Mengjin District
Mengjin District[3] is a district in Luoyang City, in the northwest of Henan province, China, located to the north of Luoyang's urban districts.
Mengjin
孟津区 Mengtsing | |
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 Mengjin in Luoyang | |
 Luoyang in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 34°49′30″N 112°26′42″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Luoyang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 759 km2 (293 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 431,500 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 471100 |
| Mengjin District | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 孟津區 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 孟津区 | ||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Mèngjīn Qū | ||||||||||
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History
Mengjin began its life as an ancient ferry crossing for the Yellow River. According to legend, King Wu of Zhou crossed the Yellow River at this location, after forming an alliance with the other nobles, leading to the theory that the original name was actually (盟津; Méngjīn; 'ferry crossing of the alliance') rather than 孟津; Mèngjīn. According to this theory, it was only in later times that the character 盟 was mistakenly replaced by 孟. The ferry crossing was an important strategic location during times of war.
In Chapter 6 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao explains that part of his strategy in engaging Dong Zhuo's forces was for Yuan Shao's forces to take control of Mengjin (see: Battle of Xingyang).
As of 2012, Mengjin is divided to 10 towns.[4]
- Towns
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Climate
| Climate data for Mengjin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
38.7 (101.7) |
40.2 (104.4) |
40.7 (105.3) |
41.1 (106.0) |
38.6 (101.5) |
37.6 (99.7) |
34.2 (93.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
41.1 (106.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
19.8 (67.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.1 (6.6) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.3 (0.37) |
12.5 (0.49) |
23.0 (0.91) |
40.3 (1.59) |
53.4 (2.10) |
68.6 (2.70) |
123.4 (4.86) |
100.4 (3.95) |
88.9 (3.50) |
43.3 (1.70) |
27.0 (1.06) |
6.3 (0.25) |
596.4 (23.48) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 81 |
| Average snowy days | 4.3 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 14.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 53 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 75 | 78 | 72 | 64 | 60 | 53 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 142.3 | 144.6 | 182.1 | 213.0 | 227.9 | 206.8 | 177.3 | 177.7 | 159.9 | 162.3 | 153.3 | 158.4 | 2,105.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 45 | 46 | 49 | 54 | 52 | 48 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
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- 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
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- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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