Hongjiang 洪江市 Hungkiang | |
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 Gate of the Qianyang ancient city, Hongjiang | |
 Location of Hongjiang City within Huaihua | |
  Hongjiang Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates:27°11′28″N109°49′08″E / 27.191°N 109.819°E /27.191; 109.819[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Huaihua |
| Area | |
| 2,164.37 km2 (835.67 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 14.71 km2 (5.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[4] | |
| 413,036 | |
• Estimate (2017) | 476,000 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 69,200 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4181XX |
| Website | hjs |
Hongjiang (Chinese:洪江;pinyin:Hóngjiāng), formerlyQianyang County (simplified Chinese:黔阳县;traditional Chinese:黔陽縣;pinyin:Qiányáng Xiàn) is acounty-level city inHunan Province, China, it is under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofHuaihua.
Located on the southwest of the province and the south of Huaihua, the city is bordered to the north byZhongfang County, to the northwest byZhijiang County, to the south byHuitong County, to the east byDongkou County. Including theHongjiang District, Hongjiang covers an area of 2,289 km2 (884 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 498,100.[5][6] The city is divided into 26 township-level divisions, including four subdistricts and two townships ofHongjiang District. Thegovernment seat isQiancheng Town (黔城镇).[5]
The former Hongjiang City was merged with Qianyang County (黔阳县;黔陽縣) to form the present Hongjiang City in 1997. However, the local residents of the former Hongjiang City strongly resisted this merger. The antagonism and uncertainties were being played out for the first time between the residents and local authorities, and it lasted for some time. The authorities forced to give tacit consent to the status, the former Hongjiang was separated from the new Hongjiang City. As a part of Hongjiang City, the former Hongjiang was reformed as a special management area named Hongjiang District, the Hongjiang District is directly administrated by the government of Huaihua City.
Hongjiang has ahumid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification:Cfa).
| Climate data for Hongjiang, elevation 252 m (827 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) | 26.9 (80.4) | 31.4 (88.5) | 34.7 (94.5) | 35.8 (96.4) | 36.3 (97.3) | 38.0 (100.4) | 39.9 (103.8) | 40.3 (104.5) | 38.6 (101.5) | 36.2 (97.2) | 31.2 (88.2) | 25.4 (77.7) | 40.3 (104.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) | 12.5 (54.5) | 16.9 (62.4) | 23.3 (73.9) | 27.5 (81.5) | 30.3 (86.5) | 33.4 (92.1) | 33.4 (92.1) | 29.8 (85.6) | 23.7 (74.7) | 18.3 (64.9) | 12.2 (54.0) | 22.6 (72.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) | 8.1 (46.6) | 11.9 (53.4) | 17.7 (63.9) | 21.9 (71.4) | 25.3 (77.5) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.4 (81.3) | 23.7 (74.7) | 18.3 (64.9) | 13.0 (55.4) | 7.6 (45.7) | 17.4 (63.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) | 5.2 (41.4) | 8.8 (47.8) | 14.0 (57.2) | 18.2 (64.8) | 22.0 (71.6) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.5 (74.3) | 20.0 (68.0) | 14.9 (58.8) | 9.8 (49.6) | 4.8 (40.6) | 14.0 (57.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) | −4.4 (24.1) | −1.9 (28.6) | 2.3 (36.1) | 8.8 (47.8) | 13.0 (55.4) | 18.2 (64.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 12.4 (54.3) | 3.3 (37.9) | −0.2 (31.6) | −4.8 (23.4) | −4.8 (23.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 63.1 (2.48) | 68.6 (2.70) | 114.8 (4.52) | 150.1 (5.91) | 209.7 (8.26) | 255.6 (10.06) | 165.8 (6.53) | 95.8 (3.77) | 78.3 (3.08) | 85.7 (3.37) | 67.9 (2.67) | 46.0 (1.81) | 1,401.4 (55.16) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.8 | 14.5 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 17.4 | 16.3 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 9.2 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 166.1 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.4 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 82 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 40.6 | 48.9 | 66.2 | 91.8 | 113.8 | 111.2 | 194.2 | 190.1 | 139.5 | 100.4 | 83.3 | 65.8 | 1,245.8 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 12 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 46 | 47 | 38 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 27 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||