Ruyang County
County in Henan, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ruyang County (simplified Chinese: 汝阳县; traditional Chinese: 汝陽縣; pinyin: Rǔyáng Xiàn) is a county in the west of Henan province, China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Luoyang.
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Ruyang County
汝阳县 | |
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 Ruyang in Luoyang | |
 Luoyang in Henan | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Luoyang |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,325 km2 (512 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 428,900 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 471200 |
Ruyang County has been the site of several major discoveries of fossilized dinosaur bones, including Huanghetitan ruyangensis, which was first described in 2007.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this county is divided to 4 towns and 9 townships.[3]
- Towns
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- Townships
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Climate
| Climate data for Ruyang, elevation 337 m (1,106 ft), (1991–2020 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) | 21.0 (69.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
36.8 (98.2) |
39.5 (103.1) |
41.1 (106.0) |
39.8 (103.6) |
39.9 (103.8) |
37.9 (100.2) |
34.1 (93.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
41.1 (106.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.6 (−1.5) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.2 (0.52) |
16.4 (0.65) |
26.5 (1.04) |
43.7 (1.72) |
62.0 (2.44) |
67.5 (2.66) |
123.0 (4.84) |
107.4 (4.23) |
92.7 (3.65) |
42.4 (1.67) |
30.8 (1.21) |
9.1 (0.36) |
634.7 (24.99) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.4 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 87 |
| Average snowy days | 4.7 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 15 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 74 | 77 | 73 | 66 | 62 | 54 | 63 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 149.8 | 144.1 | 176.7 | 207.7 | 215.5 | 206.9 | 186.2 | 180.3 | 162.5 | 164.1 | 153.3 | 159.3 | 2,106.4 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 48 | 46 | 47 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
External links
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