Ruyang County
Ruyang County (simplified Chinese: 汝阳县; traditional Chinese: 汝陽縣; pinyin: Rǔyáng Xiàn) is a county in the west of Henan province, China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Luoyang.
Ruyang County
汝阳县 | |
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 Ruyang in Luoyang | |
 Luoyang in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 34°09′14″N 112°28′23″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Luoyang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,325 km2 (512 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 428,900 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 471200 |
Ruyang County has been the site of several major discoveries of fossilized dinosaur bones, including Huanghetitan ruyangensis, which was first described in 2007.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this county is divided to 4 towns and 9 townships.[3]
- Towns
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- Townships
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Climate
| Climate data for Ruyang (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) | 21.0 (69.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
36.8 (98.2) |
39.5 (103.1) |
41.1 (106.0) |
39.8 (103.6) |
39.9 (103.8) |
37.9 (100.2) |
34.1 (93.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
41.1 (106.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.6 (−1.5) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.2 (0.52) |
16.4 (0.65) |
26.5 (1.04) |
43.7 (1.72) |
62.0 (2.44) |
67.5 (2.66) |
123.0 (4.84) |
107.4 (4.23) |
92.7 (3.65) |
42.4 (1.67) |
30.8 (1.21) |
9.1 (0.36) |
634.7 (24.99) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.4 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 87 |
| Average snowy days | 4.7 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 15 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 74 | 77 | 73 | 66 | 62 | 54 | 63 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 149.8 | 144.1 | 176.7 | 207.7 | 215.5 | 206.9 | 186.2 | 180.3 | 162.5 | 164.1 | 153.3 | 159.3 | 2,106.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 48 | 46 | 47 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
- 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.
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