Ye County

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Ye County
叶县
Map Henan adm.png
Red pog.svg
Yexian
Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 33°37′37″N113°21′25″E / 33.627°N 113.357°E / 33.627; 113.357
Country People's Republic of China
Province Henan
Prefecture-level city Pingdingshan
Area
[1]
  Total1,387 km2 (536 sq mi)
Population
 (2019) [2]
  Total756,700
  Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
467200

Ye County or Yexian (simplified Chinese :叶县; traditional Chinese :葉縣; pinyin :Yè Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Pingdingshan, Henan province, China, with a population of 820,000.[ when? ]

Contents

The ancient town of Kunyang was located in Ye County. It was the site of the critical Battle of Kunyang, in which the Han forces decisively defeated the army of Wang Mang's Xin dynasty. The ancient city of Ye was the origin of the common Chinese surname Ye (叶/葉).

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this county is divided to 5 towns, 12 townships and 1 ethnic townships. [3]

Towns
Townships
Ethnic townships

Climate

Climate data for Yexian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)20.1
(68.2)
24.4
(75.9)
28.3
(82.9)
33.7
(92.7)
40.6
(105.1)
40.4
(104.7)
40.8
(105.4)
39.2
(102.6)
39.3
(102.7)
35.1
(95.2)
27.6
(81.7)
20.4
(68.7)
40.8
(105.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)6.6
(43.9)
10.2
(50.4)
15.5
(59.9)
21.9
(71.4)
27.6
(81.7)
32.0
(89.6)
32.2
(90.0)
30.6
(87.1)
27.1
(80.8)
22.1
(71.8)
14.9
(58.8)
8.7
(47.7)
20.8
(69.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)1.3
(34.3)
4.3
(39.7)
9.6
(49.3)
15.8
(60.4)
21.4
(70.5)
26.1
(79.0)
27.4
(81.3)
25.9
(78.6)
21.5
(70.7)
16.2
(61.2)
9.3
(48.7)
3.4
(38.1)
15.2
(59.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−3.0
(26.6)
−0.4
(31.3)
4.4
(39.9)
10.1
(50.2)
15.6
(60.1)
20.8
(69.4)
23.5
(74.3)
22.3
(72.1)
17.2
(63.0)
11.6
(52.9)
4.7
(40.5)
−0.9
(30.4)
10.5
(50.9)
Record low °C (°F)−13.5
(7.7)
−14.7
(5.5)
−8.0
(17.6)
−2.9
(26.8)
2.6
(36.7)
11.7
(53.1)
16.8
(62.2)
12.6
(54.7)
7.8
(46.0)
−2.4
(27.7)
−8.1
(17.4)
−14.0
(6.8)
−14.7
(5.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)14.9
(0.59)
16.1
(0.63)
33.6
(1.32)
46.4
(1.83)
78.2
(3.08)
108.2
(4.26)
199.2
(7.84)
142.5
(5.61)
84.3
(3.32)
48.4
(1.91)
35.0
(1.38)
12.7
(0.50)
819.5
(32.27)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)4.65.06.36.78.48.411.910.69.57.16.24.288.9
Average snowy days3.93.01.30.10000001.02.611.9
Average relative humidity (%)65656768676679827770706570
Mean monthly sunshine hours 114.9121.9159.4186.0196.6182.4177.5168.1144.2139.6131.6123.41,845.6
Percent possible sunshine 36394347464241413940434041
Source: China Meteorological Administration [4] [5]

Religious Persecution

Kunyang is home to China's No. 1 Prison of Women of Yunan where the Chinese Christians, Ju Dianghong and Liang Qin are serving sentences of 13 years and 10 years respectively for their Christian activities. [6]

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