Pingyu County (simplified Chinese: 平舆县; traditional Chinese: 平輿縣; pinyin: Píngyú Xiàn) is a county of Henan province, China, bordering Anhui province to the east. It is under the administration of Zhumadian city.
Notable people
It is the hometown of the following people:
- Chen Fan and Xi Zhong, who were famous Chinese historical persons
- Chen Quanguo, the Chinese Communist Party Politburo member
Pingyu County is also the birthplace of the Chinese surnames Shěn and Ran.
Administrative divisions
As of 2017, this county is divided to 3 subdistricts, 11 towns and 5 townships.[3]
- Subdistricts
- Guhuai Subdistrict (古槐街道)
- Qinghe Subdistrict (清河街道)
- Donghuang Subdistrict (东皇街道)
- Towns
- Yangbu (杨埠镇)
- Donghedian (东和店镇)
- Miaowan (庙湾镇)
- Sheqiao (射桥镇)
- Xiyangdian (西洋店镇)
- Yangcheng (阳城镇)
- Guolou Township (郭楼镇)
- Litun Township (李屯镇)
- Wanjindian Township (万金店镇)
- Gaoyangdian Township (高杨店乡)
- Wanzhong Township (万冢乡)
- Townships
- Shizilu Township (十字路乡)
- Yuhuangmiao Township (玉皇庙乡)
- Laowanggang Township (老王岗乡)
- Xindian Township (辛店乡)
- Shuangmiao Township (双庙乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Pingyu, elevation 45 m (148 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.2 (91.8) |
37.3 (99.1) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.0 (104.0) |
39.7 (103.5) |
37.5 (99.5) |
34.6 (94.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
20.8 (69.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
11.1 (51.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.0 (5.0) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.1 (0.87) |
25.4 (1.00) |
44.0 (1.73) |
55.5 (2.19) |
84.3 (3.32) |
146.4 (5.76) |
205.0 (8.07) |
136.3 (5.37) |
78.2 (3.08) |
54.5 (2.15) |
40.6 (1.60) |
18.1 (0.71) |
910.4 (35.85) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 96.1 |
| Average snowy days | 4.4 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 11.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 82 | 84 | 79 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 114.4 | 119.7 | 154.7 | 184.6 | 190.9 | 169.4 | 186.7 | 175.2 | 149.8 | 143.3 | 132.6 | 125.3 | 1,846.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 36 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 44 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] all-time January high[6] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ “2017年统计用区划代码”. www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ “Sina Visitor System” 【气温破纪录】今天有284个国家气象站（超10%比例）打破1月中旬最高气温纪录，这其中还有105站气温打破1月最高气温纪录。比如郑州21.9℃、太原老站14.9℃。具体详见下图表格。明天暖破纪录的情况可能还会出现，主要在四川东部、湖北、安徽、江苏以及山东南部。 (in Simplified Chinese). weatherman_信欣 on Weibo. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
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