Xixia County
西峡县 | |
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![]() Xixia in Nanyang | |
![]() Nanyang in Henan (note the map includes the
sub-prefectural city of
Dengzhou) | |
Coordinates:
33°18′25″N 111°28′26″E / 33.307°N 111.474°E
XIXIA COUNTY Latitude and Longitude: 33°18′25″N 111°28′26″E / 33.307°N 111.474°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Henan |
Prefecture-level city | Nanyang |
Area | |
• Total | 3,453 km2 (1,333 sq mi) |
Population (2019)
[2] | |
• Total | 431,800 |
• Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard) |
Postal code | 474550 |
Area code | 0377 |
Website |
www |
Xixia County ( simplified Chinese: 西峡; traditional Chinese: 西峽; pinyin: Xīxiá; postal: Sisia) is a county in the southwest of Henan province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanyang, and has an area of 3,452 km2 (1,333 sq mi) and a population of 420,000 as of 2002. [3]
As 2012, this county is divided to 3 subdistricts, 10 towns and 6 townships. [4]
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Climate data for Xixia (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
35.7 (96.3) |
39.5 (103.1) |
41.2 (106.2) |
40.5 (104.9) |
38.2 (100.8) |
39.1 (102.4) |
35.1 (95.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
41.2 (106.2) |
Average high °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.4 (86.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
15.2 (59.3) |
Average low °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) |
0.8 (33.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
11.0 (51.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −8.9 (16.0) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.9 (0.59) |
17.0 (0.67) |
39.7 (1.56) |
51.5 (2.03) |
78.8 (3.10) |
96.9 (3.81) |
184.7 (7.27) |
157.1 (6.19) |
98.6 (3.88) |
62.8 (2.47) |
31.0 (1.22) |
13.4 (0.53) |
846.4 (33.32) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 70 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center [5] |