Jia County
佳县 | |
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 Jia County in Yulin | |
.png.webp) Yulin in Shaanxi | |
| 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
A map of "Kia-tcheou" from Du Halde's 1735 Description of China, based on accounts by Jesuit missionaries
The seat of Jia County was formerly known as Jiazhou when it was the seat of a prefecture during imperial times.
Administrative divisions
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
| Climate data for Jiaxian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ "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.
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