Pingyu County

Pingyu County (simplified Chinese: 平舆县; traditional Chinese: 平輿縣; pinyin: Píngyú Xiàn) is a county of Henan province, China, bordering Anhui province to the east. It is under the administration of Zhumadian city.

Pingyu County 平舆县
County
Pingyu
Coordinates: 32°57′47″N 114°37′08″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture-level city	Zhumadian
Area [1]
• Total	1,285 km2 (496 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[2]
• Total	714,100
• Density	560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	463400
Website	www.pingyu.gov.cn

Notable people

It is the hometown of the following people:

• Chen Fan and Xi Zhong, who were famous Chinese historical persons
• Chen Quanguo, the Chinese Communist Party Politburo member

Pingyu County is also the birthplace of the Chinese surnames Shěn and Ran.

Administrative divisions

As of 2017^[update], this county is divided to 3 subdistricts, 11 towns and 5 townships.^[3]

Subdistricts

• Guhuai Subdistrict (古槐街道)
• Qinghe Subdistrict (清河街道)
• Donghuang Subdistrict (东皇街道)

Towns

Yangbu (杨埠镇) Donghedian (东和店镇) Miaowan (庙湾镇) Sheqiao (射桥镇) Xiyangdian (西洋店镇) Yangcheng (阳城镇)

Guolou Township (郭楼镇) Litun Township (李屯镇) Wanjindian Township (万金店镇) Gaoyangdian Township (高杨店乡) Wanzhong Township (万冢乡)

Townships

Shizilu Township (十字路乡) Yuhuangmiao Township (玉皇庙乡) Laowanggang Township (老王岗乡)

Xindian Township (辛店乡) Shuangmiao Township (双庙乡)

Climate

Climate data for Pingyu, elevation 45 m (148 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	20.3 (68.5)	26.6 (79.9)	33.7 (92.7)	33.2 (91.8)	37.3 (99.1)	39.0 (102.2)	40.0 (104.0)	39.7 (103.5)	37.5 (99.5)	34.6 (94.3)	28.6 (83.5)	21.6 (70.9)	40.0 (104.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.6 (43.9)	10.1 (50.2)	15.3 (59.5)	21.7 (71.1)	27.2 (81.0)	31.3 (88.3)	32.2 (90.0)	31.1 (88.0)	27.6 (81.7)	22.5 (72.5)	15.3 (59.5)	8.8 (47.8)	20.8 (69.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	1.6 (34.9)	4.7 (40.5)	9.8 (49.6)	15.8 (60.4)	21.2 (70.2)	25.8 (78.4)	27.6 (81.7)	26.4 (79.5)	22.0 (71.6)	16.5 (61.7)	9.8 (49.6)	3.7 (38.7)	15.4 (59.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.2 (28.0)	0.5 (32.9)	5.0 (41.0)	10.5 (50.9)	16.0 (60.8)	20.9 (69.6)	23.9 (75.0)	22.9 (73.2)	17.9 (64.2)	12.0 (53.6)	5.5 (41.9)	−0.2 (31.6)	11.1 (51.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−15.0 (5.0)	−15.3 (4.5)	−6.6 (20.1)	−1.0 (30.2)	5.3 (41.5)	12.3 (54.1)	17.7 (63.9)	13.3 (55.9)	8.7 (47.7)	−0.3 (31.5)	−8.2 (17.2)	−16.0 (3.2)	−16.0 (3.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	22.1 (0.87)	25.4 (1.00)	44.0 (1.73)	55.5 (2.19)	84.3 (3.32)	146.4 (5.76)	205.0 (8.07)	136.3 (5.37)	78.2 (3.08)	54.5 (2.15)	40.6 (1.60)	18.1 (0.71)	910.4 (35.85)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	6.0	6.7	7.5	7.4	9.9	8.5	11.0	10.5	8.5	7.9	6.9	5.3	96.1
Average snowy days	4.4	3.4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	2.1	11.7
Average relative humidity (%)	71	71	71	72	72	72	82	84	79	73	72	70	74
Mean monthly sunshine hours	114.4	119.7	154.7	184.6	190.9	169.4	186.7	175.2	149.8	143.3	132.6	125.3	1,846.6
Percentage possible sunshine	36	38	41	47	44	40	43	43	41	41	43	41	42
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]