Xingan County
Xingan County
新干县 Sinkan | ||
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Postal Code 331300 | ||
| Area code | 0796 | |
| Vehicle registration | 赣D | |
| Website | www | |
Xingan County (
county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Ji'an, with a total area of 1,245 km2 (481 sq mi). Its population was 329,830 at the 2010 census.[1]
History
Xingan County was set up in year 221 BCE. It is one of the 18 ancient counties in Jiangxi province.
In 1957 the Chinese character name was changed from 新淦 to 新干.[2]
Administration
Xingan has jurisdiction over 6 towns, 7 townships[3] and 2 state-run farm or forestry areas. The seat of the county locates at the Jinchuan Town.
- 6 towns
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- 7 townships
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Demographics
The population of the county was 293,991 in 1999.[4] At the 2010 census the population was 329,830.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Xingan, elevation 47 m (154 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
35.8 (96.4) |
37.4 (99.3) |
40.4 (104.7) |
40.5 (104.9) |
38.3 (100.9) |
35.9 (96.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.8 (92.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
22.9 (73.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
18.5 (65.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.4 (74.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
15.2 (59.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 79.8 (3.14) |
94.2 (3.71) |
193.9 (7.63) |
207.5 (8.17) |
234.8 (9.24) |
269.8 (10.62) |
144.2 (5.68) |
121.3 (4.78) |
74.3 (2.93) |
48.0 (1.89) |
83.9 (3.30) |
62.4 (2.46) |
1,614.1 (63.55) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.0 | 13.8 | 18.2 | 17.2 | 16.5 | 15.7 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 152.9 |
| Average snowy days | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
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81 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 74 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 69.7 | 74.4 | 80.7 | 110.4 | 133.6 | 134.3 | 225.8 | 208.6 | 168.2 | 148.3 | 115.3 | 108.0 | 1,577.3 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 21 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 53 | 52 | 46 | 42 | 36 | 34 | 35 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Places of interests
References
- ^ a b c d "CHINA: Jí'ān Shì / 吉安市". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ^ "Administrative Division" (Archived 2015-04-13 at the Wayback Machine). The People's Government of Ji'an. Retrieved on 22 January 2015.
- ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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