Jiangchuan, Yuxi
Jiangchuan
江川区 | |
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 A sculpture in Jiangchuan | |
 Location of Jiangchuan (red) and Yuxi Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province of China | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Yuxi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 850 km2 (330 sq mi) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 260,000 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 652600 |
| Area code | 0877 |
| Website | www |
Jiangchuan District (Chinese: 江川区; pinyin: Jiāngchuān Qū) is located in Yuxi, Yunnan, China.
The district is known for its Gantangjing Paleolithic sites which contains traces of the use of fire, presence of prehistoric carnivorous fauna.[1]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Jiangchuan District has 1 subdistrict, 4 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township.[2]
- 1 subdistrict
- Dajie (大街街道)
- 4 towns
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- 1 township
- Xiongguan (雄关乡)
- 1 ethnic township
- Anhua Yi (安化彝族乡)
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Jiangchuan, elevation 1,731 m (5,679 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) | 23.8 (74.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
32.7 (90.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
11.7 (53.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.0 (0.98) |
14.5 (0.57) |
18.8 (0.74) |
32.7 (1.29) |
81.0 (3.19) |
142.6 (5.61) |
156.0 (6.14) |
147.8 (5.82) |
92.7 (3.65) |
61.0 (2.40) |
32.9 (1.30) |
16.1 (0.63) |
821.1 (32.32) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 10.9 | 15.0 | 19.4 | 17.9 | 13.2 | 10.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 117 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 65 | 58 | 58 | 65 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 222.0 | 223.2 | 247.2 | 246.1 | 215.9 | 144.8 | 118.8 | 135.4 | 121.1 | 134.0 | 189.0 | 194.8 | 2,192.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 70 | 66 | 64 | 52 | 35 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 38 | 58 | 59 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Fire-using remains found in Gantangjing Paleolithic site in Yunnan, 2016.
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
External links
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