Yichuan County (Chinese: 伊川县; pinyin: Yīchuān Xiàn) is a county in the west of Henan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Luoyang.

Yichuan County
伊川县
Ichwan
Yichuan in Luoyang
Yichuan in Luoyang
Luoyang in Henan
Luoyang in Henan
Coordinates: 34°31′40″N 112°03′25″E / 34.5278°N 112.057°E / 34.5278; 112.057
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityLuoyang
Area
 • Total1,243 km2 (480 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total792,800
 • Density640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Yichuan is known as the "City of Wine".[citation needed] Chinese rice wine is claimed to have been invented here by Dukang during the reign of Shaokang of the Xia. Dukang wine is now exported to Japan, the United States, Canada, Thailand, and more than 45 other countries.[citation needed]

Administrative divisions edit

As 2012, this county is divided to 5 towns and 9 townships.[3]

Towns
Townships

Climate edit

Climate data for Yichuan (2011–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.4
(70.5)
24.7
(76.5)
32.4
(90.3)
39.1
(102.4)
40.3
(104.5)
43.2
(109.8)
42.0
(107.6)
40.7
(105.3)
39.5
(103.1)
34.3
(93.7)
29.3
(84.7)
23.0
(73.4)
43.2
(109.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.3
(43.3)
9.6
(49.3)
17.3
(63.1)
23.6
(74.5)
28.4
(83.1)
31.9
(89.4)
33.0
(91.4)
31.8
(89.2)
26.7
(80.1)
21.1
(70.0)
13.9
(57.0)
8.4
(47.1)
21.0
(69.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.3
(32.5)
3.2
(37.8)
10.2
(50.4)
16.2
(61.2)
21.4
(70.5)
25.4
(77.7)
27.3
(81.1)
26.0
(78.8)
20.9
(69.6)
15.0
(59.0)
8.3
(46.9)
2.3
(36.1)
14.7
(58.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.4
(24.1)
−2.0
(28.4)
3.8
(38.8)
9.2
(48.6)
14.4
(57.9)
19.2
(66.6)
22.4
(72.3)
21.4
(70.5)
16.1
(61.0)
9.8
(49.6)
3.6
(38.5)
−2.6
(27.3)
9.2
(48.6)
Record low °C (°F) −15.8
(3.6)
−15.6
(3.9)
−7.2
(19.0)
−1.7
(28.9)
4.6
(40.3)
12.0
(53.6)
16.5
(61.7)
13.5
(56.3)
7.7
(45.9)
−1.6
(29.1)
−7.4
(18.7)
−9.3
(15.3)
−15.8
(3.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 12.5
(0.49)
14.9
(0.59)
23.6
(0.93)
37.2
(1.46)
63.7
(2.51)
73.7
(2.90)
101.6
(4.00)
108.2
(4.26)
85.6
(3.37)
45.7
(1.80)
31.3
(1.23)
7.9
(0.31)
605.9
(23.85)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.4 4.8 6.2 6.2 7.8 7.9 11.1 10.8 9.8 7.4 6.1 3.6 86.1
Average snowy days 4.3 3.5 1.4 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 2.9 13.5
Average relative humidity (%) 58 59 58 59 60 63 75 78 75 70 66 57 65
Mean monthly sunshine hours 128.6 131.5 172.3 194.8 206.7 186.7 170.0 161.5 145.3 144.9 133.2 134.7 1,910.2
Percent possible sunshine 41 42 46 50 48 43 39 39 40 42 43 44 43
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. ^ 洛阳市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.