Yutian (Chinese: 玉田; pinyin: Yùtián; lit. 'jade field') is a county in the northeast of Hebei province, China, and is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tangshan, bordering Tianjin to the north and west. It is located approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi) northwest of Tangshan and 110 km (68 mi) east of Beijing, lying on China National Highway 102. It has an area of 1,165 km2 (450 sq mi) and a population of 650,000[when?].
Yutian County 玉田县 Yutien | |
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 Yutian in Tangshan | |
.png) Tangshan in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 39°54′01″N 117°44′19″E / 39.9004°N 117.7387°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Tangshan |
| County seat | Yutian Town (玉田镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,165 km2 (450 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (51 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 650,000 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administrative divisions
The county administers 14 towns and 6 townships.[1]
Towns:
| Townships:
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Climate
| Climate data for Yutian (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) | 13.2 (55.8) | 19.7 (67.5) | 27.5 (81.5) | 32.4 (90.3) | 37.9 (100.2) | 38.8 (101.8) | 39.7 (103.5) | 35.4 (95.7) | 34.7 (94.5) | 30.5 (86.9) | 21.2 (70.2) | 13.6 (56.5) | 39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) | 5.8 (42.4) | 12.8 (55.0) | 20.5 (68.9) | 26.6 (79.9) | 30.2 (86.4) | 31.5 (88.7) | 30.5 (86.9) | 26.5 (79.7) | 19.3 (66.7) | 10.1 (50.2) | 3.2 (37.8) | 18.2 (64.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) | −0.9 (30.4) | 6.2 (43.2) | 14.0 (57.2) | 20.1 (68.2) | 24.3 (75.7) | 26.5 (79.7) | 25.4 (77.7) | 20.3 (68.5) | 12.5 (54.5) | 3.8 (38.8) | −2.8 (27.0) | 12.1 (53.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.9 (14.2) | −6.5 (20.3) | 0.0 (32.0) | 7.4 (45.3) | 13.3 (55.9) | 18.6 (65.5) | 22.2 (72.0) | 20.9 (69.6) | 14.8 (58.6) | 6.8 (44.2) | −1.3 (29.7) | −7.5 (18.5) | 6.6 (43.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.0 (−5.8) | −18.1 (−0.6) | −10.7 (12.7) | −2.0 (28.4) | 4.7 (40.5) | 10.1 (50.2) | 16.3 (61.3) | 12.4 (54.3) | 5.1 (41.2) | −4.0 (24.8) | −11.7 (10.9) | −16.2 (2.8) | −21.0 (−5.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.7 (0.11) | 3.8 (0.15) | 7.0 (0.28) | 22.4 (0.88) | 38.0 (1.50) | 86.1 (3.39) | 186.4 (7.34) | 140.0 (5.51) | 60.4 (2.38) | 28.1 (1.11) | 13.3 (0.52) | 3.2 (0.13) | 591.4 (23.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 9.8 | 12.8 | 9.8 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 67 |
| Average snowy days | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 12.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 51 | 49 | 45 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 74 | 77 | 71 | 67 | 62 | 56 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 172.0 | 176.3 | 224.5 | 233.5 | 260.6 | 216.3 | 180.0 | 198.4 | 204.5 | 194.8 | 161.3 | 159.9 | 2,382.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 57 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 48 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 57 | 54 | 55 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||