Yangling District
title: "Yangling District" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["districts-of-shaanxi", "xianyang", "yangling-district"] topic_path: "general/districts-of-shaanxi" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangling_District" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Yangling |
| native_name | 杨陵区 |
| postal_code | 712100 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| settlement_type | District |
| image_map | ChinaXianyangYangling.png |
| image_map1 | Location of Xianyang Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png |
| map_caption | Yangling in Xianyang |
| map_caption1 | Xianyang in Shaanxi |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | People's Republic of China |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Shaanxi |
| subdivision_type2 | Prefecture-level city |
| subdivision_name2 | Xianyang |
| subdivision_type3 | Township-level divisions |
| subdivision_name3 | 2 subdistricts |
| 3 towns | |
| seat_type | District seat |
| seat | Yangling Subdistrict (杨陵街道) |
| area_code | 0029 |
| area_total_km2 | 135 |
| population_as_of | 2017 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_total | 206400 |
| coordinates | |
| timezone | China Standard |
| utc_offset | +8 |
| website | |
| image_caption | Graffiti with Agricultural Features in Yangling, Mar 10 2024 |
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| name = Yangling | native_name = 杨陵区 | postal_code = 712100 | postal_code_type = Postal code | settlement_type = District | image_skyline = | image_map = ChinaXianyangYangling.png | image_map1 = Location of Xianyang Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png | map_caption = Yangling in Xianyang | map_caption1 = Xianyang in Shaanxi | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = People's Republic of China | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Shaanxi | subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city | subdivision_name2 = Xianyang | subdivision_type3 = Township-level divisions | subdivision_name3 = 2 subdistricts 3 towns | seat_type = District seat | seat = Yangling Subdistrict (杨陵街道) | area_code = 0029 | area_total_km2 = 135 | population_as_of = 2017 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_total = 206400 | coordinates = | elevation_ft = | elevation_m = | timezone = China Standard | utc_offset = +8 | website = | image_caption = Graffiti with Agricultural Features in Yangling, Mar 10 2024 Yangling District () is a district of the city of Xianyang, Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China, located on the plains of Wei River. It has an area of 94 km2 and a population of 155,000. The district is roughly 80 km to the west of the provincial capital Xi'an.
History
Yangling received its name as the family burial site of founding emperor Yang Jian (楊堅) of the Sui dynasty.
Starting in 1979, Yangling went through several administrative region changes until it became a district to the City of Xianyang in 1983. In 1997 the Yangling High Tech Agriculture Sector Demonstration District was established in Yangling District as a testing ground for new agriculture technology and techniques.
Administrative divisions
As of 2016, this District is divided to 2 subdistricts and 3 towns. ;Subdistricts
- Yangling Subdistrict (杨陵街道)
- Litai Subdistrict (李台街道)
;Towns
- Wuquan (五泉镇)
- Dazhai (大寨镇)
- Rougu (揉谷镇)
Climate
