Jia County, Henan

Jia County

郏县
Jia County 郏县
County
	Jiaxian Location of the seat in Henan
	Coordinates: 33°58′19″N 113°12′47″E / 33.972°N 113.213°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture-level city	Pingdingshan
Area
• Total	727 km2 (281 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	577,600
• Density	794/km2 (2,060/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	467100

CountryPeople's Republic of China

Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Postal code

467100

Jia County or Jiaxian (simplified Chinese: 郏县; traditional Chinese: 郟縣; pinyin: Jiá Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Pingdingshan City, in south-central Henan Province, China.

Jia county is famous for heluo noodles, the Three-Su Temple and Linfeng village.

Three-Su Temple is the place where the famous poets Su Xun, Su Shi and Su Zhe are buried.

Linfeng village's traditional red stone architecture has high historical and cultural value with distinctive local characteristics.

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Climate data for Jiaxian, elevation 184 m (604 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	19.7 (67.5)	24.4 (75.9)	28.5 (83.3)	33.8 (92.8)	41.3 (106.3)	40.7 (105.3)	40.0 (104.0)	37.7 (99.9)	40.0 (104.0)	34.4 (93.9)	27.6 (81.7)	22.0 (71.6)	41.3 (106.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.7 (44.1)	10.2 (50.4)	15.6 (60.1)	22.1 (71.8)	27.5 (81.5)	32.2 (90.0)	32.1 (89.8)	30.7 (87.3)	27.1 (80.8)	22.1 (71.8)	14.9 (58.8)	8.8 (47.8)	20.8 (69.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	1.2 (34.2)	4.3 (39.7)	9.5 (49.1)	15.8 (60.4)	21.3 (70.3)	26.1 (79.0)	27.3 (81.1)	25.8 (78.4)	21.3 (70.3)	15.9 (60.6)	9.0 (48.2)	3.2 (37.8)	15.1 (59.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−3.0 (26.6)	−0.4 (31.3)	4.3 (39.7)	9.9 (49.8)	15.5 (59.9)	20.6 (69.1)	23.2 (73.8)	22.0 (71.6)	17.0 (62.6)	11.3 (52.3)	4.5 (40.1)	−0.9 (30.4)	10.3 (50.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−16.8 (1.8)	−16.7 (1.9)	−9.3 (15.3)	−2.1 (28.2)	3.4 (38.1)	11.2 (52.2)	15.4 (59.7)	11.3 (52.3)	7.8 (46.0)	0.2 (32.4)	−7.3 (18.9)	−12.6 (9.3)	−16.8 (1.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	11.8 (0.46)	13.7 (0.54)	24.1 (0.95)	38.2 (1.50)	61.8 (2.43)	84.5 (3.33)	149.7 (5.89)	108.3 (4.26)	80.9 (3.19)	41.3 (1.63)	30.7 (1.21)	9.8 (0.39)	654.8 (25.78)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.9	4.7	6.0	6.6	7.8	8.2	10.9	10.8	9.2	7.0	6.2	3.7	85
Average snowy days	4.0	3.0	1.2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	2.4	11.6
Average relative humidity (%)	61	62	64	67	65	65	79	82	77	70	67	61	68
Mean monthly sunshine hours	130.7	139.1	177.4	205.7	218.2	205.5	196.8	190.4	164.3	162.6	147.6	143.7	2,082
Percentage possible sunshine	41	45	48	52	51	48	45	46	45	47	48	47	47
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[3]^[4]

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International	VIAF
National	United States Israel
Other	Yale LUX

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Jia County 郏县
County
Jiaxian Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 33°58′19″N 113°12′47″E / 33.972°N 113.213°E / 33.972; 113.213
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture-level city	Pingdingshan
Area ^[1]
• Total	727 km² (281 sq mi)
Population (2019)^[1]
• Total	577,600
• Density	794/km² (2,060/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	467100