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Ye County or Yexian (simplified Chinese: 叶县; traditional Chinese: 葉縣; pinyin: Yè Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Pingdingshan, Henan province, China, with a population of 820,000.[when?]
Ye County
叶县 | |
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Coordinates: 33°37′37″N 113°21′25″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Henan |
Prefecture-level city | Pingdingshan |
Area | |
• Total | 1,387 km2 (536 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 756,700 |
• Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 467200 |
The ancient town of Kunyang was located in Ye County. It was the site of the critical Battle of Kunyang, in which the Han forces decisively defeated the army of Wang Mang's Xin dynasty. The ancient city of Ye was the origin of the common Chinese surname Ye (叶/葉).
As 2012, this county is divided to 5 towns, 12 townships and 1 ethnic townships.[3]
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Climate data for Yexian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
33.7 (92.7) |
40.6 (105.1) |
40.4 (104.7) |
40.8 (105.4) |
39.2 (102.6) |
39.3 (102.7) |
35.1 (95.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
40.8 (105.4) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
15.2 (59.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
2.6 (36.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.9 (0.59) |
16.1 (0.63) |
33.6 (1.32) |
46.4 (1.83) |
78.2 (3.08) |
108.2 (4.26) |
199.2 (7.84) |
142.5 (5.61) |
84.3 (3.32) |
48.4 (1.91) |
35.0 (1.38) |
12.7 (0.50) |
819.5 (32.27) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.6 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 11.9 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 88.9 |
Average snowy days | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 11.9 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 79 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 70 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 114.9 | 121.9 | 159.4 | 186.0 | 196.6 | 182.4 | 177.5 | 168.1 | 144.2 | 139.6 | 131.6 | 123.4 | 1,845.6 |
Percent possible sunshine | 36 | 39 | 43 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 40 | 41 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] |
Kunyang is home to China's No. 1 Prison of Women of Yunan where the Chinese Christians, Ju Dianghong and Liang Qin are serving sentences of 13 years and 10 years respectively for their Christian activities.[6]
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