Ye County
Ye County or Yexian (simplified Chinese: 叶县; traditional Chinese: 葉縣; pinyin: Yè Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Pingdingshan, Henan province, China, with a population of 820,000.
Ye County
叶县 | |
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  Yexian Location of the seat in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 33°37′37″N 113°21′25″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Pingdingshan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,387 km2 (536 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 756,700 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 467200 |
The ancient town of Kunyang was located in Ye County. It was the site of the critical Battle of Kunyang, in which the Han forces decisively defeated the army of Wang Mang's Xin Dynasty. The ancient city of Ye was the origin of the common Chinese surname Ye (叶/葉).
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this county is divided to 5 towns, 12 townships and 1 ethnic townships.[3]
- Towns
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- Townships
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- Ethnic townships
- Mazhuang Hui Township (马庄回族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Yexian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
33.7 (92.7) |
40.6 (105.1) |
40.4 (104.7) |
40.8 (105.4) |
39.2 (102.6) |
39.3 (102.7) |
35.1 (95.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
40.8 (105.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
15.2 (59.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
2.6 (36.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.9 (0.59) |
16.1 (0.63) |
33.6 (1.32) |
46.4 (1.83) |
78.2 (3.08) |
108.2 (4.26) |
199.2 (7.84) |
142.5 (5.61) |
84.3 (3.32) |
48.4 (1.91) |
35.0 (1.38) |
12.7 (0.50) |
819.5 (32.27) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.6 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 11.9 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 88.9 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 11.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 79 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 114.9 | 121.9 | 159.4 | 186.0 | 196.6 | 182.4 | 177.5 | 168.1 | 144.2 | 139.6 | 131.6 | 123.4 | 1,845.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 36 | 39 | 43 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 40 | 41 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Religious Persecution
Kunyang is home to China's No. 1 Prison of Women of Yunan where the Chinese Christians, Ju Dianghong and Liang Qin are serving sentences of 13 years and 10 years respectively for their Christian activities.[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.
- 平顶山市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- "China Jails Six Protestants in Yunnan Amid Massive Crackdown on 'Evil Cult'".