Yanting County
盐亭县
County
Location of Yanting County (red) within Mianyang City (yellow) and Sichuan
Location of Yanting County (red) within Mianyang City (yellow) and Sichuan
Coordinates: 31°12′29″N 105°23′20″E / 31.208°N 105.389°E / 31.208; 105.389
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityMianyang
Area
 • Total1,648 km2 (636 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total457,000
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Yanting County (simplified Chinese: 盐亭县; traditional Chinese: 鹽亭縣; pinyin: Yántíng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Mianyang, in the northeast of Sichuan Province, China.

It has an area of 1645 square kilometers, and a population of 590,000 in 2002.

Administrative divisions

Yanting County comprises 1 subdistrict, 14 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township:[2]

subdistrict
towns
township
ethnic township

Sports

The 8,000-capacity Yanting Stadium is located in Yanting County. It is used mostly for association football matches.

Climate

Climate data for Yanting, elevation 421 m (1,381 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.5
(65.3) 		23.1
(73.6) 		30.7
(87.3) 		33.7
(92.7) 		36.3
(97.3) 		37.4
(99.3) 		39.7
(103.5) 		39.6
(103.3) 		37.7
(99.9) 		30.6
(87.1) 		25.5
(77.9) 		19.2
(66.6) 		39.7
(103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.7
(49.5) 		12.6
(54.7) 		17.6
(63.7) 		23.5
(74.3) 		27.3
(81.1) 		29.6
(85.3) 		31.7
(89.1) 		31.6
(88.9) 		26.5
(79.7) 		21.2
(70.2) 		16.4
(61.5) 		10.8
(51.4) 		21.5
(70.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4) 		8.4
(47.1) 		12.7
(54.9) 		17.9
(64.2) 		21.9
(71.4) 		24.7
(76.5) 		26.9
(80.4) 		26.5
(79.7) 		22.2
(72.0) 		17.3
(63.1) 		12.4
(54.3) 		7.2
(45.0) 		17.0
(62.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6) 		5.4
(41.7) 		9.1
(48.4) 		13.7
(56.7) 		17.6
(63.7) 		20.9
(69.6) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.8
(73.0) 		19.2
(66.6) 		14.8
(58.6) 		9.7
(49.5) 		4.8
(40.6) 		13.7
(56.7)
Record low °C (°F) −3.4
(25.9) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		3.5
(38.3) 		7.8
(46.0) 		13.6
(56.5) 		16.3
(61.3) 		16.1
(61.0) 		11.9
(53.4) 		4.0
(39.2) 		0.2
(32.4) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		−4.8
(23.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10.3
(0.41) 		11.5
(0.45) 		25.1
(0.99) 		48.0
(1.89) 		81.6
(3.21) 		126.8
(4.99) 		190.0
(7.48) 		157.4
(6.20) 		132.5
(5.22) 		50.7
(2.00) 		17.9
(0.70) 		7.9
(0.31) 		859.7
(33.85)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.2 6.3 9.1 10.4 11.7 13.4 13.0 11.7 13.0 13.0 6.8 5.5 121.1
Average snowy days 1.7 0.7 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.4 3
Average relative humidity (%) 80 76 73 71 69 76 79 78 81 82 81 80 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 58.4 59.9 98.2 131.9 140.1 123.7 149.9 160.5 94.2 71.1 63.9 53.0 1,204.8
Percent possible sunshine 18 19 26 34 33 29 35 39 26 20 20 17 26
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Yántíng Xiàn (County, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  2. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：盐亭县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

External links


County-level divisions of Sichuan Province
Categories