Jiange County
County in Sichuan, China
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Jiange County (simplified Chinese: 剑阁县; traditional Chinese: 劍閣縣; pinyin: Jiàngé Xiàn) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Guangyuan city. The history of Jiange County as a county division goes back around 1700 years. The county has historically been a junction between the north and south of Western China, through the Jianmen Pass. It is a popular tourist destination in Sichuan.[1][2]
Jiange County
剑阁县 | |
|---|---|
Jianmen Pass gate | |
  Jiange Location of the seat in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 32.288°N 105.524°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Guangyuan |
| County seat | Pu'an |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,204 km2 (1,237 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 457,656 |
| • Density | 142.8/km2 (370.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administrative divisions
The county government was formerly located in Pu'an town, and has been in Xiasi town since 2000.[3][4] Jianmen administers 27 towns and 2 townships:[5]
Towns
- Pu'an (普安镇)
- Longyuan (龙源镇)
- Yandian (盐店镇)
- Liugou (柳沟镇)
- Wulian (武连镇)
- Dongbao (东宝镇)
- Kaifeng (开封镇)
- Yuanshan (元山镇)
- Yansheng (演圣镇)
- Wanghe (王河镇)
- Songxing (公兴镇)
- Jinxian (金仙镇)
- Xiangcheng (香沉镇)
- Bailong (白龙镇)
- Heling (鹤龄镇)
- Yangcun (杨村镇)
- Yangling (羊岭镇)
- Jiangkou (江口镇)
- Muma (木马镇)
- Jianmenguan (剑门关镇)
- Hanyang (汉阳镇)
- Xiasi (下寺镇)
- Tushan (涂山镇)
- Dianzi (店子镇)
- Zhangwang (张王镇)
- Yaojia (姚家镇)
- Yixing (义兴镇)
Townships
- Xiuzhong (秀钟乡)
- Qiaodian (樵店乡)
Culture
Climate
| Climate data for Jiange, elevation 545 m (1,788 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.6 (99.7) |
40.5 (104.9) |
39.7 (103.5) |
36.5 (97.7) |
30.4 (86.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
21.2 (70.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.6 (45.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.1 (37.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.7 (0.34) |
13.2 (0.52) |
25.8 (1.02) |
51.2 (2.02) |
100.8 (3.97) |
150.9 (5.94) |
310.7 (12.23) |
171.0 (6.73) |
166.2 (6.54) |
62.6 (2.46) |
19.4 (0.76) |
6.7 (0.26) |
1,087.2 (42.79) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.6 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 15.4 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 12.7 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 124.3 |
| Average snowy days | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 72.5 | 69.4 | 104.3 | 141.1 | 161.7 | 150.5 | 162.7 | 168.6 | 92.6 | 81.4 | 72.3 | 73.8 | 1,350.9 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 23 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 30 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[12][13]all-time extreme temperature (July 2026 and August 2022[14] | |||||||||||||
