Rong County or Rongxian is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Zigong city.

Rong County
荣县
Location of Rong County (red) within Zigong City (yellow) and Sichuan
Location of Rong County (red) within Zigong City (yellow) and Sichuan
Coordinates: 29°26′43″N 104°25′03″E / 29.4454°N 104.4174°E / 29.4454; 104.4174
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityZigong
County seatXuyang Town
Area
 • Total
1,598.97 km2 (617.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
540,000
 • Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Rongxian
Traditional Chinese榮縣
Simplified Chinese荣县
PostalJunghsien
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRóngxìan
Wade–GilesJung2-hsien4

Geography

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The county has a total area of 1,609 km2 (621 sq mi).[1] The average elevation above sea level of county is 230 m.

Administrative divisions

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Rong County administers 2 subdistricts and 19 towns:[2]

subdistricts
  • Wutong 梧桐街道
  • Qingyang 青阳街道
towns
  • Xuyang 旭阳镇
  • Shuangshi 双石镇
  • Dingxin 鼎新镇
  • Lede 乐德镇
  • Guwen 古文镇
  • Hekou 河口镇
  • Xinqiao 新桥镇
  • Zhengzi 正紫镇
  • Dujia 度佳镇
  • Dongjia 东佳镇
  • Changshan 长山镇
  • Baohua 保华镇
  • Liujia 留佳镇
  • Laimou 来牟镇
  • Shuanggu 双古镇
  • Guanshan 观山镇
  • Gaoshan 高山镇
  • Dongxing 东兴镇
  • Tiechang 铁厂镇

Population

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As of 2008, the county had a population of 700,000.[2]

Climate

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Climate data for Rongxian, elevation 384 m (1,260 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.4
(66.9)
23.6
(74.5)
31.9
(89.4)
34.6
(94.3)
37.3
(99.1)
37.7
(99.9)
37.5
(99.5)
39.7
(103.5)
37.9
(100.2)
31.0
(87.8)
25.7
(78.3)
19.3
(66.7)
39.7
(103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4)
13.4
(56.1)
18.3
(64.9)
23.9
(75.0)
27.4
(81.3)
29.0
(84.2)
31.4
(88.5)
31.3
(88.3)
26.7
(80.1)
21.4
(70.5)
17.1
(62.8)
11.6
(52.9)
21.8
(71.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.3
(45.1)
9.8
(49.6)
14.0
(57.2)
19.0
(66.2)
22.5
(72.5)
24.6
(76.3)
26.9
(80.4)
26.6
(79.9)
22.8
(73.0)
18.2
(64.8)
13.9
(57.0)
8.8
(47.8)
17.9
(64.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4)
7.4
(45.3)
10.9
(51.6)
15.3
(59.5)
18.8
(65.8)
21.4
(70.5)
23.6
(74.5)
23.2
(73.8)
20.2
(68.4)
16.1
(61.0)
11.7
(53.1)
6.8
(44.2)
15.1
(59.1)
Record low °C (°F) −2.2
(28.0)
−0.7
(30.7)
0.8
(33.4)
6.7
(44.1)
10.0
(50.0)
15.1
(59.2)
18.1
(64.6)
16.4
(61.5)
13.9
(57.0)
5.6
(42.1)
2.9
(37.2)
−1.7
(28.9)
−2.2
(28.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10.1
(0.40)
13.0
(0.51)
28.0
(1.10)
60.4
(2.38)
84.5
(3.33)
150.5
(5.93)
191.1
(7.52)
216.1
(8.51)
108.7
(4.28)
49.2
(1.94)
19.7
(0.78)
8.6
(0.34)
939.9
(37.02)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.9 8.0 10.2 12.2 14.3 15.8 14.3 13.8 15.5 15.2 8.7 7.9 144.8
Average snowy days 0.5 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.9
Average relative humidity (%) 82 78 74 72 72 80 81 80 83 85 82 83 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 54.3 64.8 109.7 142.4 146.2 122.6 168.0 176.1 100.0 65.3 68.1 50.0 1,267.5
Percent possible sunshine 17 20 29 37 35 29 40 44 27 19 22 16 28
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

History

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A Temple in Yong-hien, the city below the Great Buddha in 1910

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Róng Xiàn (County, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  2. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:容县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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