Xiangyang is located in the middle of China, in the northwest of Hubei Province, in the middle reaches of Hanjiang River, bordering Suizhou City in the east, Jingmen City and Yichang City in the south, Shennongjia Forest Area and Shiyan City in the west, and Nanyang City in Henan Province in the north. 2010165438+1October 26th, with the approval of the State Council, Xiangfan was renamed Xiangyang. This city is a sub-central city in Hubei Province and an important member of the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.
Xiangyang has jurisdiction over Xiangcheng, Fancheng and Xiangzhou, Nanzhang, Baokang and Gucheng counties, and county-level cities of Zaoyang, Yicheng and Laohekou, with national Xiangyang High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Xiangyang Economic and Technological Development Zone (Jin Dong New District) and provincial Zhou Yuliang Economic Development Zone. The resident population of the city is 526,0951,with a total area of19,700 square kilometers.
Climatic characteristics of Xiangyang city
Xiangyang belongs to the north subtropical monsoon climate. There is not only the surging Han River flowing through here, but also the dry, cold and warm air. It is hot in Leng Xia in winter, dry in winter and rainy in summer, with four distinct seasons. In addition, the complex and diverse landform types have obvious redistribution effect on climate elements, which makes the climate in cities form various types. There are many kinds of animals and plants in China, which benefit from the complex and diverse climate.
The annual average temperature of the whole city is generally between 15 ~ 16℃ except for high mountains. The city is not only rich in heat resources, but also has obvious transitional characteristics, which can be said to have both northern and southern climate characteristics. The annual precipitation in the city is 820 ~ 1 100 mm, including 400 ~ 450 mm in summer. The annual precipitation is 107 ~ 135 days. Solar radiation is abundant, and the annual average total sunshine hours 1800 ~ 2 100 hours.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xiangyang City