Kaijiang County 开江县 Kaikiang | |
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  Kaijiang Location in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates:31°04′50″N107°53′05″E / 31.08056°N 107.88472°E /31.08056; 107.88472 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Dazhou |
| County seat | Xinning Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,032.55 km2 (398.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 414,310 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Kaijiang County (simplified Chinese:开江县;traditional Chinese:開江縣;pinyin:Kāijiāng Xiàn) is a county in the east ofSichuan Province, China. It is under the administration ofDazhou city. It has a population of 414,310, of which 180,354 in the urban area.[1]
Kaijiang was established in 553 and until 1914 it was named Xinning County (新宁县).[2]
The county is known for breedingducks andwaterfowls, and forolive oil production.[3] Culturally it has a strong tradition offeng shui.[2]
Kaijiang comprises 1 subdistrict, 11 towns and 1 township.[4] The county seat is Xinning Town.
| Climate data for Kaijiang, elevation 468 m (1,535 ft), (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) | 20.2 (68.4) | 25.2 (77.4) | 34.6 (94.3) | 35.1 (95.2) | 36.1 (97.0) | 37.4 (99.3) | 39.1 (102.4) | 40.5 (104.9) | 39.9 (103.8) | 33.6 (92.5) | 26.3 (79.3) | 18.5 (65.3) | 40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) | 12.3 (54.1) | 17.2 (63.0) | 22.8 (73.0) | 26.3 (79.3) | 29.0 (84.2) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.6 (90.7) | 27.5 (81.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 16.5 (61.7) | 10.6 (51.1) | 21.5 (70.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) | 8.3 (46.9) | 12.4 (54.3) | 17.6 (63.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 24.4 (75.9) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.2 (81.0) | 23.0 (73.4) | 17.5 (63.5) | 12.6 (54.7) | 7.3 (45.1) | 17.1 (62.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) | 5.4 (41.7) | 8.9 (48.0) | 13.7 (56.7) | 17.7 (63.9) | 21.0 (69.8) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.2 (73.8) | 19.8 (67.6) | 14.9 (58.8) | 10.0 (50.0) | 5.0 (41.0) | 13.9 (57.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) | −3.5 (25.7) | −1.6 (29.1) | 4.4 (39.9) | 9.1 (48.4) | 14.2 (57.6) | 16.5 (61.7) | 16.1 (61.0) | 11.5 (52.7) | 1.8 (35.2) | −1.3 (29.7) | −4.4 (24.1) | −4.4 (24.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 17.8 (0.70) | 20.8 (0.82) | 56.9 (2.24) | 100.5 (3.96) | 163.7 (6.44) | 200.7 (7.90) | 192.7 (7.59) | 145.0 (5.71) | 164.1 (6.46) | 119.8 (4.72) | 57.6 (2.27) | 21.1 (0.83) | 1,260.7 (49.64) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.8 | 8.5 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 13.3 | 11.2 | 13.2 | 14.1 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 144 |
| Average snowy days | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 82 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 78 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 79 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 46.4 | 52.8 | 99.8 | 134.5 | 132.8 | 130.3 | 195.5 | 202.9 | 126.5 | 86.1 | 71.6 | 43.3 | 1,322.5 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 14 | 17 | 27 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 46 | 50 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 29 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
