Chaoyang County

This article is about the county in Chaoyang, Liaoning. For other places with the same name, see Chaoyang.

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
County
Location in Chaoyang City
Chaoyang City in Liaoning
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Liaoning
Prefecture-level city	Chaoyang
Area
• Total	3,751 km2 (1,448 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census[1])
• Total	404,460
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

There are 1 Subdistrict, 14 towns and 12 townships in the county.^[2]

Subdistrict:

• Liucheng (柳城街道)

Towns:

• Damiao (大庙镇), Wafangzi (瓦房子镇), Liujiazi (六家子镇), Dapingfang (大平房镇), Boluochi (波罗赤镇), Mutouchengzi (木头城子镇), Ershijiazi (二十家子镇), Yangshan (羊山镇),Gushanzi(古山子镇), Nanshuangmiao (南双庙镇),Taizi (台子镇),Qingfengling(清风岭镇),Shengli (胜利镇),Qidaoling(七道岭镇)

Townships:

• Lianhe Township (联合乡), Dongdatun Township (东大屯乡), Beigoumen Township (北沟门乡), Beisijiazi Township (北四家子乡), Wulanhe Township (乌兰河硕乡), Dongdadao Township (东大道乡), Heiniuyingzi Township (黑牛营子乡), Gende Township (根德乡), Wangyingzi Township (王营子乡), Shangzhi Township (尚志乡), Songlingmen Township (松岭门乡)

Jiajiadian Farm (贾家店农场)

Climate

Climate data for Yangshan Town, elevation 184 m (604 ft), Chaoyang County (1991–2020 normals)
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
Percentage possible sunshine	66	66	63	59	58	49	44	53	62	64	63	63	59
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]