Shanggao County (simplified Chinese: 上高县; traditional Chinese: 上高縣; pinyin: Shànggāo Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Yichun.
Shanggao County
上高县 Shangkao | |
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 Shanggao in Jiangxi | |
| Coordinates: 28°14′20″N 114°56′53″E / 28.239°N 114.948°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Yichun |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,350 km2 (520 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 384,000 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal Code | 336400 |
Administrative divisions
editIn the present, Shanggao County has 3 Subdistricts, 11 towns and 10 townships.[1]
- 3 Subdistricts
- 11 towns
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- 10 townships
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Demographics
editThe population of the district was 331,082 in 1999.[2]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Shanggao (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
35.1 (95.2) |
35.4 (95.7) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.5 (101.3) |
40.6 (105.1) |
40.8 (105.4) |
38.6 (101.5) |
36.2 (97.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
40.8 (105.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
30.4 (86.7) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.7 (92.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
18.3 (65.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
4.9 (40.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.4 (22.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
2.0 (35.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 88.0 (3.46) |
102.2 (4.02) |
187.4 (7.38) |
210.8 (8.30) |
253.4 (9.98) |
297.1 (11.70) |
174.1 (6.85) |
126.3 (4.97) |
85.1 (3.35) |
55.1 (2.17) |
96.1 (3.78) |
65.6 (2.58) |
1,741.2 (68.54) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.2 | 13.8 | 18.5 | 17.7 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 160.6 |
| Average snowy days | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 66.7 | 69.8 | 78.8 | 107.8 | 126.3 | 122.9 | 205.3 | 193.8 | 156.4 | 145.6 | 118.0 | 107.4 | 1,498.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 20 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 49 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 34 | 34 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Notes and references
edit- ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
- ^ 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) Government site - Google translation
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