Jintang County
County in Sichuan, China
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Jintang County[a] is a county of the City of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan, China.
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Jintang County
金堂县 Kin-tang | |
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.png) Location of Jintang County in Sichuan | |
  Jintang Location of the seat in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 30°51′04″N 104°24′58″E[1] | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Sub-provincial city | Chengdu |
| County seat | Zhaozhen Subdistrict |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,156 km2 (446 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
• Total | 800,371 |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 6104XX |
| Area code | 028 |
| Website | jintang |
| Jintang County | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 金堂縣 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 金堂县 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Golden Hall County | ||||||
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Geography
Jintang is bordered by the prefecture-level cities of Deyang to the north and east and Jianyang to the south.
History
In the 19th century, Jintang County was regarded as producing the best tobacco in Sichuan after nearby Pidu District.[4]
Administrative divisions
Jintang is subdivided in 6 subdistricts and 10 towns:[5][6]
Subdistricts
- Zhaodao subdistrict (赵镇街道)
- Guancang subdistrict (官仓街道)
- Qixian subdistrict (栖贤街道)
- Gaoban subdistrict (高板街道)
- Baiguo subdistrict (白果街道)
- Huaikou subdistrict (淮口街道)
Towns
- Wufeng (五凤镇)
- Sanxi (三溪镇)
- Fuxing (福兴镇)
- Jinlong (金龙镇)
- Zhaojia (赵家镇)
- Zhugao (竹篙镇)
- Zhuanlong (转龙镇)
- Tuqiao (土桥镇)
- Yunhe (云合镇)
- Youxin (又新镇)
Climate
| Climate data for Jintang, elevation 494 m (1,621 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) | 20.1 (68.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.4 (92.1) |
37.1 (98.8) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.1 (100.6) |
37.9 (100.2) |
36.8 (98.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
38.1 (100.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
21.7 (71.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
5.2 (41.4) |
14.2 (57.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
4.6 (40.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.8 (0.27) |
8.7 (0.34) |
18.7 (0.74) |
40.6 (1.60) |
65.2 (2.57) |
111.9 (4.41) |
185.4 (7.30) |
180.5 (7.11) |
114.3 (4.50) |
39.4 (1.55) |
9.9 (0.39) |
4.7 (0.19) |
786.1 (30.97) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.5 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 10.4 | 12.6 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 13.1 | 13.7 | 12.2 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 123.1 |
| Average snowy days | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 58.9 | 66.4 | 105.1 | 135 | 143 | 125.1 | 143.3 | 157.2 | 94.3 | 70.8 | 66.2 | 54.8 | 1,220.1 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 18 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 33 | 39 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 27 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
