Yunyang
郧阳区 | |
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  Yunyang Location in Hubei | |
| Coordinates (Yunyang government): 32°50′05″N 110°48′43″E / 32.8348°N 110.8120°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Shiyan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,863 km2 (1,492 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 558,355 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Yunyang District (simplified Chinese: 郧阳区; traditional Chinese: 鄖陽區; pinyin: Yúnyáng Qū), formerly Yun County or Yunxian (simplified Chinese: 郧县; traditional Chinese: 鄖縣; pinyin: Yún Xiàn),[1][3] is a district of the prefecture-level city of Shiyan in northwestern Hubei Province, China. It borders the provinces of Henan (to the northeast) and Shaanxi (to the north and west). The district spans an area of 3,863 square kilometers, and has a population of 558,355 as of 2010.[1][2]
In 1992, the Yunxian Man, two crania of a species of Homo, were found, dated to 900,000 years ago, and showing features of both Homo erectus and Homo sapiens.[4][5]
- ^ a b c 郧阳区情简介 [Yunyang District Overview] (in Simplified Chinese). Yunyang District People's Government. Archived from the original on 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ a b c 郧阳区历史沿革 [Yunyang District Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 2014-09-25. Archived from the original on 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ 現代漢語詞典(第七版 [Contemporary Chinese Dictionary] (7th ed.). The Commercial Press. 1 September 2016. p. 1622. ISBN 978-7-100-12450-8.
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- ^ Kate Douglas (May 5, 2018). "Our Asian Origins". New Scientist.
- ^ Li, T (Jun 4, 1992). "New Middle Pleistocene hominid crania from Yunxian in China". Nature. 357 (6377): 404–7. Bibcode:1992Natur.357..404T. doi:10.1038/357404a0. PMID 1594044. S2CID 4345142.