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Noble Creek 贵溪市 Guiqi, Kweiki | |
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 Location in Jiangxi | |
| Coordinates: 28°17′33″N 117°14′43″E / 28.2925°N 117.2454°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Yingtan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,480 km2 (960 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[citation needed] | |
| • Total | 640,000 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| Postal Code | 335400 |
Guixi (simplified Chinese: 贵溪; traditional Chinese: 貴溪; lit. 'Noble Creek') is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Yingtan, Jiangxi Province, China, bordering Fujian Province to the southeast.
The city covers two-thirds of the land area in the municipal region. Like Yuehu District, the prefectural seat, Guixi's centre Xiongshi lies on the Xin River (信江).
Administration
[edit]The city executive, legislature and judiciary are in Xiongshi Town (雄石镇), together with the CPC and PSB branches.[1]
In the present, Guixi City has 3 subdistricts, 13 towns, 6 townships and 1 ethnic Township.[2]
3 Subdistricts (街道, jie dao)
[edit]13 Towns (镇, zhen)
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6 Townships (乡, xiang)
[edit]1 Ethnic Township (族乡, zu xiang)
[edit]- She Zhangping Township (漳坪畲族乡)
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Guixi (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) | 25.3 (77.5) | 29.8 (85.6) | 35.1 (95.2) | 35.7 (96.3) | 37.3 (99.1) | 37.9 (100.2) | 40.4 (104.7) | 41.1 (106.0) | 38.4 (101.1) | 38.1 (100.6) | 33.1 (91.6) | 25.0 (77.0) | 41.1 (106.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) | 13.6 (56.5) | 17.4 (63.3) | 23.7 (74.7) | 28.2 (82.8) | 30.6 (87.1) | 34.7 (94.5) | 34.1 (93.4) | 30.5 (86.9) | 25.6 (78.1) | 19.4 (66.9) | 13.2 (55.8) | 23.5 (74.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) | 9.2 (48.6) | 12.9 (55.2) | 18.8 (65.8) | 23.5 (74.3) | 26.4 (79.5) | 30.0 (86.0) | 29.3 (84.7) | 25.9 (78.6) | 20.7 (69.3) | 14.7 (58.5) | 8.8 (47.8) | 18.9 (66.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) | 6.2 (43.2) | 9.7 (49.5) | 15.1 (59.2) | 19.9 (67.8) | 23.2 (73.8) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.7 (78.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 17.1 (62.8) | 11.3 (52.3) | 5.6 (42.1) | 15.5 (60.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) | −4.4 (24.1) | −0.8 (30.6) | 4.5 (40.1) | 10.7 (51.3) | 14.5 (58.1) | 19.9 (67.8) | 20.3 (68.5) | 14.8 (58.6) | 4.3 (39.7) | 0.4 (32.7) | −9.3 (15.3) | −9.3 (15.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 91.9 (3.62) | 111.3 (4.38) | 220.0 (8.66) | 241.5 (9.51) | 271.5 (10.69) | 410.4 (16.16) | 177.3 (6.98) | 161.7 (6.37) | 77.6 (3.06) | 47.6 (1.87) | 105.3 (4.15) | 74.8 (2.94) | 1,990.9 (78.39) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.3 | 13.8 | 18.5 | 17.3 | 16.6 | 17.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 159.5 |
| Average snowy days | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 76.6 | 81.3 | 88.2 | 115.5 | 135.2 | 125.9 | 223.2 | 206.2 | 172.1 | 157.1 | 125.3 | 115.4 | 1,622 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 23 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 53 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 39 | 36 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
[edit]Rail
[edit]Guixi is a railroad junction for the Anhui–Jiangxi and the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railways.
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Jiangxi Sheng Ditu, published by PLA Factory 4236, January, 2002. ISBN 7-5031-2862-3/K-1312
- ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 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.