# Zongyang County

Zongyang County (simplified Chinese: 枞阳县; traditional Chinese: 樅陽縣; pinyin: Zōngyáng Xiàn) is a county in southern Anhui province, located mostly on the northern (left) bank of the Yangtze River. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Tongling. It has a population of 960,000 and an area of 1,808 square kilometres (698 sq mi). The government of Zongyang County is located in Zongyang Town (枞阳镇). On 13 October 2015, Zongyang County jurisdiction was transferred from Anqing to Tongling.
In the past, Zongyang County was named Tonglu County. In 1951, Tonglu County was changed to Hudong County. In 1954, the county seat was moved to Zongyang Town. On July 1, 1955, the name of the county in the Han dynasty was restored – Zongyang County. In January 2016, Zongyang County was officially placed under the jurisdiction of Tongling City by Anqing City.

## Administrative divisions

Zongyang County has jurisdiction over 15 towns, 1 township and one other area.

### 15 towns

Hengbu (横埠镇), Xiangpu (项铺镇), Qianqiao (钱桥镇), Qilin (麒麟镇), Yijin (义津镇), Fushan (浮山镇), Huigong (会宫镇), Guanbuqiao (官埠桥镇), Qianpu (钱铺镇), Jinshe (金社镇), Bailiu (白柳镇), Yutan (雨坛镇), Zongyang (枞阳镇), Oushan (欧山镇), Tanggou (汤沟镇);

### 1 townships

Baimei Township (白梅乡);

### Other area

* Zongyang Economic Development Area (枞阳经济开发区).

### Historical divisions

Historical divisions of Guangshui:
Towns:
* Zongyang (枞阳镇), Oushan (𠙶山镇), Tanggou (汤沟镇), Laozhou (老洲镇), Chenyaohu (陈瑶湖镇), Zhoutan (周潭镇), Hengbu (横埠镇), Xiangpu (项铺镇), Qianqiao (钱桥镇), Qilin (麒麟镇), Yijin (义津镇), Fushan (浮山镇), Guanbuqiao (官埠桥镇)
Townships:
* Tietong Township (铁铜乡), Fengyi Township (凤仪乡), Changsha Township (长沙乡), Qianpu Township (钱铺乡), Jinshe Township (金社乡), Baimei Township (白梅乡), Baihu Township (白湖乡), Huigong Township (会宫乡), Yutan Township (雨坛乡)

## Dialect

The Zongyang dialect (simplified Chinese: 枞阳话; traditional Chinese: 樅陽話; pinyin: Zōngyáng Huà) is a dialect of Lower Yangtze Mandarin which is spoken in Zongyang County.

## Climate

Climate data for Zongyang, elevation 58 m (190 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) | 10.2 (50.4) | 16.5 (61.7) | 22.7 (72.9) | 27.1 (80.8) | 29.3 (84.7) | 32.5 (90.5) | 33.1 (91.6) | 28.4 (83.1) | 23.0 (73.4) | 16.9 (62.4) | 10.0 (50.0) | 21.5 (70.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) | 6.0 (42.8) | 11.6 (52.9) | 17.4 (63.3) | 22.2 (72.0) | 25.1 (77.2) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.4 (83.1) | 23.6 (74.5) | 18.2 (64.8) | 12.4 (54.3) | 5.8 (42.4) | 16.9 (62.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) | 2.9 (37.2) | 7.8 (46.0) | 13.2 (55.8) | 18.3 (64.9) | 22.0 (71.6) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.1 (77.2) | 20.3 (68.5) | 14.7 (58.5) | 9.2 (48.6) | 2.7 (36.9) | 13.5 (56.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 62.9 (2.48) | 78.2 (3.08) | 120.3 (4.74) | 135.2 (5.32) | 174.5 (6.87) | 274.6 (10.81) | 219.0 (8.62) | 136.0 (5.35) | 58.6 (2.31) | 60.5 (2.38) | 63.2 (2.49) | 37.4 (1.47) | 1,420.4 (55.92) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.0 | 10.8 | 13.6 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 127 |
| Average snowy days | 4.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 105.8 | 101.1 | 148.5 | 164.9 | 179.4 | 152.0 | 216.9 | 204.6 | 163.3 | 156.9 | 141.3 | 131.9 | 1,866.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 33 | 32 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 51 | 50 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||