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Xuanhan County 宣汉县 Suanhan | |
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.png) Location of Xuanhan County (red) within Dazhou City (yellow) and Sichuan | |
| Coordinates:31°29′N107°53′E / 31.483°N 107.883°E /31.483; 107.883 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Dazhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,271 km2 (1,649 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 954,090 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Xuanhan County (simplified Chinese:宣汉县;traditional Chinese:宣漢縣;pinyin:Xuānhàn Xiàn) is a county in the northeast ofSichuan Province, China, borderingChongqing to the east. It is under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofDazhou.
According to recent population census, Xuanhan county has a population of about 954,000 people (2020).[1]
The town of Xuanhan is located in the valley of a river called Zhouhe. The town is surrounded by mountains. Because of its location in the loop of the river the town of Xuanhan is quite oblong. Besides from the very populated centre of the Xuanhan county, Xuanhan contains many mountains and much natural landscapes.
Xuanhan County was called Dongxiang County (simplified Chinese:东乡县; traditional Chinese:東鄉縣) from the 8th year of theEmperor He of Han (Yongyuan era, A.D. 96) until 1913. In 1914, after the establishment of theRepublic of China, the county changed its name to Xuanhan County.
Xuanhan County comprises 2 subdistricts, 28 towns, 3 townships and 4 ethnic townships:[2]
It will be served byXuanhan South railway station andFankuai railway station onChongqing–Xi'an high-speed railway in the future.
| Climate data for Xuanhan, elevation 389 m (1,276 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) | 19.8 (67.6) | 25.7 (78.3) | 32.9 (91.2) | 35.9 (96.6) | 37.2 (99.0) | 37.8 (100.0) | 39.0 (102.2) | 39.9 (103.8) | 39.6 (103.3) | 34.5 (94.1) | 26.9 (80.4) | 17.8 (64.0) | 39.9 (103.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) | 12.5 (54.5) | 17.6 (63.7) | 23.1 (73.6) | 26.7 (80.1) | 29.4 (84.9) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.8 (91.0) | 27.5 (81.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 16.4 (61.5) | 10.7 (51.3) | 21.7 (71.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) | 8.3 (46.9) | 12.3 (54.1) | 17.4 (63.3) | 21.3 (70.3) | 24.5 (76.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.1 (80.8) | 22.7 (72.9) | 17.4 (63.3) | 12.5 (54.5) | 7.5 (45.5) | 17.0 (62.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) | 5.5 (41.9) | 8.8 (47.8) | 13.5 (56.3) | 17.6 (63.7) | 21.1 (70.0) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.3 (73.9) | 19.7 (67.5) | 14.9 (58.8) | 10.2 (50.4) | 5.5 (41.9) | 14.0 (57.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) | −2.9 (26.8) | −1.3 (29.7) | 4.6 (40.3) | 9.6 (49.3) | 13.9 (57.0) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.5 (61.7) | 11.7 (53.1) | 1.7 (35.1) | 0.7 (33.3) | −3.7 (25.3) | −3.7 (25.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 14.4 (0.57) | 18.2 (0.72) | 48.1 (1.89) | 97.4 (3.83) | 152.0 (5.98) | 182.6 (7.19) | 231.9 (9.13) | 160.8 (6.33) | 156.7 (6.17) | 117.9 (4.64) | 50.8 (2.00) | 17.5 (0.69) | 1,248.3 (49.14) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.7 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 13.9 | 10.3 | 8.5 | 138.6 |
| Average snowy days | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 82 | 79 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 80 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 46.4 | 56.8 | 107.8 | 143.1 | 147.5 | 149.4 | 204.0 | 216.2 | 129.9 | 92.4 | 70.9 | 45.1 | 1,409.5 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 14 | 18 | 29 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 47 | 53 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 31 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
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