) | 21.1 (70.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
37.9 (100.2) |
40.4 (104.7) |
41.5 (106.7) |
41.1 (106.0) |
40.8 (105.4) |
40.1 (104.2) |
33.7 (92.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
41.5 (106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
3.0 (37.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.6 (7.5) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.4 (0.45) |
17.3 (0.68) |
29.7 (1.17) |
34.8 (1.37) |
67.4 (2.65) |
72.4 (2.85) |
137.4 (5.41) |
121.7 (4.79) |
90.5 (3.56) |
43.4 (1.71) |
33.4 (1.31) |
10.2 (0.40) |
669.6 (26.35) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.6 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 93.6 |
| Average snowy days | 4.8 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 16 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 68 | 63 | 59 | 64 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 154.8 | 145.2 | 176.5 | 211.0 | 215.3 | 214.1 | 191.4 | 180.5 | 158.2 | 164.1 | 155.6 | 152.0 | 2,118.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 49 | 47 | 47 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 洛阳市-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.
External links
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