Yingcheng
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Yingcheng
应城市 | |
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 Street view near the center of Yingcheng | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Xiaogan |
| City seat | Chengzhong |
| Area | |
| 1,103 km2 (426 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 183.78 km2 (70.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Population (2020 census[3]) | |
| 476,596 | |
| • Density | 432.1/km2 (1,119/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 304,741 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 432400 |
| Area code | 0712 |
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.
History
[edit | edit source]On December 26, 2019, a minor earthquake struck the area.[citation needed]
Township-level divisions
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]- Li Qing (born 1972), Chinese diver
- Yu Linxiang (born 1945), Chinese general
- Jiang Zuobin (1884–1942), Chinese politician and diplomat
- Yang Deqing (born 1942), Chinese general
- Liu Renjing (1902–1987), Chinese politician
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Yingcheng, elevation 30 m (98 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| 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] | |||||||||||||
References
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