Shaodong

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Shaodong
邵东市
Shaodong is located in Hunan
Shaodong
Shaodong
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°15′36″N 111°44′39″E / 27.2599788971°N 111.7442066973°E / 27.2599788971; 111.7442066973Coordinates: 27°15′36″N 111°44′39″E / 27.2599788971°N 111.7442066973°E / 27.2599788971; 111.7442066973[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityShaoyang
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Shaodong (simplified Chinese: 邵东; traditional Chinese: 邵東; pinyin: Shàodōng; lit. 'east of Shao[yang]') is a county-level city in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located in the central Hunan, the city is bordered to the northeast by Shuangfeng County, to the northwest by Xinshao County, to the east by Shuangqing, Beihu and Beita Districts of Shaoyang, to the south by Qidong County, to the southeast by Hengyang County. Shaodong County covers 1,768 km2 (683 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 1,335,900 and a permanent resident population of 928,000.[2] The county has three subdistricts, 18 towns and four townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Dahetang Subdistrict (大禾塘街道).[3]

Administrative divisions[edit]

3 subdistricts
18 towns
4 townships

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Shaodong (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 8.4
(47.1)
10.4
(50.7)
14.7
(58.5)
21.2
(70.2)
26.1
(79.0)
29.1
(84.4)
32.5
(90.5)
32.0
(89.6)
28.0
(82.4)
22.6
(72.7)
17.3
(63.1)
11.6
(52.9)
21.2
(70.1)
Average low °C (°F) 2.3
(36.1)
4.3
(39.7)
7.8
(46.0)
13.7
(56.7)
18.3
(64.9)
22.0
(71.6)
24.3
(75.7)
23.8
(74.8)
19.8
(67.6)
14.6
(58.3)
9.0
(48.2)
3.6
(38.5)
13.6
(56.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 62.1
(2.44)
81.5
(3.21)
121.2
(4.77)
149.5
(5.89)
174.7
(6.88)
209.5
(8.25)
128.2
(5.05)
119.3
(4.70)
66.6
(2.62)
75.0
(2.95)
64.8
(2.55)
41.9
(1.65)
1,294.3
(50.96)
Source: National Meteorological Center of CMA[4]

Transportation[edit]

Shandong railway station on the Huaihua–Shaoyang–Hengyang railway and the Luoyang–Zhanjiang railway is located here.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Shaodong" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ 邵东县2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Shaodong County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. Shaoyang People's Government. 2016-03-25.
  3. ^ 湘民行发〔2015〕123号. rednet.cn Hunan. 2015-12-04., sytv.net
  4. ^ 1981年-2010年(邵东)月平均气温和降水 (in Simplified Chinese). National Meteorological Center of CMA. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

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