Jianghua County 江华县 Kianghwa | |
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| 江华瑶族自治县 | |
| Coordinates:25°10′59″N111°34′44″E / 25.183°N 111.579°E /25.183; 111.579[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Yongzhou |
| County seat | Tuojiang |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,216.03 km2 (1,241.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 448,200 |
| • Density | 139.4/km2 (361.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4255XX |
Jianghua ( "Jianghua Yao Autonomous County",simplified Chinese:江华瑶族自治县;traditional Chinese:江華瑤族自治縣;pinyin:Jiānghuá Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn; usually referred to as "Jianghua County",江华县;江華縣;Jiānghuá Xiàn) is anautonomous county ofYao people in theProvince ofHunan, China. It is under the administration ofYongzhou Prefecture-level City.
Located on the southernmost margin of the province, it lies to the west of the border withGuangxi, and the north of the border withGuangdong. The county is bordered to the north byDao andNingyuan Counties, to the northeast byLanshan County, to the east byLianzhou City,Liannan andLianshan Counties of Guangdong, to the south byBabu andPinggui Districts ofHezhou City andZhongshan County of Guangxi, and to the west byFuchuan County of Guangxi andJiangyong County. Jianghua County covers an area of 3,248 km2 (1,254 sq mi). As of 2015, It had a registered population of 521,400 and a resident population of 429,100.[3] The county has 9towns and 7townships under its jurisdiction, and thecounty seat isTuojiang (沱江镇).[4]
| Climate data for Jianghua, elevation 266 m (873 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) | 25.5 (77.9) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.3 (88.3) | 33.8 (92.8) | 34.8 (94.6) | 37.0 (98.6) | 39.1 (102.4) | 39.4 (102.9) | 37.6 (99.7) | 36.0 (96.8) | 32.6 (90.7) | 27.8 (82.0) | 39.4 (102.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) | 13.8 (56.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 23.6 (74.5) | 27.8 (82.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 33.1 (91.6) | 32.8 (91.0) | 29.8 (85.6) | 25.2 (77.4) | 19.9 (67.8) | 13.9 (57.0) | 23.2 (73.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.5 (56.3) | 19.2 (66.6) | 23.4 (74.1) | 26.3 (79.3) | 28.3 (82.9) | 27.8 (82.0) | 25.1 (77.2) | 20.4 (68.7) | 15.2 (59.4) | 9.7 (49.5) | 18.9 (66.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) | 7.4 (45.3) | 10.8 (51.4) | 16.1 (61.0) | 20.1 (68.2) | 23.3 (73.9) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.4 (75.9) | 21.6 (70.9) | 17.0 (62.6) | 11.8 (53.2) | 6.7 (44.1) | 15.8 (60.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) | −2.5 (27.5) | 0.6 (33.1) | 4.6 (40.3) | 11.2 (52.2) | 15.2 (59.4) | 19.9 (67.8) | 19.2 (66.6) | 12.9 (55.2) | 6.7 (44.1) | −0.1 (31.8) | −3.9 (25.0) | −3.9 (25.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 81.7 (3.22) | 86.0 (3.39) | 160.7 (6.33) | 200.4 (7.89) | 227.6 (8.96) | 231.3 (9.11) | 142.1 (5.59) | 133.8 (5.27) | 56.6 (2.23) | 61.0 (2.40) | 81.0 (3.19) | 56.3 (2.22) | 1,518.5 (59.8) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.8 | 13.0 | 18.4 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 154.7 |
| Average snowy days | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 78 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 77 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 69.4 | 66.5 | 66.5 | 100.5 | 138.4 | 155.6 | 228.8 | 214.5 | 179.7 | 159.1 | 130.9 | 117.0 | 1,626.9 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 21 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 33 | 38 | 55 | 54 | 49 | 45 | 40 | 36 | 36 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||