County in Henan, People's Republic of China
Xiangcheng County (Chinese: 襄城县; pinyin: Xiāngchéng Xiàn) is a county in the central part of Henan province, China. It is located in the southwest of the prefecture-level city of Xuchang, and is its southernmost county-level division.
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Map including Xiangcheng (labeled as HSIANG-CH'ENG (SIANGCHENG) (walled) 襄城) (AMS, 1955)
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this county is divided to 6 towns, 1 ethnic town and 9 townships.[2]
- Towns
- Chengguan (城关镇)
- Mailing (麦岭镇)
- Yingyang (颍阳镇)
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- Wangluo (王洛镇)
- Ziyun (紫云镇) - Formerly Suncitang Township
- Kuzhuang (库庄镇)
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- Ethnic towns
- Yingqiao Hui Town (颍桥回族镇)
- Townships
- Zhanbei Township (湛北乡)
- Shantoudian Township (山头店乡)
- Cigou Township (茨沟乡)
- Dingying Township (丁营乡)
- Jiangzhuang Township (姜庄乡)
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- Fanhu Township (范湖乡)
- Shuangmiao Township (双庙乡)
- Fenchen Township (汾陈乡)
- Shilipu Township (十里铺乡)
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Climate
| Climate data for Xiangcheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
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20.6
(69.1)
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24.5
(76.1)
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28.4
(83.1)
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35.0
(95.0)
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41.2
(106.2)
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40.6
(105.1)
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41.0
(105.8)
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39.4
(102.9)
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37.2
(99.0)
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34.8
(94.6)
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27.9
(82.2)
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21.7
(71.1)
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41.2
(106.2)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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6.6
(43.9)
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10.3
(50.5)
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15.7
(60.3)
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22.1
(71.8)
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27.7
(81.9)
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32.3
(90.1)
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32.4
(90.3)
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30.8
(87.4)
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27.2
(81.0)
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22.2
(72.0)
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14.9
(58.8)
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8.8
(47.8)
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20.9
(69.6)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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1.2
(34.2)
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4.3
(39.7)
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9.7
(49.5)
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16.0
(60.8)
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21.6
(70.9)
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26.4
(79.5)
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27.6
(81.7)
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26.0
(78.8)
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21.5
(70.7)
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16.0
(60.8)
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9.1
(48.4)
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3.3
(37.9)
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15.2
(59.4)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−3.3
(26.1)
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−0.6
(30.9)
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4.4
(39.9)
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10.1
(50.2)
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15.7
(60.3)
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20.7
(69.3)
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23.5
(74.3)
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22.3
(72.1)
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17.0
(62.6)
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11.0
(51.8)
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4.2
(39.6)
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−1.1
(30.0)
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10.3
(50.6)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−14.7
(5.5)
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−19.5
(−3.1)
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−9.3
(15.3)
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−2.3
(27.9)
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4.4
(39.9)
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11.8
(53.2)
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16.3
(61.3)
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12.5
(54.5)
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6.4
(43.5)
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−0.4
(31.3)
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−10.1
(13.8)
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−10.4
(13.3)
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−19.5
(−3.1)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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14.7
(0.58)
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16.2
(0.64)
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28.3
(1.11)
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43.3
(1.70)
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66.8
(2.63)
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91.1
(3.59)
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173.0
(6.81)
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117.4
(4.62)
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84.5
(3.33)
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45.2
(1.78)
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34.5
(1.36)
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12.3
(0.48)
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727.3
(28.63)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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4.3
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4.9
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6.2
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6.3
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7.8
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8.1
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11.1
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10.4
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9.1
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6.8
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6.0
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4.2
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85.2
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| Average snowy days
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3.7
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3.0
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1.2
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0.2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1.1
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2.5
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11.7
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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61
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65
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61
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65
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64
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65
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77
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81
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79
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72
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69
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59
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68
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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115.7
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127.0
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166.2
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195.2
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204.4
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190.7
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183.5
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174.1
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150.0
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147.5
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133.0
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125.9
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1,913.2
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| Percent possible sunshine
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37
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41
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44
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50
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47
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44
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42
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42
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41
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43
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43
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41
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43
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
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References
33°50′49″N 113°29′02″E / 33.84694°N 113.48389°E / 33.84694; 113.48389
