Ningyuan County (simplified Chinese: 宁远; traditional Chinese: 寧遠; pinyin: Níngyuǎn Xiàn) is a county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Yongzhou prefecture-level City.[4]

Ningyuan County
宁远县
Ningyüan
Erenhot–Guangzhou Expressway passing through Ningyuan
Erenhot–Guangzhou Expressway passing through Ningyuan
Ningyuan is located in Hunan
Ningyuan
Ningyuan
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 25°34′12″N 111°56′46″E / 25.570°N 111.946°E / 25.570; 111.946[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityYongzhou
Area
 • Total
2,488.87 km2 (960.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total
700,759
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
4256XX
LanguagesXiangnan Tuhua, Standard Chinese
Websitewww.nyx.gov.cn

Located on the southern part of the province, the county is bordered to the north by Qiyang County, to the northeast by Xintian County, to the east by Jiahe County, to the southeast by Lanshan County, to the southwest by Jianghua and Dao Counties, to the northwest by Shuangpai County. Ningyuan County covers 1,806 km2 (697 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 871,200 and a permanent resident population of 726,700.[5] The county has 12 towns, four ethnic townships of Yao people and four subdistricts[6] under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Shunling (舜陵街道).[7]

Administrative Divisions

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Map including Ningyuan (labeled as NING-YÜAN (Walled) 寧遠) (AMS, 1954)
20 township-level divisions of Ningyuan County (May 8, 2015 – present)[8][9][10][11]
4 subdistricts

Dongxi (东溪街道) ·Shunling (舜陵街道) ·Tongshan (桐山街道) ·Wenmiao (文庙街道)

12 towns

Baijiaping (柏家坪) ·Bao'an (保安) ·Heting (禾亭) ·Lengshui (冷水) ·Lixi (鲤溪) ·Qingshuiqiao (清水桥) ·Renhe (仁和) ·Shuishi (水市) ·Taiping (太平) ·Tiantang (天堂) ·Wanjing (湾井) ·Zhonghe (中和)

4 Yao ethnic
townships

Jiuyishan (九嶷山瑶族/九疑山瑶族[12][13][14][15]) ·Mianhuaping (棉花坪瑶族) ·Tongmuluo (桐木漯瑶族) ·Wulongshan (五龙山瑶族)

Climate

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Climate data for Ningyuan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3)
31.3
(88.3)
33.8
(92.8)
35.7
(96.3)
35.8
(96.4)
37.2
(99.0)
39.9
(103.8)
40.2
(104.4)
38.2
(100.8)
36.7
(98.1)
32.9
(91.2)
26.7
(80.1)
40.2
(104.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.1
(52.0)
14.1
(57.4)
17.6
(63.7)
24.1
(75.4)
28.3
(82.9)
31.2
(88.2)
33.9
(93.0)
33.3
(91.9)
30.1
(86.2)
25.4
(77.7)
20.0
(68.0)
14.1
(57.4)
23.6
(74.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.2
(45.0)
9.8
(49.6)
13.4
(56.1)
19.2
(66.6)
23.4
(74.1)
26.5
(79.7)
28.6
(83.5)
27.9
(82.2)
25.0
(77.0)
20.1
(68.2)
14.7
(58.5)
9.3
(48.7)
18.8
(65.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.6
(40.3)
6.9
(44.4)
10.5
(50.9)
15.7
(60.3)
19.9
(67.8)
23.2
(73.8)
24.6
(76.3)
24.2
(75.6)
21.4
(70.5)
16.4
(61.5)
11.1
(52.0)
5.9
(42.6)
15.4
(59.7)
Record low °C (°F) −3.8
(25.2)
−3.0
(26.6)
−0.5
(31.1)
3.8
(38.8)
11.0
(51.8)
14.4
(57.9)
18.7
(65.7)
19.5
(67.1)
12.5
(54.5)
4.0
(39.2)
−0.6
(30.9)
−6.2
(20.8)
−6.2
(20.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 78.9
(3.11)
88.5
(3.48)
166.4
(6.55)
198.4
(7.81)
219.9
(8.66)
207.0
(8.15)
130.0
(5.12)
144.4
(5.69)
60.9
(2.40)
65.7
(2.59)
74.3
(2.93)
55.9
(2.20)
1,490.3
(58.69)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 14.6 13.3 18.4 17.5 16.6 16.3 12.8 13.6 9.5 7.9 9.1 10.1 159.7
Average snowy days 2.0 1.0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 3.7
Average relative humidity (%) 79 79 82 81 80 81 75 77 77 74 75 74 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 62.2 62.0 63.2 101.7 132.4 152.6 233.9 205.0 154.4 134.5 123.0 105.4 1,530.3
Percent possible sunshine 19 19 17 27 32 37 56 51 42 38 38 32 34
Source: China Meteorological Administration[16][17]

