Jinggangshan City
County-level city in Jiangxi, People's Republic of China
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Jinggangshan (simplified Chinese: 井冈山; traditional Chinese: 井岡山; pinyin: Jǐnggāngshān) is a county-level city in the southwest of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan province to the west. It is under the administration of the Ji'an City. It is located in the Luoxiao Mountains which cover some 670 km2 (260 sq mi).
Jinggangshan
井冈山市 | |
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 Location of Jinggangshan City (red) within Ji'an City (gold) and Jiangxi | |
| Coordinates: 26°44′53″N 114°17′20″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Ji'an |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,276 km2 (493 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 156,000 |
| • Density | 122/km2 (317/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 343600 |
| Area code | 0796 |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
At present, Jinggangshan City has one subdistrict, five towns, and 12 townships.[1]
- 1 subdistrict
- Ciping (茨坪街道)
- 5 towns
- Xiaping (夏坪镇)
- Longshi (龙市镇)
- Gucheng (古城镇)
- Xincheng (新城镇)
- Dalong (大陇镇)
- 12 townships
Transport
Jinggangshan Airport in Taihe County, Ji'an serves Jinggangshan.
Climate
| Climate data for Jinggangshan (Xiaping), elevation 253 m (830 ft), (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
23.4 (74.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.1 (46.6) |
17.8 (64.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 78.8 (3.10) |
87.8 (3.46) |
170.3 (6.70) |
174.1 (6.85) |
228.9 (9.01) |
274.6 (10.81) |
160.8 (6.33) |
199.3 (7.85) |
112.0 (4.41) |
64.5 (2.54) |
82.8 (3.26) |
59.8 (2.35) |
1,693.7 (66.67) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 15.3 | 14.9 | 19.3 | 18.1 | 18.8 | 18.0 | 13.9 | 16.5 | 11.7 | 9.3 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 178.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 67.7 | 71.8 | 75.4 | 103.4 | 125.2 | 131.4 | 206.3 | 190.0 | 150.0 | 143.3 | 122.2 | 111.3 | 1,498 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 20 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 49 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 34 | 33 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Jinggangshan (Ciping), elevation 843 m (2,766 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) | 22.7 (72.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
35.1 (95.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
19.6 (67.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
14.8 (58.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
11.7 (53.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 71.4 (2.81) |
89.6 (3.53) |
163.4 (6.43) |
168.6 (6.64) |
225.1 (8.86) |
308.5 (12.15) |
253.5 (9.98) |
281.3 (11.07) |
162.9 (6.41) |
78.8 (3.10) |
78.0 (3.07) |
58.8 (2.31) |
1,939.9 (76.36) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.1 | 15.8 | 20.9 | 19.6 | 21.5 | 20.4 | 17.9 | 20.8 | 16.3 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 206.5 |
| Average snowy days | 4.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 8.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 86 | 87 | 89 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 86 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 70.6 | 67.5 | 67.0 | 88.2 | 96.0 | 93.6 | 159.9 | 139.2 | 118.4 | 125.5 | 117.5 | 113.2 | 1,256.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 21 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 28 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
