Yuanping 原平市 | |
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Coordinates: 38°43′52″N112°42′40″E / 38.731°N 112.711°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shanxi |
Prefecture-level city | Xinzhou |
Area | |
• County-level city | 2,571.0 km2 (992.7 sq mi) |
• Urban | 148.00 km2 (57.14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 825 m (2,707 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• County-level city | 526,000 |
• Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
• Urban | 184,200 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 034100 |
Area code | 0350 |
Website | yuanping |
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Chinese | 原平 | ||||||
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Yuanping is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xinzhou,in north-central Shanxi Province,China.
The territory of present-day Yuanping was held by Zhao during the Warring States Period of Chinese history. Under the Qin dynasty,it was part of Taiyuan Commandary. It became Yuanping County in 114 BC under Emperor Wu of the Han. It became Xinxing County in Jian'an 15 during the Eastern Han. Three years later,its name was restored as Yuanping County,but it was moved to Yanmen Commandery.
Yuanping is located nearly due north of Taiyuan,the provincial capital.
Yuanping has a monsoon-influenced,continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk),with cold and very dry winters,and hot,humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −7.0 °C (19.4 °F) in January to 23.7 °C (74.7 °F) in July,and the annual mean is 9.55 °C (49.2 °F). Nearly half of the 412 millimetres (16.2 in) of precipitation occurs in July and August alone. Due to the high elevation and dry climate,the diurnal temperature variation easily exceeds 15 °C (27 °F) in winter and spring. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 50% in July to 62% in four months,and the average annual total is 2,585 hours.
Climate data for Yuanping (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 28.6 (83.5) | 37.0 (98.6) | 37.4 (99.3) | 41.1 (106.0) | 39.3 (102.7) | 36.0 (96.8) | 33.4 (92.1) | 28.1 (82.6) | 20.5 (68.9) | 15.0 (59.0) | 41.1 (106.0) |
Average high °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) | 4.9 (40.8) | 11.9 (53.4) | 19.8 (67.6) | 25.7 (78.3) | 29.0 (84.2) | 29.7 (85.5) | 28.0 (82.4) | 23.5 (74.3) | 17.1 (62.8) | 8.4 (47.1) | 1.6 (34.9) | 16.7 (62.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) | −1.9 (28.6) | 4.8 (40.6) | 12.6 (54.7) | 18.8 (65.8) | 22.5 (72.5) | 23.9 (75.0) | 22.2 (72.0) | 17.0 (62.6) | 10.2 (50.4) | 2.0 (35.6) | −4.6 (23.7) | 10.1 (50.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | −11.5 (11.3) | −7.3 (18.9) | −1.1 (30.0) | 5.8 (42.4) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.4 (61.5) | 18.9 (66.0) | 17.4 (63.3) | 11.7 (53.1) | 4.7 (40.5) | −2.9 (26.8) | −9.4 (15.1) | 4.6 (40.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −25.2 (−13.4) | −21.5 (−6.7) | −15.5 (4.1) | −5.8 (21.6) | −1.1 (30.0) | 7.3 (45.1) | 10.9 (51.6) | 7.4 (45.3) | −1.2 (29.8) | −9.1 (15.6) | −21.3 (−6.3) | −24.3 (−11.7) | −25.2 (−13.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.0 (0.08) | 3.4 (0.13) | 7.7 (0.30) | 18.4 (0.72) | 32.6 (1.28) | 55.7 (2.19) | 110.1 (4.33) | 102.8 (4.05) | 58.6 (2.31) | 22.1 (0.87) | 11.0 (0.43) | 1.6 (0.06) | 426 (16.75) |
Average precipitation days (≥0.1 mm) | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 68.6 |
Average snowy days | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 13.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 44 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 51 | 66 | 68 | 65 | 57 | 52 | 47 | 50 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 150.7 | 161.9 | 201.0 | 227.0 | 254.3 | 217.1 | 205.2 | 198.6 | 185.5 | 188.3 | 154.9 | 146.8 | 2,291.3 |
Percent possible sunshine | 49 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 49 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 52 |
Source:China Meteorological Administration [2] [3] [4] |
The city lies on the G55 Erenhot–Guangzhou Expressway. Yuanping is also at the junction of the Beijing–Yuanping Railway and the Datong–Puzhou Railway.
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