Jing County, Anhui
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Jingxian
泾县 | |
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 Jing County is the westernmost division in this map of Xuancheng | |
.png) Xuancheng in Anhui | |
| Coordinates: 30°41′19″N 118°25′12″E / 30.6886°N 118.4199°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Xuancheng |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,054.5 km2 (793.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 307,000 |
| • Density | 149/km2 (387/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 242500 |
Jing County or Jingxian (simplified Chinese: 泾县; traditional Chinese: 涇縣; pinyin: Jīng Xiàn) is a county in the south of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Xuancheng. It has a population of 360,000 and an area of 2,059 km2 (795 sq mi). The government of Jing County is located in Jingchuan Town.
Jing County has jurisdiction over eleven towns and four townships.
The county is known for its production of Xuan paper and its historic villages.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Jingxian, elevation 57 m (187 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) | 25.8 (78.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.7 (101.7) |
41.2 (106.2) |
40.0 (104.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.8 (85.6) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
16.2 (61.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
2.2 (36.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
1.5 (34.7) |
12.1 (53.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 84.0 (3.31) |
87.5 (3.44) |
138.9 (5.47) |
137.4 (5.41) |
160.0 (6.30) |
260.0 (10.24) |
221.2 (8.71) |
176.4 (6.94) |
99.1 (3.90) |
74.0 (2.91) |
73.5 (2.89) |
55.9 (2.20) |
1,567.9 (61.72) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.7 | 12.8 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 15.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 153.8 |
| Average snowy days | 4.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 9.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 96.8 | 102.8 | 124.3 | 146.5 | 158.9 | 138.6 | 200.3 | 179.6 | 141.7 | 144.8 | 125.9 | 117.5 | 1,677.7 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 30 | 33 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
