Ruyang County
汝阳县 | |
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 Ruyang in Luoyang | |
 Luoyang in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 34°09′14″N 112°28′23″E / 34.154°N 112.473°E | |
| 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 (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.
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[edit]
As 2012, this county is divided to 4 towns and 9 townships.[3]
- Towns
- Townships
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Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Ruyang (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 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 48 | 46 | 47 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 洛阳市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
External links[edit]
- Article about dinosaur finds in Ruyang County
- Article about dinosaur finds in Ruyang County
- Article about dinosaur finds in Ruyang County
- Ruyang County official site (Chinese)
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