Wuning County
County in Jiangxi, People's Republic of China
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Wuning County (simplified Chinese: 武宁县; traditional Chinese: 武寧縣; pinyin: Wǔníng Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Jiangxi Province, China, bordering Hubei Province to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jiujiang.
Wuning County
武宁县 | |
|---|---|
Location of Wuning County (red) within Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi | |
| Coordinates: 29°14′49″N 115°05′35″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiujiang |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,507 km2 (1,354 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 408,300 |
| • Density | 116.4/km2 (301.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 332300 |
Administrative divisions
Wuning County has one subdistrict, 8 towns and 11 townships.
- 1 subdistrict
- Yuning (豫宁街道)
- 8 towns
- Xinning (新宁镇)
- Quankou (泉口镇)
- Luxi (鲁溪镇)
- Chuantan (穿滩镇)
- Lixi (澧溪镇)
- Luoping (罗坪镇)
- Shimenlou (石门楼镇)
- Songxi (宋溪镇)
- 11 townships
- Dadong (大洞乡)
- Henglu (横路乡)
- Gonglian (宫莲乡)
- Jinkou (巾口乡)
- Donglin (东林乡)
- Shangtang (上汤乡)
- Futian (甫田乡)
- Qingjiang (清江乡)
- Shidu (石渡乡)
- Yangzhou (杨洲乡)
- Luoxi (罗溪乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Wuning, elevation 116 m (381 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) | 24.3 (75.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
33.3 (91.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
37.5 (99.5) |
37.9 (100.2) |
40.8 (105.4) |
41.7 (107.1) |
39.7 (103.5) |
35.9 (96.6) |
30.0 (86.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
41.7 (107.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.8 (85.6) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
22.2 (71.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
7.3 (45.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
0.8 (33.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 80.3 (3.16) |
93.9 (3.70) |
155.5 (6.12) |
190.0 (7.48) |
207.3 (8.16) |
248.6 (9.79) |
185.8 (7.31) |
117.9 (4.64) |
78.8 (3.10) |
63.0 (2.48) |
71.4 (2.81) |
47.2 (1.86) |
1,539.7 (60.61) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.1 | 12.5 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 149.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 8.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 83 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 78.1 | 80.9 | 97.6 | 122.4 | 137.5 | 122.0 | 191.7 | 184.9 | 151.2 | 142.0 | 120.2 | 113.5 | 1,542 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 24 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 45 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 35 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
