Jinxiang County
Jinxiang County 金乡县 Kinsiang | |
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 Location in Jining | |
  Jinxiang Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 35°04′N 116°19′E / 35.067°N 116.317°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Jining |
| Area | |
| • Total | 886 km2 (342 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 36 m (117 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 673,000 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 272200 |
| Area code | (0)537 |
| License Plate Prefix | 鲁H |
| Website | www |
Jinxiang County (simplified Chinese: 金乡县; traditional Chinese: 金鄉縣; pinyin: Jīnxiāng Xiàn; lit. 'gold hometown') is a county of southwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Jiangsu province to the southeast. It is under the administration of Jining City.
The population was 601,369 in 1999.[1]
The county town of Jinxiang is known as "the world's garlic capital", producing 80% of the world's garlic exports.[2]
Administrative divisions
[edit]As 2012, this county is divided to 9 towns and 4 townships.[3]
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Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Jinxiang (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) | 16.7 (62.1) | 25.3 (77.5) | 28.9 (84.0) | 34.0 (93.2) | 37.0 (98.6) | 39.3 (102.7) | 39.6 (103.3) | 37.5 (99.5) | 36.1 (97.0) | 35.5 (95.9) | 26.9 (80.4) | 20.3 (68.5) | 39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) | 9.0 (48.2) | 15.0 (59.0) | 21.4 (70.5) | 26.9 (80.4) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.9 (89.4) | 30.7 (87.3) | 27.1 (80.8) | 21.7 (71.1) | 13.7 (56.7) | 6.9 (44.4) | 20.1 (68.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) | 3.5 (38.3) | 9.2 (48.6) | 15.5 (59.9) | 21.2 (70.2) | 25.9 (78.6) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.1 (79.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 8.4 (47.1) | 1.9 (35.4) | 14.7 (58.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) | −1.0 (30.2) | 4.1 (39.4) | 10.1 (50.2) | 15.8 (60.4) | 20.8 (69.4) | 23.6 (74.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 17.3 (63.1) | 11.4 (52.5) | 4.1 (39.4) | −2.0 (28.4) | 10.2 (50.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) | −13.4 (7.9) | −9.7 (14.5) | −1.8 (28.8) | 3.9 (39.0) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.8 (62.2) | 11.3 (52.3) | 7.2 (45.0) | −0.3 (31.5) | −9.7 (14.5) | −13.0 (8.6) | −15.2 (4.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.4 (0.37) | 15.0 (0.59) | 20.8 (0.82) | 37.4 (1.47) | 52.4 (2.06) | 67.8 (2.67) | 182.4 (7.18) | 169.6 (6.68) | 69.4 (2.73) | 30.0 (1.18) | 28.0 (1.10) | 11.6 (0.46) | 693.8 (27.31) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 74.4 |
| Average snowy days | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 8.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 61 | 58 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 80 | 83 | 77 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 138.2 | 147.4 | 194.3 | 220.8 | 238.4 | 220.8 | 199.0 | 192.7 | 179.3 | 177.3 | 152.7 | 143.0 | 2,203.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 44 | 47 | 52 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
- ^ "Supply chains: the dirty secret of China's prisons". Financial Times. 29 August 2018.
- ^ 济宁市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.