Suichuan County
Suichuan County
遂川县 Suichwan | |
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 Location of Suichuan County (red) within Ji'an City (gold) and Jiangxi | |
| Coordinates: 26°18′50″N 114°31′16″E / 26.314°N 114.521°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Ji'an |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,144.17 km2 (1,213.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 622,200 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Suichuan County (simplified Chinese: 遂川县; traditional Chinese: 遂川縣; pinyin: Suìchuān Xiàn) is a county in the southwest of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan province to the southwest. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ji'an, and is its southernmost county-level division.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Nowadays, Suichuan County has 11 towns and 12 townships.[1]
- 11 towns
- 12 townships
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Demographics
[edit]At the end of 2023, the total population of Suichuan County was 617,200.[2]
Economy
[edit]Suichan County is one of the largest producers of kumquats in China.[3]
Climate
[edit]Suichuan County territory belongs to the central subtropical humid monsoon climate zone. Mild climate, abundant rainfall, abundant sunshine, four distinct seasons, long winter and summer, short spring and autumn, long frost-free period, the territory of the climate difference. The average temperature over the years is 19.1 °C, the average temperature in January is 7.4 °C, and the average temperature in July is 29.4 °C. The average annual precipitation is 1525.5 mm, and the average frost-free period is 350 days.[4]
| Climate data for Suichuan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8) |
31.9 (89.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
36.3 (97.3) |
37.3 (99.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
41.0 (105.8) |
41.2 (106.2) |
38.2 (100.8) |
36.8 (98.2) |
34.1 (93.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.2 (64.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.7 (83.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
34.7 (94.5) |
33.8 (92.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
23.9 (75.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
15.7 (60.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
3.7 (38.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 66.1 (2.60) |
86.6 (3.41) |
148.3 (5.84) |
148.8 (5.86) |
186.2 (7.33) |
234.6 (9.24) |
155.1 (6.11) |
187.7 (7.39) |
114.6 (4.51) |
70.6 (2.78) |
77.1 (3.04) |
49.8 (1.96) |
1,525.5 (60.07) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.5 | 13.2 | 18.6 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 17.2 | 12.6 | 15.5 | 10.9 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 164.7 |
| Average snowy days | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 72 | 77 | 79 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 77.1 | 79.4 | 82.7 | 118.6 | 135.3 | 145.8 | 240.6 | 206.1 | 158.6 | 152.8 | 129.6 | 118.0 | 1,644.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 23 | 25 | 22 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 57 | 52 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 36 | 37 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ "zh:遂川县基本信息" [Suichuan County Basic Information]. www.suichuan.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Zhonghua quan guo min zhu fu nü lian he hui (1988). Chung-kuo fu nü. Foreign Language Press. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "zh:遂川县自然地理" [Suichuan County Natural Geography]. www.suichuan.gov.cn. 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- (in Chinese and English) [www.suichuan.gov.cn/ Government site] - Google translation
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