Zaoyang
枣阳市 Tsaoyang | |
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Coordinates (Zaoyang government): 32°07′44″N 112°46′19″E / 32.129°N 112.772°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hubei |
Prefecture-level city | Xiangyang |
Area | |
• County-level city | 3,277 km2 (1,265 sq mi) |
• Urban | 437.80 km2 (169.04 sq mi) |
Population | |
• County-level city | 1,004,741 |
• Estimate (2017) | 1,180,000 |
• Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
• Urban | 326,000 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
Website | zyzf |
Zaoyang (simplified Chinese: 枣阳; traditional Chinese: 棗陽; pinyin: Zǎoyáng) is a city in the north of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan province to the north. Administratively, it is a county-level city under the administration of Xiangyang. At the 2010 census its population was 1,004,741 inhabitants even though its built-up (metropolitan) area is much smaller.
Remains dating back to the Warring States period (771 - 221 BCE) have been found near the city.[citation needed] Zaoyang was the site of two major battles during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang and the Battle of Zaoyang-Yichang.
Zaoyang's administrative area spans in latitude 31° 40'−32° 40' N, or 78 kilometres (48 mi) and in longitude 112° 30'−113° 00' N, or 65 kilometres (40 mi).
Zaoyang has a monsoon-influenced, four season humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with cold, damp (but comparatively dry), winters, and hot, humid summers. Monthly daily averages range from 2.7 °C (36.9 °F) in January to 27.6 °C (81.7 °F) in July, with an annual mean temperature of 15.9 °C (60.6 °F). Precipitation peaks from May to August. The city receives an average 2,100 hours of sunshine per year.
Climate data for Zaoyang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 20.3 (68.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.9 (98.4) |
38.8 (101.8) |
40.7 (105.3) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.3 (102.7) |
33.4 (92.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
40.7 (105.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
1.6 (34.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −15.1 (4.8) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18.9 (0.74) |
24.9 (0.98) |
40.5 (1.59) |
64.9 (2.56) |
89.3 (3.52) |
124.5 (4.90) |
168.4 (6.63) |
115.1 (4.53) |
72.3 (2.85) |
60.2 (2.37) |
37.0 (1.46) |
15.6 (0.61) |
831.6 (32.74) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.9 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 107 |
Average snowy days | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 12.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 71 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 71 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 95.8 | 106.5 | 142.9 | 168.2 | 171.8 | 164.6 | 184.8 | 181.5 | 147.2 | 138.3 | 121.9 | 110.7 | 1,734.2 |
Percent possible sunshine | 30 | 34 | 38 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 43 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 39 |
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Weather China[6] |
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Zaoyang is served by the Hankou–Danjiangkou Railway.