Dexing, Jiangxi
County-level city in Jiangxi, People's Republic of China
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Dexing (simplified Chinese: 德兴; traditional Chinese: 德興市; pinyin: Déxīng) is a county-level city in the northeast of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Zhejiang province to the east. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shangrao.
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Dexing
德兴市 Tehhing; Tehsing | |
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 Location in Jiangxi | |
| Coordinates: 28°55′50″N 117°35′41″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Shangrao |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,101 km2 (811 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 302,000 |
| • Density | 144/km2 (372/sq mi) |
| Postal Code | 334200 |
Administrative divisions
At present, Dexing City has 3 subdistricts, 5 towns and 6 townships.[1]
- 3 subdistricts
- Yincheng (银城街道)
- Xinying (新营街道)
- Xiangtun (香屯街道)
- 5 towns
- Rao'er (绕二镇)
- Haikou (海口镇)
- Xingangshan (新岗山镇)
- Sizhou (泗洲镇)
- Huaqiao (花桥镇)
- 6 townships
- Huangbai (黄柏乡)
- Wancun (万村乡)
- Zhangcun (张村乡)
- Banda (昄大乡)
- Lizhai (李宅乡)
- Longtoushan (龙头山乡)
Demographics
The population of the district was 306,656 in 1999.[2] Dexing is the original home of corporate finance expert Nan Jiang.
Climate
| Climate data for Dexing, elevation 89 m (292 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) | 26.0 (78.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
34.9 (94.8) |
35.1 (95.2) |
36.2 (97.2) |
38.4 (101.1) |
40.5 (104.9) |
39.7 (103.5) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.8 (100.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.2 (93.6) |
30.8 (87.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
23.6 (74.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
18.0 (64.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
14.2 (57.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
1.8 (35.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 104.4 (4.11) |
121.8 (4.80) |
210.9 (8.30) |
244.1 (9.61) |
258.7 (10.19) |
390.3 (15.37) |
243.8 (9.60) |
169.8 (6.69) |
72.4 (2.85) |
53.4 (2.10) |
92.3 (3.63) |
82.8 (3.26) |
2,044.7 (80.51) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.6 | 14.1 | 18.4 | 17.2 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 10.1 | 11.0 | 159.3 |
| Average snowy days | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 84 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 81 | 80 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 81.9 | 84.6 | 93.7 | 115.6 | 138.4 | 120.4 | 209.8 | 203.2 | 174.2 | 160.9 | 127.6 | 117.5 | 1,627.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 25 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 49 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 40 | 37 | 37 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
Dexing railway station is situated near Longtoushan and is an intermediate stop on the Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway. Dexing East railway station is situated near Xingangshan and is an intermediate stop on the Jiujiang–Quzhou railway.
