Dianjiang County
County in Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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Dianjiang County (simplified Chinese: 垫江县; traditional Chinese: 墊江縣; pinyin: Diànjiāng Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Chongqing Municipality, China,[1] bordering Sichuan province to the northwest. As of 2015, it has two subdistricts, two townships, and 22 towns under its administration.
Dianjiang
垫江县 Tienkiang | |
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 Location of Dianjiang County in Chongqing | |
 Interactive map of Dianjiang | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Chongqing |
| Area | |
| 1,518 km2 (586 sq mi) | |
| Population (2020) | |
| 650,694 | |
| • Density | 428.7/km2 (1,110/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 320,460 (49%) |
| • Rural | 330,234 (51%) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
History
Dianjiang County was developed in the time of the Western Wei Emperor Gong Di in 555 CE. Before the Chongqing area became a municipality, Dianjiang belonged to other regions. From October 1, 1949, to March 14, 1997, it belonged to Dazhu, Fuling prefecture.[2]
Administrative divisions
Dianjiang has two subdistricts,[3] two townships,[4] five regional center towns[5] and 17 general towns.[6]
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Climate
| Climate data for Dianjiang, elevation 416 m (1,365 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) | 17.9 (64.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.1 (95.2) |
36.2 (97.2) |
37.3 (99.1) |
39.5 (103.1) |
42.1 (107.8) |
40.6 (105.1) |
34.3 (93.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
42.1 (107.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.9 (91.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
21.4 (70.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.8 (46.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
14.5 (58.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.6 (0.81) |
22.4 (0.88) |
55.6 (2.19) |
107.8 (4.24) |
173.5 (6.83) |
165.4 (6.51) |
152.4 (6.00) |
151.2 (5.95) |
128.7 (5.07) |
116.8 (4.60) |
62.4 (2.46) |
23.3 (0.92) |
1,180.1 (46.46) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.4 | 9.3 | 12.1 | 14.4 | 16.3 | 15.5 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 15.7 | 11.7 | 10.3 | 151.2 |
| Average snowy days | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 76 | 72 | 78 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 30.5 | 39.6 | 81.0 | 115.9 | 117.2 | 116.2 | 188.3 | 195.6 | 118.9 | 69.7 | 54.9 | 28.3 | 1,156.1 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 9 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 44 | 48 | 33 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 25 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
Economics
Based on statistics from October 2015, in the first three quarters, Dianjiang County achieved a GDP of 16.63 billion yuan (an increase of 11.4 percent, and faster than the growth in the previous six months by 0.4 percentage points). The contributions to the GDP were composed of the primary sector producing 2.17 billion yuan (an increase of 4.5%); the secondary sector producing 8.78 billion yuan (an increase of 12.6%); and the tertiary sector producing 5.68 billion yuan (an increase of 12.2%).[9]
Transportation
The area is served by Dianjiang railway station on the Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway.
