County in Henan, People's Republic of China
Ye County or Yexian (simplified Chinese: 叶县; traditional Chinese: 葉縣; pinyin: Yè Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Pingdingshan, Henan province, China, with a population of 820,000.[when?]
The ancient town of Kunyang was located in Ye County. It was the site of the critical Battle of Kunyang, in which the Han forces decisively defeated the army of Wang Mang's Xin dynasty. The ancient city of Ye was the origin of the common Chinese surname Ye (叶/葉).
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this county is divided to 5 towns, 12 townships and 1 ethnic townships.[3]
- Towns
- Townships
- Ethnic townships
Climate
| Climate data for Yexian (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
|
Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
|
20.1
(68.2)
|
24.4
(75.9)
|
28.3
(82.9)
|
33.7
(92.7)
|
40.6
(105.1)
|
40.4
(104.7)
|
40.8
(105.4)
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39.2
(102.6)
|
39.3
(102.7)
|
35.1
(95.2)
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27.6
(81.7)
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20.4
(68.7)
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40.8
(105.4)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
6.6
(43.9)
|
10.2
(50.4)
|
15.5
(59.9)
|
21.9
(71.4)
|
27.6
(81.7)
|
32.0
(89.6)
|
32.2
(90.0)
|
30.6
(87.1)
|
27.1
(80.8)
|
22.1
(71.8)
|
14.9
(58.8)
|
8.7
(47.7)
|
20.8
(69.4)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
1.3
(34.3)
|
4.3
(39.7)
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9.6
(49.3)
|
15.8
(60.4)
|
21.4
(70.5)
|
26.1
(79.0)
|
27.4
(81.3)
|
25.9
(78.6)
|
21.5
(70.7)
|
16.2
(61.2)
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9.3
(48.7)
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3.4
(38.1)
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15.2
(59.3)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−3.0
(26.6)
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−0.4
(31.3)
|
4.4
(39.9)
|
10.1
(50.2)
|
15.6
(60.1)
|
20.8
(69.4)
|
23.5
(74.3)
|
22.3
(72.1)
|
17.2
(63.0)
|
11.6
(52.9)
|
4.7
(40.5)
|
−0.9
(30.4)
|
10.5
(50.9)
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| Record low °C (°F)
|
−13.5
(7.7)
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−14.7
(5.5)
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−8.0
(17.6)
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−2.9
(26.8)
|
2.6
(36.7)
|
11.7
(53.1)
|
16.8
(62.2)
|
12.6
(54.7)
|
7.8
(46.0)
|
−2.4
(27.7)
|
−8.1
(17.4)
|
−14.0
(6.8)
|
−14.7
(5.5)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
14.9
(0.59)
|
16.1
(0.63)
|
33.6
(1.32)
|
46.4
(1.83)
|
78.2
(3.08)
|
108.2
(4.26)
|
199.2
(7.84)
|
142.5
(5.61)
|
84.3
(3.32)
|
48.4
(1.91)
|
35.0
(1.38)
|
12.7
(0.50)
|
819.5
(32.27)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
|
4.6
|
5.0
|
6.3
|
6.7
|
8.4
|
8.4
|
11.9
|
10.6
|
9.5
|
7.1
|
6.2
|
4.2
|
88.9
|
| Average snowy days
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3.9
|
3.0
|
1.3
|
0.1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.0
|
2.6
|
11.9
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
65
|
65
|
67
|
68
|
67
|
66
|
79
|
82
|
77
|
70
|
70
|
65
|
70
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
114.9
|
121.9
|
159.4
|
186.0
|
196.6
|
182.4
|
177.5
|
168.1
|
144.2
|
139.6
|
131.6
|
123.4
|
1,845.6
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| Percent possible sunshine
|
36
|
39
|
43
|
47
|
46
|
42
|
41
|
41
|
39
|
40
|
43
|
40
|
41
|
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]
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Religious Persecution
Kunyang is home to China's No. 1 Prison of Women of Yunan where the Chinese Christians, Ju Dianghong and Liang Qin are serving sentences of 13 years and 10 years respectively for their Christian activities.[6]
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