References

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  1. ^ "Ningyuan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ Yongzhou City Land Use Plan (2006–20)/《永州市土地利用总体规划(2006-2020年)》.(in Chinese) Accessed 8 July 2014.
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  4. ^ 《宁远县人民政府关于公布乡镇区划调整改革结果的通知》(宁政发〔2016〕1号) 2016年1月26日 [About the subdivisions of Ningyuan on 26 January 2016]. Ningyuan County People's Government. 2016-01-28. also see 《永州市人民政府办公室关于宁远县天堂镇冷水镇桐山街道等6个镇(街道)部分行政区划调整的通知》(永政办发〔2015〕1号). Yongzhou People's Government.
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  9. ^ 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:恩施市 [2018 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Ningyuan County] (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019. 统计用区划代码 名称 431126001000 文庙街道 431126002000 舜陵街道 431126003000 桐山街道 431126004000 东溪街道 431126101000 天堂镇 431126102000 水市镇 431126103000 湾井镇 431126104000 冷水镇 431126105000 太平镇 431126106000 禾亭镇 431126107000 仁和镇 431126108000 中和镇 431126109000 柏家坪镇 431126110000 清水桥镇 431126111000 鲤溪镇 431126112000 保安镇 431126200000 九疑山瑶族乡 431126202000 五龙山瑶族乡 431126203000 棉花坪瑶族乡 431126204000 桐木漯瑶族乡
  10. ^ 贺伟, ed. (27 October 2017). 行政划分 [Administrative Divisions] (in Simplified Chinese). 宁远县人民政府. Retrieved 18 June 2019. Ningyuan Xian {...}宁远县辖16个乡镇(其中少数民族乡4个)、4个街道办事处 文庙街道{...}东溪街道{...}舜陵街道{...}桐山街道{...}天堂镇{...}水市镇{...}湾井镇{...}冷水镇{...}太平镇{...}禾亭镇{...}仁和镇{...}中和镇{...}柏家坪镇{...}清水桥镇{...}鲤溪镇{...}九嶷瑶族乡{...}保安镇{...}五龙山瑶族乡{...}棉花坪瑶族乡{...}桐木漯瑶族乡{...}
  11. ^ 宁远县历史沿革 [Ningyuan County Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2019. 1996年,宁远县面积2498平方千米,{...}九嶷山瑶族乡{...}2010年第六次人口普查,宁远县常住总人口702562人,{...}至此,全县辖4个街道、12个镇、4个民族乡:文庙街道、舜陵街道、桐山街道、东溪街道、天堂镇、水市镇、湾井镇、冷水镇、太平镇、禾亭镇、仁和镇、中和镇、柏家坪镇、清水桥镇、鲤溪镇、保安镇、九疑瑶族乡、荒塘瑶族乡、棉花坪瑶族乡、桐木漯瑶族乡。
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  14. ^ 九嶷山. 教育部國語辭典簡編本. 【九嶷山】 注音 ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧˊ ㄕㄢ 漢語拼音 jiǔ yí shān 釋義 位於湖南省寧遠縣南,相傳舜葬於此。九嶷山因山巖羅列,異嶺同勢,常使遊人生疑,因此得名。 △蒼梧山
  15. ^ 九嶷山. 教育部重編國語辭典修訂本. 字詞 【九嶷山】 注音 ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧˊ ㄕㄢ 漢語拼音 jiǔ yí shān 釋義 位於湖南省寧遠縣南,相傳舜葬於此。九嶷山因山巖羅列,異嶺同勢,常使遊人生疑,因此得名。也稱為「蒼梧山」。
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