Yanling County (simplified Chinese: 炎陵县; traditional Chinese: 炎陵縣; pinyin: Yánlíng Xiàn; lit. 'the place of Yan Emperor' s tomb') is a county in Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of Zhuzhou City. Located on the south eastern margin of the province, the county is bordered to the north by Chaling County, to the west by Anren, Yongxing Counties and Zixing City, to the south by Guidong County, to the east by Suichuan County and Jinggangshan City of Jiangxi. Yanling County covers 2,030 km2 (780 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 192,800 and resident a population of 202,200.[1] The county has 5 towns and 5 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is at Xiayang (霞阳镇).[2]
Yanling County
炎陵县 | |
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County | |
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![]() ![]() Yanling Location in Hunan | |
Coordinates: 26°29′24″N 113°46′22″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hunan |
Prefecture-level city | Zhuzhou |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Name | Hanzi | Population (2005) | Area (Km2) | Note |
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Xiayang | 霞阳镇 | 50,000 | 118.45 | |
Miandu | 沔渡镇 | 14,500 | 125 | |
Shidu | 十都镇 | 12,200 | 246 | |
Shuikou | 水口镇 | 2,300 | 106.24 | |
Sanhe | 三河镇 | 18,900 | 111.07 | |
Luyuan | 鹿原镇 | 25,000 | 143 | |
Cangxi | 苍溪乡 | 8,300 | 141.6 | |
Shizhou | 石洲乡 | 5,300 | 101 | |
Ceyuan | 策源乡 | 5,900 | 179.63 | |
Xiacun | 下村乡 | 42,000 | 130 | |
Zhongcun | 中村乡 | 7,627 | 108 | |
Pingle | 平乐乡 | 15,300 | 82 | |
Chuanxing | 船形乡 | 8,530 | 101 | |
Dongfeng | 东风乡 | 8,900 | 53.66 |
Yanling County currently has 5 towns and 5 townships.
Climate data for Yanling (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 27.6 (81.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.2 (97.2) |
36.8 (98.2) |
37.4 (99.3) |
41.6 (106.9) |
39.7 (103.5) |
38.5 (101.3) |
36.1 (97.0) |
33.8 (92.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
41.6 (106.9) |
Average high °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.2 (91.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
17.7 (63.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −5.2 (22.6) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
1.5 (34.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74.0 (2.91) |
111.0 (4.37) |
166.1 (6.54) |
198.6 (7.82) |
200.1 (7.88) |
226.6 (8.92) |
153.9 (6.06) |
173.6 (6.83) |
95.5 (3.76) |
73.5 (2.89) |
69.6 (2.74) |
48.0 (1.89) |
1,590.5 (62.61) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3] |
Township-level divisions of Yanling County (November 20, 2015 - present) | |
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County seat: Xiayang Town | |
5 towns | |
5 townships |
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