County in Sichuan, China
Yanting County (simplified Chinese: 盐亭县; traditional Chinese: 鹽亭縣; pinyin: Yántíng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Mianyang, in the northeast of Sichuan Province, China.
It has an area of 1645 square kilometers, and a population of 590,000 in 2002.
Administrative divisions
Yanting County comprises 1 subdistrict, 14 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township:[2]
- subdistrict
- Fengling Subdistrict 凤灵街道
- towns
- Yunxi Town 云溪镇
- Yulong Town 玉龙镇
- Fuyi Town 富驿镇
- Jinkong Town 金孔镇
- Huangdian Town 黄甸镇
- Julong Town 巨龙镇
- Gaoqu Town 高渠镇
- Exi Town 鹅溪镇
- Qibo Town 岐伯镇
- Wentong Town 文通镇
- Yongtai Town 永泰镇
- Jiulong Town 九龙镇
- Xiling Town 西陵镇
- Leizu Town 嫘祖镇
- township
- ethnic township
- Daxing Hui Ethnic Township 大兴回族乡
Sports
The 8,000-capacity Yanting Stadium is located in Yanting County. It is used mostly for association football matches.
Climate
Climate data for Yanting, elevation 421 m (1,381 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Record high °C (°F)
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18.5 (65.3)
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23.1 (73.6)
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30.7 (87.3)
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33.7 (92.7)
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36.3 (97.3)
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37.4 (99.3)
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39.7 (103.5)
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39.6 (103.3)
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37.7 (99.9)
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30.6 (87.1)
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25.5 (77.9)
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19.2 (66.6)
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39.7 (103.5)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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9.7 (49.5)
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12.6 (54.7)
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17.6 (63.7)
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23.5 (74.3)
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27.3 (81.1)
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29.6 (85.3)
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31.7 (89.1)
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31.6 (88.9)
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26.5 (79.7)
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21.2 (70.2)
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16.4 (61.5)
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10.8 (51.4)
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21.5 (70.8)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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5.8 (42.4)
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8.4 (47.1)
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12.7 (54.9)
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17.9 (64.2)
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21.9 (71.4)
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24.7 (76.5)
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26.9 (80.4)
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26.5 (79.7)
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22.2 (72.0)
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17.3 (63.1)
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12.4 (54.3)
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7.2 (45.0)
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17.0 (62.6)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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3.1 (37.6)
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5.4 (41.7)
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9.1 (48.4)
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13.7 (56.7)
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17.6 (63.7)
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20.9 (69.6)
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23.3 (73.9)
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22.8 (73.0)
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19.2 (66.6)
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14.8 (58.6)
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9.7 (49.5)
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4.8 (40.6)
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13.7 (56.7)
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Record low °C (°F)
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−3.4 (25.9)
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−2.4 (27.7)
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−2.0 (28.4)
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3.5 (38.3)
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7.8 (46.0)
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13.6 (56.5)
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16.3 (61.3)
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16.1 (61.0)
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11.9 (53.4)
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4.0 (39.2)
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0.2 (32.4)
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−4.8 (23.4)
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−4.8 (23.4)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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10.3 (0.41)
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11.5 (0.45)
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25.1 (0.99)
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48.0 (1.89)
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81.6 (3.21)
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126.8 (4.99)
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190.0 (7.48)
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157.4 (6.20)
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132.5 (5.22)
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50.7 (2.00)
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17.9 (0.70)
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7.9 (0.31)
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859.7 (33.85)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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7.2
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6.3
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9.1
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10.4
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11.7
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13.4
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13.0
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11.7
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13.0
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13.0
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6.8
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5.5
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121.1
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Average snowy days
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1.7
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0.7
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0.1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.1
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0.4
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3
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Average relative humidity (%)
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80
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76
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73
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71
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69
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76
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79
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78
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81
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82
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81
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80
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77
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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58.4
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59.9
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98.2
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131.9
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140.1
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123.7
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149.9
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160.5
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94.2
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71.1
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63.9
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53.0
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1,204.8
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Percent possible sunshine
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18
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19
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26
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34
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33
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29
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35
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39
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26
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20
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20
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17
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26
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
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