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Yangling District, elevation 506 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) |Jan record high C = 15.6 |Feb record high C = 22.5 |Mar record high C = 29.8 |Apr record high C = 33.2 |May record high C = 36.1 |Jun record high C = 38.7 |Jul record high C = 41.9 |Aug record high C = 38.1 |Sep record high C = 35.2 |Oct record high C = 30.4 |Nov record high C = 23.7 |Dec record high C = 18.8 |Jan record low C = -14.2 |Feb record low C = -12.0 |Mar record low C = -5.8 |Apr record low C = -0.5 |May record low C = 5.6 |Jun record low C = 11.9 |Jul record low C = 15.5 |Aug record low C = 13.4 |Sep record low C = 7.5 |Oct record low C = 1.8 |Nov record low C = -7.2 |Dec record low C = -11.3 |Jan high C = 4.9 |Feb high C = 8.6 |Mar high C = 15.8 |Apr high C = 21.7 |May high C = 26.1 |Jun high C = 30.7 |Jul high C = 31.9 |Aug high C = 29.8 |Sep high C = 24.4 |Oct high C = 19.0 |Nov high C = 12.3 |Dec high C = 6.9 |year high C = |Jan mean C = -0.6 |Feb mean C = 3.0 |Mar mean C = 9.5 |Apr mean C = 15.1 |May mean C = 19.5 |Jun mean C = 24.4 |Jul mean C = 26.4 |Aug mean C = 24.6 |Sep mean C = 19.4 |Oct mean C = 13.8 |Nov mean C = 7.0 |Dec mean C = 1.1 |year mean C = |Jan low C = -4.5 |Feb low C = -1.1 |Mar low C = 4.5 |Apr low C = 9.6 |May low C = 14.0 |Jun low C = 18.8 |Jul low C = 21.7 |Aug low C = 20.6 |Sep low C = 15.9 |Oct low C = 10.1 |Nov low C = 3.2 |Dec low C = -3.0 |year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 7.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 10.4 |Mar precipitation mm = 24.5 |Apr precipitation mm = 46.4 |May precipitation mm = 66.9 |Jun precipitation mm = 75.3 |Jul precipitation mm = 94.6 |Aug precipitation mm = 114.9 |Sep precipitation mm = 131.8 |Oct precipitation mm = 53.3 |Nov precipitation mm = 22.1 |Dec precipitation mm = 2.9 |year precipitation mm = |Jan humidity = 62 |Feb humidity = 64 |Mar humidity = 61 |Apr humidity = 65 |May humidity = 66 |Jun humidity = 64 |Jul humidity = 71 |Aug humidity = 77 |Sep humidity = 83 |Oct humidity = 79 |Nov humidity = 74 |Dec humidity = 62 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 4.4 |Feb precipitation days = 4.8 |Mar precipitation days = 6.0 |Apr precipitation days = 7.4 |May precipitation days = 9.5 |Jun precipitation days = 8.7 |Jul precipitation days = 9.8 |Aug precipitation days = 10.2 |Sep precipitation days = 12.9 |Oct precipitation days = 9.7 |Nov precipitation days = 6.7 |Dec precipitation days = 2.0 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 136.8 |Feb sun = 126.3 |Mar sun = 180.7 |Apr sun = 180.9 |May sun = 197.2 |Jun sun = 192.1 |Jul sun = 200.6 |Aug sun = 162.6 |Sep sun = 109.6 |Oct sun = 107.4 |Nov sun = 121.7 |Dec sun = 162.6 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 43 | Feb percentsun = 40 | Mar percentsun = 48 | Apr percentsun = 46 | May percentsun = 45 | Jun percentsun = 45 | Jul percentsun = 46 | Aug percentsun = 39 | Sep percentsun = 30 | Oct percentsun = 31 | Nov percentsun = 39 | Dec percentsun = 53 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 3.6 |Feb snow days = 3.3 |Mar snow days = 0.8 |Apr snow days = 0.1 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = 0.8 |Dec snow days = 1.4 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration
Economy
- Industrial Zone
- Yangling Agriculture Hi-Tech Industrial Zone Yangling Agriculture Hi-Tech Industrial Zone was approved as a national-level hi-tech development zone by State Council in 1997. It is only 82 km away from Xi'an to the east and 70 km away from Xi'an Xianyang International Airport.Yangling has an economic twinning community in the Netherlands, Lansingerland in terms of Agricultural Industry |url=http://rightsite.asia/en/industrial-zone/yangling-agriculture-hi-tech-industrial-zone/ |publisher=RightSite.asia |title=Yangling Agriculture Hi-Tech Industrial Zone
Tourism
Tai Bai Mountains (太白山) are located nearby Yangling district (35–40 km).
Education
Yangling is home to the main campus of Northwest A&F University (NWAFU), established in 1934 by Yang Hucheng (楊虎城) who was the general of the Northwest Army under the Kuomintang.
References
References
- "Profile of Yangling District". Official website of Yangling District Government.
- "渭城在线 - 渭城 咸阳 中国".
- (2008-09-24). "杨陵区政府公众信息网".
- (2016-06-05). "Welcome RightSite Visitors".
- link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]
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