Yongnian
永年区
Yungnien
District
Yongnian is located in Hebei
Yongnian
Yongnian
Location in Hebei
Coordinates: 36°44′38″N 114°32′38″E / 36.744°N 114.544°E / 36.744; 114.544
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityHandan
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
057150
Yongnian District
Traditional Chinese永年區
Simplified Chinese永年区
Literal meaningAll Year District
Longevity District
Former names
Yongnian County
Traditional Chinese永年縣
Simplified Chinese永年县
Literal meaningAll Year County
Longevity County
Guangping Prefecture
Traditional Chinese廣平府
Simplified Chinese广平府
Literal meaningExpansively Pacified Prefecture
Ming Prefecture
Chinese洺州
Literal meaningMing River Prefecture

Yongnian is an urban district of the city of Handan, Hebei province, China. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongnian.

History

See also: Ming Prefecture in Hebei

During the middle ages, the region was known as Ming Prefecture and administered from Mingzhou, now known as Guangfu. Guangfu continued to serve as the local seat of government when Ming Prefecture first became Guangping Prefecture and then Yongnian County. The area's population was about 220,000 in 1491;[1] 1,225,408 in 1820; 1,101,876 in 1883; and 1,734,036 in 1946.[2]

Administrative Divisions

Towns:

Townships:

Climate

Climate data for Yongnian (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.6
(65.5) 		26.3
(79.3) 		33.0
(91.4) 		36.5
(97.7) 		39.0
(102.2) 		43.9
(111.0) 		42.0
(107.6) 		36.9
(98.4) 		38.6
(101.5) 		33.8
(92.8) 		27.9
(82.2) 		26.6
(79.9) 		43.9
(111.0)
Average high °C (°F) 3.9
(39.0) 		8.0
(46.4) 		14.1
(57.4) 		21.3
(70.3) 		26.9
(80.4) 		32.5
(90.5) 		32.1
(89.8) 		30.2
(86.4) 		27.0
(80.6) 		21.4
(70.5) 		12.5
(54.5) 		5.6
(42.1) 		19.6
(67.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.2
(28.0) 		1.4
(34.5) 		7.5
(45.5) 		14.8
(58.6) 		20.4
(68.7) 		25.9
(78.6) 		27.0
(80.6) 		25.3
(77.5) 		20.7
(69.3) 		14.8
(58.6) 		6.1
(43.0) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		13.5
(56.2)
Average low °C (°F) −6.9
(19.6) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		1.7
(35.1) 		8.2
(46.8) 		14.0
(57.2) 		19.7
(67.5) 		22.6
(72.7) 		21.1
(70.0) 		15.6
(60.1) 		9.2
(48.6) 		1.0
(33.8) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		8.2
(46.7)
Record low °C (°F) −21.5
(−6.7) 		−21.6
(−6.9) 		−8.7
(16.3) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		2.0
(35.6) 		10.0
(50.0) 		15.2
(59.4) 		12.0
(53.6) 		5.1
(41.2) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		−17.1
(1.2) 		−17.1
(1.2) 		−21.6
(−6.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.1
(0.12) 		6.0
(0.24) 		13.0
(0.51) 		19.6
(0.77) 		45.9
(1.81) 		49.7
(1.96) 		130.4
(5.13) 		140.1
(5.52) 		49.0
(1.93) 		28.4
(1.12) 		11.6
(0.46) 		2.9
(0.11) 		499.7
(19.68)
Average relative humidity (%) 61 58 58 61 65 60 76 82 75 67 68 66 66
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[4]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Bielenstein (1987), p. 90.
  2. ^ Rozman (1982), p. 132.
  3. ^ 邯郸市-行政区划网
  4. ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

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