Yue, formerly known as Baqiu, Baling and Yuezhou, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province in People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northeast of Hunan Province. The city is bordered by Changsha in the south, Yiyang in the west, Jingzhou in Hubei in the north, Xianning in Hubei in the northeast and Jiujiang and Yichun in Jiangxi in the southeast.
It is located in the east of Dongting Lake Plain and the north of Xiangdong Mountain. There are Mufu Mountain and Li Anyun Mountain in the east and East Dongting Lake and South Dongting Lake in the west. Xiangjiang runs through the whole territory from south to north, joins the Yangtze River winding through the northern edge in the urban area, and the Miluo River joins the Xiangjiang River in the south. The city has a total area of 14858 square kilometers and a population of 5,733,300. The Municipal People's Government is located in Yueyang Tower District.
Yueyang is a national historical and cultural city. Yueyang Tower, located on the west gate of Yueyang ancient city, is a landmark building in Yueyang, with the reputation of "Dongting is the world's water and Yueyang is the world's building". It is a national key cultural relics protection unit and a national 5A-level scenic spot.
Yueyang City is located in Dongting Lake Plain and Shogunate Mountain Area, bordering Anxiang, Nanxian, Yuanjiang and Yiyang in the west, Wangcheng, Changsha and Liuyang in the south, xiushui county and Tonggu in Jiangxi Province in the east and Shishou, Jianli, honghu city, chibi city and Tongcheng in Hubei Province in the north.
The eastern part of Yueyang City is hilly, and the hilly area of Pingjiang County is the largest, accounting for more than four-fifths of the total area of the county. The altitude of Li Anyun is1600.3m, which is the highest point in the city. To the north of Li Anyun is the Shogunate Mountain, which stretches for more than 500 miles at an altitude of 1595.6 meters.
Under the jurisdiction of the shogunate and Li Anyun, there are Yaogu Mountain, Xiang Si Mountain and Dayun Mountain adjacent to Yueyang, Zhifu Mountain and Yuchi Mountain at the junction of Pingjiang and Miluo in Linxiang. In the middle, hills and hills with gentle slopes and altitudes below 300 meters are formed. The west is an open lakeside plain, in which Huarong and Xiangyin counties have the widest area.
This area is low and flat, with an altitude below 50 meters. Linxiang Valley Flower Island, only 23 meters above sea level, is the lowest point in the city. The overall topography of the city gradually decreases from east to west, and it inclines to Dongting Lake Plain in a ladder shape.
climate
Yueyang City belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate with the transition from the middle subtropical zone to the north subtropical zone, which is characterized by four distinct seasons, abundant heat, changeable temperature in spring, concentrated rain, drought in summer and autumn and short cold period.
The climate in this area is complex, and there are some differences between hills and lakes. The average temperature in Leng Yue is 4-5℃, and the average temperature in the hottest month is 28-29℃.
The annual average temperature is 16.6- 17.2℃. Extreme minimum temperature-18.1℃ (1969 65438+1October 30th, Linxiang), urban extreme minimum temperature-1.8℃ (/kloc
The extreme maximum temperature is 40.3℃ (1971July 26th, Pingjiang), and the extreme maximum temperature in urban area is 39.3℃ (1971July 2nd1). The frost-free period is about 260-280 days, and the growing period is long, which is beneficial to the growth of many crops.
Adequate sunshine, annual sunshine hours1717 ~1814 hours. In a year, the sunshine hours are mostly in July and August, which is beneficial to the growth of main crops. However, the "three cold" (cold in spring, low temperature in May and cold dew in September) often bring serious harm to agricultural production.
The annual precipitation is 1, 200 ~ 1, 500mm, which is more in mountainous areas than in lake areas, and more in south than in north. More in spring and summer, less in autumn and winter; From April to June, affected by the summer monsoon, the rainfall intensity is high, which is easy to cause floods; From July to September, it is controlled by the Pacific subtropical high, with high temperature and rainy weather and drought in summer.