County-level & Sub-prefectural city in Henan, People's Republic of China
Yongcheng (Chinese: 永城; pinyin: Yǒngchéng) is county-level city in Henan province, China, and is the easternmost county-level division of the province, bordering Anhui province on all sides except the northwest and due north. Yongcheng has significant coal deposits and some insignificant magnet deposits. In 2014, Yongcheng was upgraded to a provincially directly administered city.
It is the former site of Shiyuan (柿园), the capital of Han-era Liang. It includes the excavated mausoleum of the fabulously wealthy Liu Wu, prince of Liang, now a museum (柿园汉墓) famed for its murals.
Geography
Yongcheng is located in the Huai River Basin, in the easternmost part of Henan Province, with an average elevation of 33 meters. The Tuo hui River passes through the northern part of the western urban area and the southern part of the eastern urban area. The Mang Mountain is located in the northern Mangshan Town. The China National Highway 311 runs through the east and west, and the S32 Yongcheng–Dengfeng Expressway runs through the south.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this city is divided to 11 towns and 18 townships.[3]
- Towns
- Townships
Climate
| Climate data for Yongcheng (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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18.4
(65.1)
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26.1
(79.0)
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27.6
(81.7)
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32.9
(91.2)
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38.4
(101.1)
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40.5
(104.9)
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41.0
(105.8)
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37.9
(100.2)
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36.9
(98.4)
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35.5
(95.9)
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28.2
(82.8)
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21.6
(70.9)
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41.0
(105.8)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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6.1
(43.0)
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9.6
(49.3)
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14.9
(58.8)
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21.3
(70.3)
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26.9
(80.4)
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31.8
(89.2)
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32.3
(90.1)
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30.9
(87.6)
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27.6
(81.7)
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22.5
(72.5)
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14.8
(58.6)
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8.2
(46.8)
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20.6
(69.0)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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1.0
(33.8)
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4.0
(39.2)
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9.1
(48.4)
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15.3
(59.5)
|
20.9
(69.6)
|
25.8
(78.4)
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27.7
(81.9)
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26.5
(79.7)
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22.1
(71.8)
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16.5
(61.7)
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9.2
(48.6)
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2.9
(37.2)
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15.1
(59.2)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−2.9
(26.8)
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−0.4
(31.3)
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4.2
(39.6)
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9.7
(49.5)
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15.3
(59.5)
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20.5
(68.9)
|
23.9
(75.0)
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23.0
(73.4)
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17.7
(63.9)
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11.6
(52.9)
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4.7
(40.5)
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−1.1
(30.0)
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10.5
(50.9)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−16.3
(2.7)
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−19.1
(−2.4)
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−11.1
(12.0)
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−4.5
(23.9)
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2.7
(36.9)
|
10.0
(50.0)
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16.7
(62.1)
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13.8
(56.8)
|
5.5
(41.9)
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−1.9
(28.6)
|
−9.8
(14.4)
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−21.9
(−7.4)
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−21.9
(−7.4)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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17.6
(0.69)
|
20.5
(0.81)
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35.3
(1.39)
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41.4
(1.63)
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72.0
(2.83)
|
104.2
(4.10)
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208.3
(8.20)
|
142.7
(5.62)
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63.9
(2.52)
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43.4
(1.71)
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31.7
(1.25)
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16.3
(0.64)
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797.3
(31.39)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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4.8
|
5.5
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5.9
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7.0
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7.4
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7.8
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11.9
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11.6
|
8.5
|
5.9
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6.3
|
4.8
|
87.4
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| Average snowy days
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3.4
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2.9
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1.1
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.7
|
1.6
|
9.7
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| Average relative humidity (%)
|
68
|
65
|
66
|
68
|
69
|
66
|
79
|
83
|
77
|
69
|
70
|
68
|
71
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
119.1
|
127.6
|
160.9
|
189.2
|
198.3
|
177.2
|
170.2
|
170.6
|
160.9
|
156.2
|
134.2
|
127.5
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1,891.9
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| Percent possible sunshine
|
38
|
41
|
43
|
48
|
46
|
41
|
39
|
42
|
44
|
45
|
43
|
42
|
43
|
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]
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