Jiande
County-level city in Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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Jiande ⓘ is a county-level city of Zhejiang Province, East China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou.
Jiande
建德市 Kienteh | |
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 Location of Jiande City within Hangzhou | |
  Jiande Location in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates: 29.4896°N 119.337°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Sub-provincial city | Hangzhou |
| Seat | Xin'anjiang |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,314.19 km2 (893.51 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 311600 |
History
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jiande was the capital of Yanzhou Prefecture. On account of this, Jiande was often referred to as Yanzhou Fu (严州府). A transcription commonly seen in both French and English writing of the time was Yen-tcheou-fou, derived from French missionary writing.[1][2][3]
Administrative divisions
Subdistricts:[4]
- Yangxi Subdistrict (洋溪街道), Genglou Subdistrict (更楼街道), Xin'anjiang Subdistrict (新安江街道)
Towns:
- Meicheng (梅城镇), Xiaya (下涯镇), Yangcunqiao (杨村桥镇), Qiantan (乾潭镇), Sandu (三都镇), Shouchang (寿昌镇), Datong (大同镇), Hangtou (航头镇), Lijia (李家镇), Dayang (大洋镇), Lianhua (莲花镇), Daciyan (大慈岩镇)
The only township is Qintang Township (钦堂乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Jiande, elevation 89 m (292 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) | 25.0 (77.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
34.8 (94.6) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.9 (100.2) |
42.9 (109.2) |
42.8 (109.0) |
40.2 (104.4) |
39.4 (102.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
42.9 (109.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.1 (93.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
22.8 (73.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
13.4 (56.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
1.1 (34.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 91.3 (3.59) |
100.8 (3.97) |
165.4 (6.51) |
179.5 (7.07) |
192.7 (7.59) |
319.2 (12.57) |
163.2 (6.43) |
155.5 (6.12) |
98.2 (3.87) |
52.4 (2.06) |
78.5 (3.09) |
66.4 (2.61) |
1,663.1 (65.48) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.8 | 13.1 | 16.9 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 17.8 | 12.1 | 13.6 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 157.9 |
| Average snowy days | 3.6 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 8.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 83 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 95.4 | 95.8 | 118.0 | 138.3 | 156.7 | 125.6 | 217.5 | 208.3 | 163.1 | 159.6 | 122.9 | 115.8 | 1,717 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 29 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 30 | 51 | 51 | 44 | 45 | 39 | 36 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] all-time extreme temperature[7] all-time September Record High[8] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
See also
- Xinye Village, a village in Jiande
