Jia County, Shaanxi
Jia County 佳县 | |
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Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shaanxi |
Prefecture-level city | Yulin |
Area | |
• Total | 2,029.82 km2 (783.72 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 269,700 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
Postal Code | 719200 |
Jia County | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 佳縣 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 佳县 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Beautiful County | ||||||||
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Former names | |||||||||
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Jiazhou | |||||||||
Chinese | 葭州 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Reed Prefecture | ||||||||
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Jiaxian | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 葭縣 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 葭县 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Reed County | ||||||||
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Jia County, also known by its Chinese name Jiaxian, is a county in Yulin City, in the north of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Shanxi province across the Yellow River to the east.
History
[edit]The seat of Jia County was formerly known as Jiazhou when it was the seat of a prefecture during imperial times.
Administrative divisions
[edit]As 2019, Jia County is divided to 1 subdistricts and 12 towns.[1]
- Subdistricts
- Jiazhou Subdistrict (佳州街道)
- Towns
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Climate
[edit]Climate data for Jiaxian, elevation 894 m (2,933 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) | 9.7 (49.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 28.8 (83.8) | 37.1 (98.8) | 36.4 (97.5) | 42.1 (107.8) | 40.1 (104.2) | 38.2 (100.8) | 37.2 (99.0) | 29.0 (84.2) | 21.7 (71.1) | 12.7 (54.9) | 42.1 (107.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) | 5.1 (41.2) | 12.7 (54.9) | 20.7 (69.3) | 26.2 (79.2) | 30.4 (86.7) | 31.4 (88.5) | 28.9 (84.0) | 23.7 (74.7) | 17.2 (63.0) | 8.8 (47.8) | 1.1 (34.0) | 17.1 (62.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) | −1.9 (28.6) | 5.5 (41.9) | 13.3 (55.9) | 19.1 (66.4) | 23.5 (74.3) | 25.1 (77.2) | 22.9 (73.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 10.5 (50.9) | 2.3 (36.1) | −5.2 (22.6) | 10.5 (50.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.2 (10.0) | −7.5 (18.5) | −0.6 (30.9) | 6.5 (43.7) | 12.2 (54.0) | 17.1 (62.8) | 19.7 (67.5) | 18.1 (64.6) | 12.6 (54.7) | 5.3 (41.5) | −2.5 (27.5) | −9.8 (14.4) | 4.9 (40.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −24.3 (−11.7) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −15.6 (3.9) | −4.6 (23.7) | 1.2 (34.2) | 7.9 (46.2) | 13.8 (56.8) | 9.0 (48.2) | 0.5 (32.9) | −7.2 (19.0) | −17.5 (0.5) | −24.4 (−11.9) | −24.4 (−11.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.2 (0.13) | 4.7 (0.19) | 11.4 (0.45) | 25.3 (1.00) | 32.6 (1.28) | 43.4 (1.71) | 109.5 (4.31) | 110.7 (4.36) | 65.0 (2.56) | 30.2 (1.19) | 16.5 (0.65) | 2.5 (0.10) | 455 (17.93) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 71 |
Average snowy days | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 14.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 51 | 46 | 40 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 62 | 58 | 53 | 53 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 188.7 | 185.1 | 226.7 | 245.6 | 272.5 | 261.7 | 248.8 | 227.4 | 202.1 | 208.9 | 189.2 | 190.4 | 2,647.1 |
Percent possible sunshine | 62 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 60 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] |
References
[edit]- ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
38°04′39″N 110°16′27″E / 38.07750°N 110.27417°E