Yinan County

Yinan (Chinese: 沂南县; pinyin: Yínán Xiàn; lit. 'Yi (River) south') is a county in the south of Shandong province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Linyi.

Yinan County
沂南县
Inan
County
Yinan is located in Shandong
Yinan
Yinan
Location of the seat in Shandong
Coordinates: 35°33′00″N 118°27′55″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityLinyi
Area
[1]
 • Total1,719 km2 (664 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total838,000
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
276300
A rubbing of a Chinese Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) pictorial stone (i.e. the Yinan stone carving of Shandong province, China) showing an ancestral worship hall (祠堂) with closed doors, a person outside making a sacrificial offering to his ancestors, and horses and trees in the background.

The population was 896,467 in 1999.[3]

Administrative divisions

Towns:

  • Jiehu (界湖镇), Andi (岸堤镇), Sunzu (孙祖镇), Shuanghou (双堠镇), Qingtuo (青驼镇), Zhangzhuang (张庄镇), Zhuanbu (砖埠镇), Gegou (葛沟镇), Yangjiapo (杨家坡镇), Dazhuang (大庄镇), Xinji (辛集镇), Puwang (蒲汪镇), Hutou (湖头镇), Sucun (苏村镇), Tongjing (铜井镇), Yiwen (依汶镇)

The only township is Mamuchi Township (马牧池乡)

Climate
Climate data for Yinan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.0
(60.8)		 23.8
(74.8)		 29.2
(84.6)		 34.9
(94.8)		 38.9
(102.0)		 38.6
(101.5)		 41.8
(107.2)		 37.0
(98.6)		 38.1
(100.6)		 34.7
(94.5)		 26.5
(79.7)		 19.2
(66.6)		 41.8
(107.2)
Average high °C (°F) 4.4
(39.9)		 7.7
(45.9)		 13.9
(57.0)		 20.9
(69.6)		 26.4
(79.5)		 29.8
(85.6)		 30.9
(87.6)		 30.0
(86.0)		 26.6
(79.9)		 21.2
(70.2)		 13.3
(55.9)		 6.4
(43.5)		 19.3
(66.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.1
(30.0)		 1.9
(35.4)		 7.6
(45.7)		 14.4
(57.9)		 20.2
(68.4)		 24.0
(75.2)		 26.3
(79.3)		 25.5
(77.9)		 21.2
(70.2)		 15.0
(59.0)		 7.6
(45.7)		 1.0
(33.8)		 13.6
(56.5)
Average low °C (°F) −5.3
(22.5)		 −2.8
(27.0)		 2.1
(35.8)		 8.5
(47.3)		 14.3
(57.7)		 19.0
(66.2)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.0
(71.6)		 16.8
(62.2)		 10.0
(50.0)		 3.0
(37.4)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 8.9
(48.1)
Record low °C (°F) −15.9
(3.4)		 −14.6
(5.7)		 −9.0
(15.8)		 −3.8
(25.2)		 3.8
(38.8)		 10.7
(51.3)		 16.7
(62.1)		 12.6
(54.7)		 6.6
(43.9)		 −1.4
(29.5)		 −9.3
(15.3)		 −16.0
(3.2)		 −16.0
(3.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10.2
(0.40)		 16.3
(0.64)		 18.2
(0.72)		 36.2
(1.43)		 63.8
(2.51)		 100.1
(3.94)		 206.3
(8.12)		 209.6
(8.25)		 67.3
(2.65)		 30.2
(1.19)		 31.4
(1.24)		 14.4
(0.57)		 804
(31.66)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.4 4.1 4.0 6.2 7.4 8.5 13.1 12.8 7.2 5.5 5.3 3.6 81.1
Average snowy days 3.3 2.9 0.9 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 2.0 9.9
Average relative humidity (%) 61 59 55 56 61 68 80 81 74 68 66 63 66
Mean monthly sunshine hours 155.1 157.6 202.2 222.1 242.2 204.4 178.7 184.2 187.5 186.0 156.8 160.3 2,237.1
Percent possible sunshine 50 51 54 56 56 47 41 45 51 54 51 53 51
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Notable people
  • Zhuge Liang (181-234 AD), inventor, and strategist under the Shu Han state during the Three Kingdoms period in China.
  • Chen Guangcheng (born 1971, in Dongshigu Village (东师古村), Shuanghou town), human rights defender (under unofficial house arrest in 2011-2012, his six-year-old daughter not being allowed to attend school).

References
  1. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  4. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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