Hongya (Chinese: 洪雅; pinyin: Hóngyǎ) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Meishan city.
Hongya County 洪雅县 | |
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  Hongya Location of the seat in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 29°41′46″N 103°10′58″E / 29.69611°N 103.18278°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Meishan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,896.49 km2 (732.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 300,217 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administrative divisions
Hongya County comprises 12 towns:[1]
- Zhige 止戈镇
- Hongchuan 洪川镇
- Yuping 余坪镇
- Caoyutan 槽渔滩镇
- Zhongbao 中保镇
- Dongyue 东岳镇
- Liujiang 柳江镇
- Gaomiao 高庙镇
- Wawushan 瓦屋山镇
- Qiliping 七里坪镇
- Jiangjun 将军镇
- Zhongshan 中山镇
Climate
| Climate data for Hongya, elevation 571 m (1,873 ft), (2011–2020 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) | 19.0 (66.2) | 24.0 (75.2) | 31.7 (89.1) | 33.1 (91.6) | 35.8 (96.4) | 36.8 (98.2) | 36.6 (97.9) | 37.9 (100.2) | 35.6 (96.1) | 29.8 (85.6) | 26.6 (79.9) | 18.9 (66.0) | 37.9 (100.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) | 12.4 (54.3) | 18.1 (64.6) | 23.5 (74.3) | 26.4 (79.5) | 28.7 (83.7) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.9 (87.6) | 25.2 (77.4) | 20.7 (69.3) | 15.9 (60.6) | 10.7 (51.3) | 21.0 (69.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 8.7 (47.7) | 13.6 (56.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 21.3 (70.3) | 24.0 (75.2) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.9 (78.6) | 21.4 (70.5) | 17.4 (63.3) | 12.9 (55.2) | 7.9 (46.2) | 17.0 (62.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) | 6.1 (43.0) | 10.4 (50.7) | 14.5 (58.1) | 17.6 (63.7) | 20.7 (69.3) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.4 (72.3) | 19.0 (66.2) | 15.3 (59.5) | 11.0 (51.8) | 5.9 (42.6) | 14.1 (57.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) | −1.9 (28.6) | 0.0 (32.0) | 5.9 (42.6) | 8.5 (47.3) | 12.9 (55.2) | 16.5 (61.7) | 16.2 (61.2) | 12.8 (55.0) | 4.6 (40.3) | 0.8 (33.4) | −4.2 (24.4) | −4.2 (24.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.4 (0.80) | 26.0 (1.02) | 46.1 (1.81) | 85.1 (3.35) | 135.0 (5.31) | 161.5 (6.36) | 316.2 (12.45) | 347.9 (13.70) | 179.5 (7.07) | 87.3 (3.44) | 34.9 (1.37) | 24.2 (0.95) | 1,464.1 (57.63) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.8 | 11.7 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 15.1 | 19.6 | 18.2 | 13.8 | 11.0 | 180.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 33.8 | 51.2 | 87.1 | 124.5 | 117.4 | 107.7 | 142.7 | 163.9 | 60.1 | 54.1 | 47.5 | 47.6 | 1,037.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 11 | 16 | 23 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 41 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||