Zongyang
枞阳县
County
Coordinates (Zongyang government): 30°42′22″N 117°15′02″E / 30.7060°N 117.2506°E / 30.7060; 117.2506
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceAnhui
Prefecture-level cityTongling
County seatZongyang Town
Area
 • Total1,473.43 km2 (568.89 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (35 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total719,000
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
246700
Websitehttp://www.zongyang.gov.cn

Zongyang County (simplified Chinese: 枞阳县; traditional Chinese: 樅陽縣; pinyin: Zōngyáng Xiàn), is a county in southern Anhui province, located mostly on the northern (left) bank of the Yangtze River. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Tongling. It has a population of 960,000[when?] and an area of 1,808 square kilometres (698 sq mi). The government of Zongyang County is located in Zongyang Town (枞阳镇). On 13 October 2015, Zongyang County jurisdiction was transferred from Anqing to Tongling.

In the past, Zongyang County was named Tonglu County. In 1951, Tonglu County was changed to Hudong County. In 1954, the county seat was moved to Zongyang Town. On July 1, 1955, the name of the county in Han Dynasty was restored-Zongyang County. In January 2016, Zongyang County was officially placed under the jurisdiction of Tongling City by Anqing City.[citation needed]

Administrative divisions

Zongyang County has jurisdiction over seventeen towns, five townships and one other area.[1][2][3] Seventeen towns:

Five townships:

Other area:

Historical divisions of Guangshui:[5]

Towns:

Dialect

Zongyang dialect (simplified Chinese: 枞阳话; traditional Chinese: 樅陽話; pinyin: Zōngyáng Huà) is a dialect of Lower Yangtze Mandarin which is spoken in Zongyang County.[6]

Climate

Climate data for Zongyang (1981−2010 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 7.5
(45.5) 		10.0
(50.0) 		14.5
(58.1) 		21.2
(70.2) 		26.5
(79.7) 		29.3
(84.7) 		32.7
(90.9) 		32.3
(90.1) 		28.1
(82.6) 		22.8
(73.0) 		16.5
(61.7) 		10.3
(50.5) 		21.0
(69.8)
Average low °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2) 		3.3
(37.9) 		7.2
(45.0) 		13.2
(55.8) 		18.5
(65.3) 		22.3
(72.1) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.1
(77.2) 		20.9
(69.6) 		15.2
(59.4) 		8.9
(48.0) 		3.2
(37.8) 		13.7
(56.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 57.0
(2.24) 		71.9
(2.83) 		119.9
(4.72) 		140.2
(5.52) 		173.6
(6.83) 		246.6
(9.71) 		186.3
(7.33) 		147.7
(5.81) 		65.3
(2.57) 		72.9
(2.87) 		65.8
(2.59) 		34.3
(1.35) 		1,381.5
(54.37)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.0 10.8 13.6 12.0 11.9 12.9 11.5 11.1 7.4 8.2 8.8 7.8 127
Average snowy days 4.6 2.2 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 1.6 9.6
Average relative humidity (%) 75 75 72 72 74 79 78 78 77 73 75 72 75
Mean monthly sunshine hours 105.8 101.1 148.5 164.9 179.4 152.0 216.9 204.6 163.3 156.9 141.3 131.9 1,866.6
Percent possible sunshine 33 32 40 42 42 36 51 50 44 45 45 42 42
Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, humidity, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[7][8]

References

  1. ^ 枞阳县历史沿革 [Zongyang County Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2018. 2010年第六次人口普查，枞阳县常住总人口838712人，其中：枞阳镇96932人，了冂山镇41402人，汤沟镇75865人，老洲镇62028人，陈瑶湖镇42464人，周潭镇38522人，横埠镇66635人，项铺镇26304人，钱桥镇48752人，麒麟镇38828人，义津镇43412人，浮山镇24210人，官埠桥镇30515人，铁铜乡9323人，凤仪乡6390人，长沙乡5180人，钱铺乡23572人，金社乡35460人，白梅乡18823人，白湖乡32523人，会宫乡39741人，雨坛乡25950人，枞阳经济开发区5881人。 2010年，撤销会宫乡，设立会宫镇。调整后，全县辖14个镇、8个乡。 2015年10月13日，国务院（国函[2015]181号）批复同意：将安庆市枞阳县划归铜陵市管辖。
  2. ^ 2016年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：枞阳县 [2016 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Zongyang County] (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2018. 统计用区划代码 名称 340722100000 枞阳镇 340722101000 欧山镇 340722102000 汤沟镇 340722103000 老洲镇 340722104000 陈瑶湖镇 340722105000 周潭镇 340722106000 横埠镇 340722107000 项铺镇 340722108000 钱桥镇 340722109000 麒麟镇 340722110000 义津镇 340722111000 浮山镇 340722112000 会宫镇 340722113000 官埠桥镇 340722200000 铁铜乡 340722201000 凤仪乡 340722202000 长沙乡 340722203000 钱铺乡 340722204000 金社乡 340722205000 白梅乡 340722206000 白湖乡 340722207000 雨坛乡 340722400000 枞阳经济开发区
  3. ^ 区划地图 [Map of Divisions] (in Simplified Chinese). Zongyang County People's Government. Retrieved 6 June 2018. 辖22个乡（镇）、258个行政村（居委会） 17个镇： 枞阳镇、 钱铺镇、 𠙶山镇、 汤沟镇、 老洲镇、 陈瑶湖镇、 周潭镇、 横埠镇、 项铺镇、 钱桥镇、 麒麟镇、 义津镇、 浮山镇、 官埠桥镇、 金社镇、 白柳镇、 会宫镇 ； 5个乡： 铁铜乡、 凤仪乡、 长沙乡、 白梅乡、 雨坛乡 （𠙶山镇，"𠙶"字形为""。在WINDOWS 7以下版本的操作系统中原字形无法显示，因此本站部分内容以拼音OU，或"藕"字代替。）
  4. ^ "ػṬѧ". Archived from the original on 2007-05-01.
  5. ^ "枞阳县政府信息公开". Archived from the original on 2017-12-10.
  6. ^ "Zongyang". cdmd.cnki.com.cn. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  7. ^ 1981年-2010年（枞阳）月平均气温和降水 (in Simplified Chinese). National Meteorological Center of CMA. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  8. ^ "中国气象数据网" (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 30 July 2023.


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