Xiaogan 孝感市 Siaokan | |
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 view west towards city's south central area | |
.png) Location of Xiaogan City in Hubei and the PRC | |
  Xiaogan Location of the city centre in Hubei | |
| Coordinates (Xiaogan municipal government):30°55′05″N113°57′25″E / 30.918°N 113.957°E /30.918; 113.957 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Municipal seat | Xiaonan District |
| Area | |
| 8,922.72 km2 (3,445.08 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1,034.8 km2 (399.5 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,034.8 km2 (399.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| 4,270,371 | |
| • Density | 478.595/km2 (1,239.56/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 988,479 |
| • Urban density | 955.24/km2 (2,474.1/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 988,479 |
| • Metro density | 955.24/km2 (2,474.1/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 145.7 billion US$ 23.4 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 29,924 US$ 4,804 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 432100 |
| Area code | 712 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-HB-09 |
| Website | www |
Xiaogan (Chinese:孝感;pinyin:Xiàogǎn) is aprefecture-level city in east-centralHubei province, People's Republic of China, some 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of the provincial capital ofWuhan. According to the 2020 census, its population totaled 4,270,371, of whom 988,479 lived in the built-up (or metro) area of Xiaonan District.
The city name Xiaogan, meaningFilial Piety MovesTian (Chinese:孝行感天), is from the story ofDong Yong, who sold himself for his father's funeral, inThe Twenty-four Filial Exemplars.[3]
TheSheshui River originates in Xiaogan'sDawu County. On the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, many in Wuhan eat 'di cai zhu ji dan' (地菜煮鸡蛋) which is supposed to prevent illness in the coming year. This practice is related to a story involving Shennong in Xiaogan.[4]
Since 2000, Xiaogan has been divided into 1 district, 3county-level cities and 3 counties:[5][6]
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| Climate data for Xiaogan, elevation 26 m (85 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) | 27.5 (81.5) | 33.0 (91.4) | 33.8 (92.8) | 35.3 (95.5) | 37.5 (99.5) | 39.4 (102.9) | 39.5 (103.1) | 38.4 (101.1) | 34.0 (93.2) | 28.8 (83.8) | 21.9 (71.4) | 39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) | 11.1 (52.0) | 16.0 (60.8) | 22.3 (72.1) | 27.0 (80.6) | 29.9 (85.8) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.4 (90.3) | 28.7 (83.7) | 23.2 (73.8) | 16.9 (62.4) | 10.6 (51.1) | 21.6 (70.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) | 6.5 (43.7) | 11.2 (52.2) | 17.2 (63.0) | 22.2 (72.0) | 25.8 (78.4) | 28.5 (83.3) | 27.9 (82.2) | 23.6 (74.5) | 17.7 (63.9) | 11.4 (52.5) | 5.7 (42.3) | 16.8 (62.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) | 2.9 (37.2) | 7.3 (45.1) | 13.0 (55.4) | 18.2 (64.8) | 22.5 (72.5) | 25.4 (77.7) | 24.7 (76.5) | 19.9 (67.8) | 13.8 (56.8) | 7.5 (45.5) | 2.1 (35.8) | 13.2 (55.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.7 (7.3) | −7.3 (18.9) | −2.7 (27.1) | 0.8 (33.4) | 8.3 (46.9) | 12.9 (55.2) | 18.6 (65.5) | 15.9 (60.6) | 10.7 (51.3) | 1.5 (34.7) | −3.8 (25.2) | −14.9 (5.2) | −14.9 (5.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 42.3 (1.67) | 52.3 (2.06) | 78.5 (3.09) | 117.0 (4.61) | 144.3 (5.68) | 183.0 (7.20) | 209.3 (8.24) | 113.3 (4.46) | 68.3 (2.69) | 61.0 (2.40) | 47.4 (1.87) | 25.6 (1.01) | 1,142.3 (44.98) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.5 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 114.3 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 8.5 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 78 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 109.0 | 105.8 | 134.3 | 156.5 | 166.3 | 153.7 | 203.8 | 211.6 | 167.1 | 153.2 | 137.4 | 127.2 | 1,825.9 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 34 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 47 | 52 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 41 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[7][8] all-time extreme temperature[9][10] | |||||||||||||
孝感既为董永故里，其遗址很多，集中分布于两地：今孝感市区和董永曾长期生活过的今孝南区毛陈镇。
统计用区划代码 名称 420901000000 市辖区 420902000000 孝南区 420921000000 孝昌县 420922000000 大悟县 420923000000 云梦县 420981000000 应城市 420982000000 安陆市 420984000000 汉川市
2000年第五次全国人口普查，孝感市总人口4992537人。其中：孝南区883123人，孝昌县612166人，大悟县605786人，云梦县571591人，应城市650485人，安陆市611990人，汉川市1057396人。
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