Chaoyang County (simplified Chinese: 朝阳县; traditional Chinese: 朝陽縣; pinyin: Cháoyáng Xiàn; lit. 'Facing the Sun') is a county of northwestern Liaoning province, China. It is under the administration of Chaoyang city.
Chaoyang
朝阳县 | |
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Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Liaoning |
Prefecture-level city | Chaoyang |
Area | |
• Total | 3,751 km2 (1,448 sq mi) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 584,959 |
• Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
There are 1 Subdistrict, 14 towns and 12 townships in the county.[1]
Subdistrict:
Towns:
Townships:
Jiajiadian Farm (贾家店农场)
Climate data for Yangshanzhen, Chaoyang County (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
3.6 (38.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
0.8 (33.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
2.9 (37.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
9.2 (48.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
2.4 (36.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.9 (0.07) |
2.4 (0.09) |
5.5 (0.22) |
23.1 (0.91) |
47.1 (1.85) |
96.9 (3.81) |
145.5 (5.73) |
115.5 (4.55) |
38.4 (1.51) |
21.5 (0.85) |
10.6 (0.42) |
1.8 (0.07) |
510.2 (20.08) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 59.8 |
Average snowy days | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 11.3 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 51 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 48 | 66 | 78 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 55 | 53 | 57 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 195.1 | 200.8 | 234.4 | 238.2 | 258.5 | 222.2 | 200.3 | 222.0 | 227.8 | 218.7 | 183.9 | 179.4 | 2,581.3 |
Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 66 | 63 | 59 | 58 | 49 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 59 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] |
41°26′N 120°10′E / 41.433°N 120.167°E