Yingcheng

For other places with the same name, see Yingcheng (disambiguation).

Yingcheng (simplified Chinese: 应城; traditional Chinese: 應城; pinyin: Yìngchéng) is a county-level city of about 500,000 inhabitants in Xiaogan, eastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China.

Yingcheng 应城市
County-level city
Street view near the center of Yingcheng
Yingcheng Location of the city
Coordinates: 30°55′41″N 113°34′23″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hubei
Prefecture-level city	Xiaogan
City seat	Chengzhong
Area [1]
• County-level city	1,103 km2 (426 sq mi)
• Urban [2]	183.78 km2 (70.96 sq mi)
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Population  (2020 census[3])
• County-level city	476,596
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
• Urban	304,741
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	432400
Area code	0712

History

On December 26, 2019, a minor earthquake struck the area.^{[citation needed]}

Township-level divisions

Five subdistricts:^[1][4][5]

• Chengzhong Subdistrict (城中街道), Chengbei Subdistrict (城北街道), Silipeng Subdistrict (四里棚街道), Dongmafang Subdistrict (东马坊街道), Changjiangbu Subdistrict (长江埠街道)

Ten towns:

• Tiandian (田店镇), Yanghe (杨河镇), Sanhe (三合镇), Langjun (郎君镇), Huangtan (黄滩镇), Tian'e (天鹅镇), Yihe (义和镇), Chenhe (陈河镇), Yangling (杨岭镇), Tangchi (汤池镇)

Two other areas:

• Yingcheng Economic Area (经济技术开发区), Nanyuan Farm (南垸良种场)

Notable people

• Li Qing (born 1972), Chinese diver
• Yu Linxiang (born 1945), Chinese general
• Jiang Zuobin [zh] (1884–1942), Chinese politician and diplomat
• Yang Deqing (born 1942), Chinese general
• Liu Renjing [zh] (1902–1987), Chinese politician

Climate

Climate data for Yingcheng, elevation 30 m (98 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)	19.3 (66.7)	27.0 (80.6)	32.3 (90.1)	34.1 (93.4)	36.6 (97.9)	37.8 (100.0)	37.8 (100.0)	38.8 (101.8)	38.5 (101.3)	33.8 (92.8)	28.2 (82.8)	21.4 (70.5)	38.8 (101.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	8.0 (46.4)	11.2 (52.2)	16.0 (60.8)	22.4 (72.3)	27.2 (81.0)	30.1 (86.2)	32.4 (90.3)	32.3 (90.1)	28.6 (83.5)	23.1 (73.6)	16.7 (62.1)	10.5 (50.9)	21.5 (70.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	3.5 (38.3)	6.3 (43.3)	11.1 (52.0)	17.3 (63.1)	22.3 (72.1)	25.9 (78.6)	28.5 (83.3)	27.8 (82.0)	23.4 (74.1)	17.6 (63.7)	11.3 (52.3)	5.5 (41.9)	16.7 (62.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.0 (32.0)	2.4 (36.3)	6.9 (44.4)	12.7 (54.9)	18.0 (64.4)	22.3 (72.1)	25.2 (77.4)	24.3 (75.7)	19.5 (67.1)	13.4 (56.1)	7.1 (44.8)	1.7 (35.1)	12.8 (55.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−11.4 (11.5)	−9.9 (14.2)	−4.1 (24.6)	0.4 (32.7)	6.7 (44.1)	11.5 (52.7)	18.2 (64.8)	15.8 (60.4)	10.3 (50.5)	0.7 (33.3)	−4.6 (23.7)	−14.4 (6.1)	−14.4 (6.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	38.1 (1.50)	48.0 (1.89)	69.1 (2.72)	113.4 (4.46)	139.9 (5.51)	179.3 (7.06)	213.8 (8.42)	114.8 (4.52)	68.5 (2.70)	66.8 (2.63)	47.8 (1.88)	24.4 (0.96)	1,123.9 (44.25)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	8.2	9.5	11.2	10.7	12.3	11.1	10.7	9.2	7.6	9.4	8.8	6.9	115.6
Average snowy days	4.1	2.6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	1.6	9.9
Average relative humidity (%)	75	76	75	75	75	80	82	81	78	77	77	74	77
Mean monthly sunshine hours	103.9	101.8	130.3	154.2	167.2	152.6	199.8	208.8	160.1	147.4	134.4	121.5	1,782
Percentage possible sunshine	32	32	35	40	39	36	47	51	44	42	43	39	40
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]