Xiuyan
岫岩县
ᠰᡳᡠᠶᠠᠨ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ
Siuyen
Autonomous county
岫岩满族自治县
ᠰᡳᡠᠶᠠᠨ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ

Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County
Xiuyan in Anshan
Xiuyan in Anshan
Anshan in Liaoning
Anshan in Liaoning
Coordinates: 40°17′28″N 123°16′52″E / 40.291°N 123.281°E / 40.291; 123.281
CountryChina
ProvinceLiaoning
Prefecture-level cityAnshan
County seatYahe Subdistrict
Area
 • Total4,502 km2 (1,738 sq mi)
Elevation
79.6 m (261.2 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total413,007
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
114300
Websitewww.xiuyan.gov.cn

Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 岫岩满族自治县; traditional Chinese: 岫巖滿族自治縣; pinyin: Xiùyán Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn; Manchu: ᠰᡳᡠᠶᠠᠨ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ, Möllendorff: siuyan manju beye dasangga siyan) is a county in the southeast of Liaoning province, China, and is also one of the 11 Manchu autonomous counties and one of 117 autonomous counties nationally. It is under the administration of and occupies the southernmost portion of Anshan, the centre of which 136 kilometres (85 mi) to the north-northwest, and has a population of 500,000[when?].

Administrative divisions

There are 3 subdistricts, 18 towns and 3 townships under the county's administration.[2]

3 subdistricts
18 towns
3 townships

Geography and climate

Xiuyan borders Yingkou and Gaizhou to the west, Donggang and Zhuanghe to the south and Haicheng and Liaoyang to the north. Its latitude ranges from 40° 00' to 40° 39' N and longitude 122° 52' to 123° 41' E, and the area is 4,507 km2 (1,740 sq mi). The county's area is dominated by low-lying mountains part of the Changbai Mountains, with the highest peak in the county, Mount Maokui (帽盔山), at 1,141.5 m (3,745 ft), being the highest point in southern Liaoning.[3]

Xiuyan has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa) characterised by hot, humid summers, due to the monsoon, and rather long, cold, and very dry winters, due to the Siberian anticyclone. The four seasons here are distinctive. A majority of the annual rainfall occurs in July and August. The monthly 24-hour average temperatures ranges from −9.8 °C (14.4 °F) in January to 23.3 °C (73.9 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 8.2 °C (46.8 °F). Due to the mountainous location, temperatures tend to be slightly cooler than areas to the south and west, and summer rainfall is more generous.

Climate data for Xiuyan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.6
(51.1) 		13.5
(56.3) 		20.5
(68.9) 		30.4
(86.7) 		33.5
(92.3) 		37.6
(99.7) 		37.7
(99.9) 		36.4
(97.5) 		36.3
(97.3) 		29.4
(84.9) 		20.0
(68.0) 		11.7
(53.1) 		37.7
(99.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −2.4
(27.7) 		1.7
(35.1) 		8.1
(46.6) 		16.5
(61.7) 		22.7
(72.9) 		26.1
(79.0) 		28.1
(82.6) 		28.7
(83.7) 		24.8
(76.6) 		17.3
(63.1) 		7.3
(45.1) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		14.8
(58.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.5
(14.9) 		−5.2
(22.6) 		1.5
(34.7) 		9.5
(49.1) 		15.9
(60.6) 		20.4
(68.7) 		23.6
(74.5) 		23.3
(73.9) 		17.5
(63.5) 		9.7
(49.5) 		0.8
(33.4) 		−7.3
(18.9) 		8.4
(47.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −14.9
(5.2) 		−10.9
(12.4) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		3.0
(37.4) 		9.6
(49.3) 		15.5
(59.9) 		20.0
(68.0) 		19.2
(66.6) 		11.9
(53.4) 		3.7
(38.7) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		−12.3
(9.9) 		3.0
(37.5)
Record low °C (°F) −31.6
(−24.9) 		−28.9
(−20.0) 		−16.8
(1.8) 		−7.4
(18.7) 		0.1
(32.2) 		7.0
(44.6) 		11.7
(53.1) 		7.3
(45.1) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		−9.3
(15.3) 		−18.8
(−1.8) 		−25.3
(−13.5) 		−31.6
(−24.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.6
(0.18) 		10.3
(0.41) 		14.9
(0.59) 		40.9
(1.61) 		63.5
(2.50) 		95.2
(3.75) 		183.8
(7.24) 		226.2
(8.91) 		67.6
(2.66) 		39.3
(1.55) 		26.0
(1.02) 		9.5
(0.37) 		781.8
(30.79)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.1 3.3 4.5 7.0 8.9 11.1 13.7 11.3 6.8 6.4 6.0 4.1 86.2
Average snowy days 5.3 4.8 3.8 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 4.5 6.2 25.9
Average relative humidity (%) 60 58 58 58 66 77 85 84 78 71 67 64 69
Mean monthly sunshine hours 182.1 179.3 216.5 213.3 230.1 175.9 133.2 170.7 202.9 194.5 157.1 158.0 2,213.6
Percent possible sunshine 61 59 58 53 51 39 29 40 55 57 53 55 51
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]
Source 2: Weather China [3]

References

  1. ^ "鞍山市第七次全国人口普查公报（第二号）——县区人口情况" (in Chinese). Government of Anshan. 2021-06-18.
  2. ^ 2022年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：岫岩满族自治县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China.
  3. ^ a b 岫岩 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Simplified Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

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