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Rudong 如东县 Jutung | |
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  Rudong Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates:32°24′25″N121°04′30″E / 32.407°N 121.075°E /32.407; 121.075[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic ofChina |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Nantong |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,972 km2 (761 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 880,006 |
| • Density | 446.3/km2 (1,156/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal Code | 226400 |
Rudong County (simplified Chinese:如东县;traditional Chinese:如東縣;pinyin:Rúdōng Xiàn) is under the administration ofNantong,Jiangsu province, China, and lies on theYellow Sea coast. It administers 14 towns and five districts.[2] The 14 towns are Juegang, Matang, Fengli, Caobu,Chahe, Shuangdian, Xindian, Hekou, Yuanzhuang, Changsha, Ju, Yangkou, Bencha and Dayu. The county seat is Juegang .
At present, Rudong County has 14 towns.[3]
| Climate data for Rudong, elevation 6 m (20 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) | 25.2 (77.4) | 31.1 (88.0) | 32.5 (90.5) | 37.5 (99.5) | 37.7 (99.9) | 39.2 (102.6) | 39.1 (102.4) | 37.2 (99.0) | 35.7 (96.3) | 29.3 (84.7) | 23.9 (75.0) | 39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) | 9.1 (48.4) | 13.5 (56.3) | 19.5 (67.1) | 24.7 (76.5) | 27.5 (81.5) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.1 (88.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 22.4 (72.3) | 16.6 (61.9) | 10.0 (50.0) | 20.0 (68.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) | 5.0 (41.0) | 9.0 (48.2) | 14.5 (58.1) | 19.9 (67.8) | 23.6 (74.5) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.5 (81.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 12.3 (54.1) | 5.8 (42.4) | 15.9 (60.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) | 1.8 (35.2) | 5.4 (41.7) | 10.4 (50.7) | 16.0 (60.8) | 20.6 (69.1) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 20.5 (68.9) | 14.6 (58.3) | 8.7 (47.7) | 2.4 (36.3) | 12.5 (54.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) | −10.2 (13.6) | −4.8 (23.4) | −0.9 (30.4) | 3.8 (38.8) | 12.0 (53.6) | 16.6 (61.9) | 17.4 (63.3) | 11.6 (52.9) | 2.7 (36.9) | −5.0 (23.0) | −10.5 (13.1) | −10.6 (12.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 53.3 (2.10) | 48.6 (1.91) | 73.6 (2.90) | 63.6 (2.50) | 81.2 (3.20) | 161.5 (6.36) | 178.4 (7.02) | 188.4 (7.42) | 101.1 (3.98) | 53.7 (2.11) | 57.4 (2.26) | 39.2 (1.54) | 1,100 (43.3) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.9 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 9.6 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 118.2 |
| Average snowy days | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 7.2 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 77 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 118.6 | 125.8 | 153.7 | 178.8 | 185.3 | 138.1 | 179.0 | 195.3 | 170.9 | 167.1 | 135.6 | 133.2 | 1,881.4 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 37 | 40 | 41 | 46 | 43 | 32 | 41 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 42 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[4][5] all-time extreme temperature[6] | |||||||||||||
The county took its name because it is located to the east ofRugao County and was once part of it. The ancient name of it was Fuhaizhou, which meant a small sand island in the ocean.[citation needed]
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The county has many extraneous people from the south of theYangtse River (Changjiang River), so there are two main dialects:Rudonghua which is a branch of Jianghuai Mandarin andShadihua (Wu: Sodiwo[sodiɯo]), which is a branch of theWu language.[citation needed]
Theone-child policy was implemented in Rudong before other parts of China, and as of 2023 it is China's oldest county: almost 39% of the population is aged 60 or older, compared to 18.7% nationwide.[7][8]
Rudong is located on the bank of theYellow Sea. As a result, there is a sizable fishing industry and the county was named "the place of seafood in China" by the Chinese Cooking Association in 2007.[9] Rudong also contains a harbor for commercial cargo.Yankou Harbor was launched in May 2011 and includes a facility for unloadingliquified natural gas.[10] In addition, there is awind farm near Rudong's sea bank. The farm contained 217 turbines as of 2009, making it the largest in the country in its grade.[11]
Jiangsu Rudong Senior High School was founded in 1938.[12]
TheHai'an–Rudong railway opened in 2014 and has two passenger stations in Rudong County:Bingcha andRudong.[13]
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