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Xiangcheng
项城市 Siangcheng | |
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Coordinates: 33°27′57″N 114°52′31″E / 33.4658°N 114.8753°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Henan |
Prefecture-level city | Zhoukou |
Area | |
• Total | 1,083 km2 (418 sq mi) |
Population (2019)
[2] | |
• Total | 973,200 |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard) |
Postal code | 466200 |
Xiangcheng ( simplified Chinese: 项城; traditional Chinese: 項城; pinyin: Xiàngchéng) is a county-level city in Zhoukou, Henan, People's Republic of China. It borders Shenqiu to the east, Shangcai to the west, Huaiyang to the north, Pingyu to the southeast, and the province of Anhui in the southeast. It has a population of 1,169,000.[ when?]
Xiangcheng is known to be the birthplace of the first president of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai.
As 2012, this city is divided to 6 subdistricts, 12 towns and 3 townships. [3]
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Climate data for Xiangcheng (2008–2020 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) | 19.1 (66.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
33.8 (92.8) |
38.2 (100.8) |
40.8 (105.4) |
40.5 (104.9) |
40.6 (105.1) |
37.6 (99.7) |
34.8 (94.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
40.8 (105.4) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.9 (48.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
5.1 (41.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
10.7 (51.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −14.0 (6.8) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
3.3 (37.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.3 (0.76) |
21.6 (0.85) |
36.1 (1.42) |
41.3 (1.63) |
78.4 (3.09) |
115.4 (4.54) |
170.9 (6.73) |
141.4 (5.57) |
70.2 (2.76) |
50.8 (2.00) |
37.4 (1.47) |
17.1 (0.67) |
799.9 (31.49) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.8 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 88.4 |
Average snowy days | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 11.3 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 80 | 83 | 78 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 72 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 112.1 | 120.3 | 155.2 | 186.2 | 193.9 | 177.0 | 178.0 | 164.9 | 145.5 | 142.9 | 132.9 | 122.8 | 1,831.7 |
Percent possible sunshine | 35 | 38 | 42 | 48 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 41 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration [4] [5] |