Xiyang County

{{Infobox settlement | name = Xiyang | native_name = {{lower|0.1em|{{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|昔阳县}}}}}} | other_name = Siyang | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 045300 | area_code = 0354 | area_code_type = | registration_plate = 晋K | settlement_type = County | image_skyline = | image_map = ChinaJinzhongXiyang.png | map_caption = Xiyang in Jinzhong | image_map1 = File:Location of Jinzhong Prefecture within Shanxi (China).png | map_caption1 = Jinzhong in Shanxi | coordinates = {{coord|37.611|N|113.707|E|format=dms|type:adm3rd_region:CN-14_source:Gaode|display=it}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = People's Republic of China | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Shanxi | subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city | subdivision_name2 = Jinzhong | leader_title = Magistrate | leader_name = Fan Kai | leader_title1 = CCP Secretary | leader_name1 = Huang Yaping | area_total_km2 = 1954 | area_urban_km2 = 26.87 | elevation_max_m = 1833 | population_total = 185143 | population_as_of = 2023 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_urban = 94041 | population_density_urban_km2 = auto | elevation_m = | elevation_min_m = 560 | timezone = China Standard | utc_offset = +8 | website = {{URL|xiyang.gov.cn}} }} '''Xiyang County''' ({{zh|s=昔阳县 |t=昔陽縣 |p=Xīyáng Xiàn}}) is a county in the east of Shanxi province, China, bordering Hebei province to the east. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhong. Xiyang County is located at the western foot of Taihang Mountain, bordering Zanhuang County, Neiqiu County, Jingxing County, and Xingtai in Hebei province to the east, Heshun County to the south, and Pingding County in Yangquan to the north.

== Administrative divisions == Xiyang County has five towns, five townships, and one urban social affairs service center under its jurisdiction.

=== Towns === * Leping (乐平镇)

* Gaoluo (皋落镇)

* Yetou (冶头镇)

* Zhanshang (or Dianshang) (沾尚镇)

* Dazhai (大寨镇)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=行政区划 |url=https://www.xiyang.gov.cn/zjxs/xygk/xzqh_1 |website=昔阳县人民政府门户网站 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

=== Townships === * Lijiazhuang (李家庄乡)

* Jiedu (界都乡)

* Sandu (三都乡)

* Zhaobi (赵壁乡)

* Kongshi (孔氏乡)<ref name=":0" />

=== Urban social affairs service center === * Cheng Qu (Urban) social affairs service center (城区社会事务服务中心)<ref name=":0" />

==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Xiyang, elevation {{convert|940|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) |Jan high C = 2.5 |Feb high C = 6.1 |Mar high C = 12.4 |Apr high C = 19.7 |May high C = 25.2 |Jun high C = 28.7 |Jul high C = 29.3 |Aug high C = 27.6 |Sep high C = 23.6 |Oct high C = 18.0 |Nov high C = 10.4 |Dec high C = 4.0 |Jan mean C = -4.9 |Feb mean C = -1.6 |Mar mean C = 4.7 |Apr mean C = 12.1 |May mean C = 17.9 |Jun mean C = 21.7 |Jul mean C = 23.1 |Aug mean C = 21.5 |Sep mean C = 16.6 |Oct mean C = 10.3 |Nov mean C = 3.0 |Dec mean C = -3.0 |Jan low C = -10.4 |Feb low C = -7.3 |Mar low C = -1.5 |Apr low C = 5.2 |May low C = 10.9 |Jun low C = 15.3 |Jul low C = 18.1 |Aug low C = 16.7 |Sep low C = 11.1 |Oct low C = 4.6 |Nov low C = -2.4 |Dec low C = -8.1 |Jan record high C = 14.1 |Jan record low C = -25.7 |Feb record high C = 18.1 |Feb record low C = -23.7 |Mar record high C = 26.1 |Mar record low C = -17.4 |Apr record high C = 34.5 |Apr record low C = -10.3 |May record high C = 34.6 |May record low C = -2.8 |Jun record high C = 39.7 |Jun record low C = 4.2 |Jul record high C = 37.9 |Jul record low C = 9.3 |Aug record high C = 33.7 |Aug record low C = 5.6 |Sep record high C = 34.1 |Sep record low C = -2.3 |Oct record high C = 27.5 |Oct record low C = -9.4 |Nov record high C = 21.7 |Nov record low C = -21.7 |Dec record high C = 14.5 |Dec record low C = -25.1 |year high C = |year low C = |year high F = |year low F = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 3.5 |Feb precipitation mm = 5.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 10.4 |Apr precipitation mm = 29.4 |May precipitation mm = 40.6 |Jun precipitation mm = 63.8 |Jul precipitation mm = 140.5 |Aug precipitation mm = 114.5 |Sep precipitation mm = 63.5 |Oct precipitation mm = 31.0 |Nov precipitation mm = 14.6 |Dec precipitation mm = 3.6 |Jan humidity = 49 |Feb humidity = 48 |Mar humidity = 45 |Apr humidity = 47 |May humidity = 50 |Jun humidity = 60 |Jul humidity = 74 |Aug humidity = 77 |Sep humidity = 73 |Oct humidity = 65 |Nov humidity = 56 |Dec humidity = 49 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 2.8 |Feb precipitation days = 3.3 |Mar precipitation days = 3.8 |Apr precipitation days = 6.2 |May precipitation days = 6.5 |Jun precipitation days = 10.7 |Jul precipitation days = 14.0 |Aug precipitation days = 12.2 |Sep precipitation days = 9.0 |Oct precipitation days = 6.3 |Nov precipitation days = 3.8 |Dec precipitation days = 1.9 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 182.9 |Feb sun = 174.3 |Mar sun = 208.2 |Apr sun = 231.0 |May sun = 252.1 |Jun sun = 223.9 |Jul sun = 195.2 |Aug sun = 194.9 |Sep sun = 187.0 |Oct sun = 190.5 |Nov sun = 177.7 |Dec sun = 179.6 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 59 | Feb percentsun = 57 | Mar percentsun = 56 | Apr percentsun = 58 | May percentsun = 57 | Jun percentsun = 51 | Jul percentsun = 44 | Aug percentsun = 47 | Sep percentsun = 51 | Oct percentsun = 56 | Nov percentsun = 59 | Dec percentsun = 61 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 3.8 |Feb snow days = 4.6 |Mar snow days = 3.0 |Apr snow days = 1.1 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0.2 |Nov snow days = 2.5 |Dec snow days = 2.8 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration<ref name="cma graphical">{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=26 August 2023}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=https://experience.arcgis.com/template/e724038fda394e9d9b7921f10fd1aa55/page/%E7%BA%AF%E8%A1%A8%E6%A0%BC%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1-(%E5%AF%B9%E6%AF%948110%E5%8F%98%E5%8C%96)/?org=UQmaps |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网|publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans | access-date =26 August 2023}}</ref> }}

==See also== * Chen Yonggui * Dazhai

==References== {{Commons category|Xiyang County}} {{Wiktionary|Xiyang}} {{Reflist}} *[http://www.xzqh.org/html/index.html www.xzqh.org] {{in lang|zh}}

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