Jianli
County-level city in Hubei, People's Republic of China
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Jianli (simplified Chinese: 监利; traditional Chinese: 監利; pinyin: Jiànlì; Wade–Giles: Chien4-li4) is a county-level city of southern Hubei Province, China, located on the northern (left) bank of the Yangtze River and bordering Hunan Province to the south. It is under the administration of Jingzhou City.
Jianli
监利市 Kienli | |
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 Location in Hubei | |
  Jianli Location of the county seat in Hubei | |
| Coordinates: 29°50′25″N 112°54′17″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Jingzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,508 km2 (1,354 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 1,120,822 |
| • Density | 319.5/km2 (827.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 監利 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 监利 | ||||||||
| Postal | Kienli | ||||||||
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Etymology
Transport
Jianli has one Yangtze River crossing, the Jingyue Yangtze River Bridge, located in Bailuo (白螺镇).
Economy
Jianli is rich in fresh water products, most of which are crayfish, and rice products.
History
- On June 12 2020, Jianli was approved to become a county-level city, under the direct administration of Hubei province and the delegating administration of Jingzhou City.
- During the night of 1 June 2015, the Dongfang zhi Xing capsized on the Yangtze River in Jianli County during severe weather.
- In the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan, Emperor of Eastern Wu, asked supervision of(监) profit (利) from fish and salt (监收鱼盐之利) and then came the current name: Jianli.[clarification needed]
Administrative divisions
- Rongcheng (容城镇), Zhuhe (朱河镇), Xingou (新沟镇), Gongchang (龚场镇), Zhoulaozui (周老嘴镇), Huangxiekou (黄歇口镇), Wangqiao (汪桥镇), Chengji (程集镇), Fenyan (分盐镇), Maoshi (毛市镇), Futiansi (福田寺镇), Shangchewan (上车湾镇), Bianhe (汴河镇), Chiba (尺八镇), Bailuo (白螺镇), Wangshi (网市镇), Sanzhou (三洲镇), Qiaoshi (桥市镇)
Three townships:
Two other areas:
Climate
| Climate data for Jianli, elevation 26 m (85 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) | 22.6 (72.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.5 (95.9) |
37.5 (99.5) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.2 (102.6) |
37.1 (98.8) |
34.6 (94.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
17.4 (63.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
3.8 (38.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.0 (14.0) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58.6 (2.31) |
70.3 (2.77) |
101.1 (3.98) |
152.0 (5.98) |
182.4 (7.18) |
216.7 (8.53) |
180.6 (7.11) |
100.6 (3.96) |
67.6 (2.66) |
79.9 (3.15) |
68.4 (2.69) |
34.6 (1.36) |
1,312.8 (51.68) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 126.1 |
| Average snowy days | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 87.4 | 85.3 | 108.9 | 135.9 | 151.1 | 145.7 | 206.5 | 207.8 | 156.2 | 138.7 | 124.5 | 113.8 | 1,661.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 27 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 48 | 51 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 37 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
See also
- 48619 Jianli, a minor planet named after Jianli
- Wu Zixu, militarist and Wu general born in Jianli