Yangchun
Yangchun, alternately romanized as Yeungchun,[lower-alpha 1] is a county-level city in southwestern Guangdong, China, administered as a part of the prefecture-level city of Yangjiang. Yangchun has an area of 4,055 km2 (1,566 sq mi) and had approximately 1.05 million inhabitants in 2003.
Yangchun
阳春市 Yeungchun | |
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 Yangchun is the northernmost division on this map of Yangjiang | |
  Yangchun Yangchun is the northernmost division on this map of Yangjiang | |
| Coordinates: 22°10′13″N 111°47′30″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Yangjiang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,055 km2 (1,566 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Total | 849,504 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 529600 |
| Area code(s) | 662 |
| Licence plates | 粤QX, 粤QY |
| Website | Official website |
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| Simplified Chinese | 阳春 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陽春 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yángchūn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Yèuhngchēun | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Yeungchun | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Sunny Spring Yang Spring | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Under the Qing, Yangchun County made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.[1]
Administrative divisions
Yangchun (as Chunzhou) on the 1136 Yuji Tu
Yangchun is divided into the urban quarter Chuncheng (春城街道) and fifteen towns (镇).[4]
The municipalities are:
- 河塱镇 Helang Town
- 松柏镇 Songbai Town
- 石望镇 Shiwang Town
- 春湾镇 Chunwan Town
- 合水镇 Heshui Town
- 陂面镇 Baimian Town
- 圭岗镇 Kyu Kong Town
- 永宁镇 Yongning Town
- 马水镇 Mashui Town
- 岗美镇 Gangmei Town
- 河口镇 Hekou Town
- 潭水镇 Tanshui Town
- 三甲镇 Sanjia Town
- 双滘镇 Shuangjiao Town
- 八甲镇 Bajia Town
Climate
| Climate data for Yangchun (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.6 (83.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
33.1 (91.6) |
35.1 (95.2) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.4 (99.3) |
38.4 (101.1) |
37.4 (99.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.9 (93.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
38.4 (101.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
19.4 (67.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
1.4 (34.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41.9 (1.65) |
85.0 (3.35) |
84.5 (3.33) |
205.5 (8.09) |
333.4 (13.13) |
430.6 (16.95) |
373.8 (14.72) |
316.2 (12.45) |
240.8 (9.48) |
102.8 (4.05) |
56.9 (2.24) |
30.8 (1.21) |
2,302.2 (90.65) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 81 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
References
Citations
- Bolton & al. (1941), p. 262.
- Gützlaff, Charles, China Opened, p. 527.
- Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed. (1878), Vol. V, "China".
- 阳春市 (in Chinese).
Bibliography
- "阳春市概况地图 (Yangchun overview map)".
- Bolton, Kingsley; et al. (1941), Triad Societies, Vol. 5, Abingdon: Routledge, reprinted 2000.
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