# You County

You County (simplified Chinese: 攸县; traditional Chinese: 攸縣; pinyin: Yōu Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of Zhuzhou City. Located on the south eastern margin of the province, the county is bordered to the north by Xiangdong District, Pingxiang City of Jiangxi, Liling City and Zhuzhou County, to the west by Hengdong County, to the south by Chaling County, and to the east by Lianhua County of Jiangxi. You County covers an area of 2,649 km$^2$ (1,023 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 819,845. The county has 13 towns and 4 subdistricts under its jurisdiction; the county seat is at Chunlian Subdistrict (春联街道).

## Subdivisions

| Name | Simplified Chinese | Population (2005) | Area (km$^2$) |
| Shangyunqiao | 上云桥镇 | 38,200 | 90 |
| Yajiangqiao | 丫江桥镇 | 42,890 | 160.64 |
| Baishi | 柏市镇 | 12,060 | 186.5 |
| Wangling | 网岭镇 | 38,560 | 95 |
| Taoshui | 桃水镇 | 37,500 | 96 |
| Liantang'ao | 莲塘坳镇 | 43,400 | 184.3 |
| Jiubujiang | 酒埠江镇 | 32,800 | 142.6 |
| Chengguan | 城关镇 | 95,300 | 24.05 |
| Datongqiao | 大同桥镇 | 27,000 | 52.7 |
| Huangtuling | 皇图岭镇 | 68,000 | 243 |
| Luanshan | 鸾山镇 | 26,800 | 259 |
| Xinshi | 新市镇 | 31,900 | 73 |
| Shiyangtang | 石羊塘镇 | 36,000 | 81 |
| Huangfengqiao | 黄丰桥镇 | 22,700 | 163.68 |
| Pingyangmiao | 坪阳庙乡 | 26,000 | 100.4 |
| Jiashan | 槚山乡 | 25,000 | 118 |
| Hunan'ao | 湖南坳乡 | 26,000 | 109.94 |
| Yatangpu | 鸭塘铺乡 | 31,100 | 76.54 |
Yanling County currently has 4 subdistricts and 13 towns.

### 4 subdistricts

* Chunlian (春联街道)
* Jiangqiao (江桥街道)
* Lianxing (联星街道)
* Tanqiao (谭桥街道)

### 13 towns

* Caihuaping (菜花坪镇)
* Huangfengqiao (黄丰桥镇)
* Huangtuling (皇图岭镇)
* Jiubujiang (酒埠江镇)
* Liantang'ao (莲塘坳镇)
* Luanshan (鸾山镇)
* Lutian (渌田镇)
* Ningjiaping (宁家坪镇)
* Shiyangtang (石羊塘镇)
* Taoshui (桃水镇)
* Wangling (网岭镇)
* Xinshi (新市镇)
* Yajiangqiao (丫江桥镇)

## Climate

Climate data for Youxian, elevation 115 m (377 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) | 31.3 (88.3) | 35.6 (96.1) | 36.1 (97.0) | 36.5 (97.7) | 37.7 (99.9) | 40.2 (104.4) | 40.3 (104.5) | 38.8 (101.8) | 36.2 (97.2) | 32.5 (90.5) | 26.0 (78.8) | 40.3 (104.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) | 12.5 (54.5) | 16.5 (61.7) | 23.4 (74.1) | 27.9 (82.2) | 31.2 (88.2) | 34.7 (94.5) | 33.5 (92.3) | 29.7 (85.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 18.6 (65.5) | 12.6 (54.7) | 22.9 (73.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) | 8.6 (47.5) | 12.3 (54.1) | 18.6 (65.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 26.7 (80.1) | 29.8 (85.6) | 28.6 (83.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 19.8 (67.6) | 13.8 (56.8) | 8.2 (46.8) | 18.4 (65.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) | 5.9 (42.6) | 9.4 (48.9) | 15.3 (59.5) | 19.7 (67.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.2 (77.4) | 21.4 (70.5) | 16.2 (61.2) | 10.4 (50.7) | 5.2 (41.4) | 15.2 (59.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) | −3.6 (25.5) | −1.0 (30.2) | 3.7 (38.7) | 9.8 (49.6) | 13.6 (56.5) | 18.6 (65.5) | 18.1 (64.6) | 12.7 (54.9) | 4.3 (39.7) | −1.7 (28.9) | −9.1 (15.6) | −9.1 (15.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 89 (3.5) | 98.9 (3.89) | 187.1 (7.37) | 184.9 (7.28) | 221.9 (8.74) | 202.1 (7.96) | 140.0 (5.51) | 125.2 (4.93) | 72.8 (2.87) | 62.0 (2.44) | 91.6 (3.61) | 65.7 (2.59) | 1,541.2 (60.69) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 15.8 | 15.3 | 19.5 | 17.7 | 16.5 | 15.0 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 164.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 71 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 52.4 | 56.7 | 62.9 | 97.7 | 129.0 | 135.8 | 227.5 | 191.4 | 148.4 | 127.2 | 107.5 | 89.9 | 1,426.4 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 16 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 54 | 48 | 41 | 36 | 33 | 28 | 32 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Politics

On December 28, 2018, the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of You County Tan Runhong (Chinese: 谭润洪) was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party and removed from public office for serious violations of laws and regulations.

## Notable people

* Liu Dingxin, a major general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as political commissar of the PLA Hainan Military District from 2007 to 2012.
* Liu Yuanjie, a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as political commissar of the PLA Guangdong Military District from 1994 to 1998.
* Zhou Yushu, a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as commander of the People's Armed Police from 1990 to 1992.