Jinxiang County
County in Shandong, People's Republic of China
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Jinxiang County (simplified Chinese: 金乡县; traditional Chinese: 金鄉縣; pinyin: Jīnxiāng Xiàn; lit. 'gold hometown') is a county of southwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Jiangsu province to the southeast. It is under the administration of Jining City.
Jinxiang County
金乡县 Kinsiang | |
|---|---|
Location in Jining | |
  Jinxiang Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 35°04′N 116°19′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Jining |
| Area | |
• Total | 886 km2 (342 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 673,000 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (1,970/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 272200 |
| Area code | (0)537 |
| License Plate Prefix | 鲁H |
| Website | www |
The population was 601,369 in 1999.[1]
The county town of Jinxiang is known as "the world's garlic capital", producing 80% of the world's garlic exports.[2]
Administrative divisions
As of 2012, this county is divided to 9 towns and 4 townships.[3]
- Towns
- Jinxiang (金乡镇)
- Yangshan (羊山镇)
- Huji (胡集镇)
- Xiaoyun (肖云镇)
- Jishu (鸡黍镇)
- Wangpi (王丕镇)
- Sima (司马镇)
- Yushan (鱼山镇)
- Mamiao (马庙镇)
- Townships
- Huayu Township (化雨乡)
- Buji Township (卜集乡)
- Gaohe Township (高河乡)
- Xinglong Township (兴隆乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Jinxiang, elevation 36 m (118 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
34.0 (93.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
39.3 (102.7) |
39.6 (103.3) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
20.1 (68.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
1.9 (35.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
3.9 (39.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.4 (0.37) |
15.0 (0.59) |
20.8 (0.82) |
37.4 (1.47) |
52.4 (2.06) |
67.8 (2.67) |
182.4 (7.18) |
169.6 (6.68) |
69.4 (2.73) |
30.0 (1.18) |
28.0 (1.10) |
11.6 (0.46) |
693.8 (27.31) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 74.4 |
| Average snowy days | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 8.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 61 | 58 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 80 | 83 | 77 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 138.2 | 147.4 | 194.3 | 220.8 | 238.4 | 220.8 | 199.0 | 192.7 | 179.3 | 177.3 | 152.7 | 143.0 | 2,203.9 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 44 | 47 | 52 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||