Chaling County
Chaling County 茶陵县 | |
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  Chaling Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 26°48′50″N 113°38′28″E / 26.814°N 113.641°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhuzhou |
| Seat | Yunyang Subdistrict |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Chaling County (simplified Chinese: 茶陵县; traditional Chinese: 茶陵縣; pinyin: Chálíng Xiàn; lit. 'tea hill') is a county in Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of Zhuzhou City. Located on the south eastern margin of the province, the county is bordered to the north by You County, to the east by Anren County, to the south by Yanling County, to the east by Lianhua, Yongxin Counties and Jinggangshan City of Jiangxi. Chaling County covers 2,500 km2 (970 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 631,036 and resident a population of 586,000.[1] The county has 4 subdistricts, 10 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is at Yunyang Subdistrict (云阳街道).[2]
Subdivisions
[edit]| Name | Hanzi | Population (2005) | Area (Km2) | Note |
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| Chengguan | 城关镇 | 90,000 | 14 | |
| Jieshou | 界首镇 | 28,000 | 84 | |
| Yantang | 严塘镇 | 40,750 | 243 | |
| Hukou | 湖口镇 | 34,000 | 72.7 | |
| Huanxi | 浣溪镇 | 16,000 | 136 | |
| Majiang | 马江镇 | 33,000 | 85 | |
| Gaolong | 高陇镇 | 19,500 | 140.66 | |
| Yaobei | 腰陂镇 | 57,600 | 230 | |
| Lushui | 潞水镇 | 32,000 | 127 | |
| Huju | 虎踞镇 | 28,000 | 83 | |
| Pingshui | 平水镇 | 26,700 | 137.6 | |
| Zaoshi | 枣市镇 | 27,000 | 112.75 | |
| Huotian | 火田镇 | 144 | ||
| Taokeng | 桃坑乡 | 16,200 | 270 | |
| Xiadong | 下东乡 | 17,200 | 31.9 | |
| Lingfang | 舲舫乡 | 29,100 | 87.4 | |
| Sicong | 思聪乡 | 30,200 | 41.2 | |
| Mijiang | 洣江街道 | 26,670 | 41.2 | |
| Batuan | 八团乡 | 65,000 | 116 | |
| Zhitang | 秩堂乡 | 26,000 | 163 |
In the present, Chaling County has 4 subdistricts, 10 towns and 2 townships.
- 4 subdistricts
- 10 towns
- Gaolong (高陇镇)
- Huju (虎踞镇)
- Hukou (湖口镇)
- Huotian (火田镇)
- Jieshou (界首镇)
- Majiang (马江镇)
- Yantang (严塘镇)
- Yaolu (腰潞镇)
- Zaoshi (枣市镇)
- Zhitang (秩堂镇)
- 2 towns
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Chaling (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) | 26.3 (79.3) | 31.7 (89.1) | 35.2 (95.4) | 35.9 (96.6) | 36.6 (97.9) | 38.0 (100.4) | 40.2 (104.4) | 40.7 (105.3) | 38.4 (101.1) | 36.1 (97.0) | 32.5 (90.5) | 25.6 (78.1) | 40.7 (105.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.0 (55.4) | 16.9 (62.4) | 23.6 (74.5) | 28.0 (82.4) | 31.1 (88.0) | 34.5 (94.1) | 33.5 (92.3) | 29.9 (85.8) | 24.9 (76.8) | 19.0 (66.2) | 13.0 (55.4) | 23.1 (73.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.7 (54.9) | 18.7 (65.7) | 23.2 (73.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.4 (83.1) | 25.1 (77.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 14.3 (57.7) | 8.8 (47.8) | 18.5 (65.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) | 6.2 (43.2) | 9.8 (49.6) | 15.2 (59.4) | 19.7 (67.5) | 23.3 (73.9) | 25.3 (77.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 21.6 (70.9) | 16.5 (61.7) | 10.9 (51.6) | 5.7 (42.3) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) | −3.9 (25.0) | −1.4 (29.5) | 3.7 (38.7) | 9.8 (49.6) | 13.9 (57.0) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.2 (64.8) | 13.2 (55.8) | 4.6 (40.3) | −0.6 (30.9) | −7.5 (18.5) | −7.5 (18.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.2 (3.04) | 87.1 (3.43) | 178.0 (7.01) | 166.9 (6.57) | 202.1 (7.96) | 235.3 (9.26) | 133.8 (5.27) | 146.2 (5.76) | 66.8 (2.63) | 59.7 (2.35) | 80.1 (3.15) | 56.8 (2.24) | 1,490 (58.67) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.0 | 13.6 | 18.3 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 14.5 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 154.2 |
| Average snowy days | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 64.4 | 68.3 | 75.3 | 112.0 | 142.3 | 156.7 | 243.7 | 215.3 | 173.4 | 148.7 | 122.6 | 109.0 | 1,631.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 19 | 22 | 20 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 58 | 54 | 47 | 42 | 38 | 34 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ the population of Chaling County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Hetang District on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development (2015年茶陵市国民经济和社会发展统计公报) zztj.gov: chaling.gov or ahmhxc.com
- ^ the divisions of Chaling County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Chaling County on November 20, 2015 《关于同意茶陵市乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕61号) rednet (20-Nov-15) Archived 2017-01-16 at the Wayback Machine, zznews.gov or 163.com
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
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