Xiaochang County
County in Hubei, People's Republic of China
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Xiaochang County (simplified Chinese: 孝昌县; traditional Chinese: 孝昌縣; pinyin: Xiàochāng Xiàn) is a county of eastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xiaogan City.
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CountryPeople's Republic of China
Township-level Divisions15 township-level divisions
Websitewww.xiaochang.gov.cn
Xiaochang County
孝昌县 | |
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Skyline of Xiaochang County | |
  Xiaochang Location of the seat in Hubei | |
| Coordinates (Xiaochang government): 31°15′29″N 113°59′53″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Xiaogan |
| Township-level Divisions | 15 township-level divisions |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 483,367 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
Xiaochang County is divided into 8 towns, 4 townships and 3 other areas:[2][3][4]
- Huayuan (花园镇), Fengshan (丰山镇), Zhouxiang (周巷镇), Xiaohe (小河镇), Wangdian (王店镇), Weidian (卫店镇), Baisha (白沙镇), Zougang (邹岗镇)
Townships:
Other Areas:
- Xiaochang County Economic Development Area (孝昌县开发区), Shuangyin Lake Ecology & Culture Tourism & Vacation Area (观音湖生态文化旅游渡假区), Shuangfeng Mountain Tourism & Vacation Area (双峰山旅游渡假区)
Climate
| Climate data for Xiaochang, elevation 52 m (171 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.3 (75.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
36.9 (98.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.9 (103.8) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.2 (97.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
39.9 (103.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
5.8 (42.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
7.8 (46.0) |
2.3 (36.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33.2 (1.31) |
41.1 (1.62) |
60.9 (2.40) |
96.4 (3.80) |
128.6 (5.06) |
163.2 (6.43) |
236.5 (9.31) |
140.4 (5.53) |
62.7 (2.47) |
69.3 (2.73) |
46.5 (1.83) |
17.4 (0.69) |
1,096.2 (43.18) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.9 | 9.3 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 5.9 | 112.7 |
| Average snowy days | 4.2 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 73 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 96.0 | 93.9 | 139.6 | 160.8 | 161.4 | 145.4 | 193.2 | 212.2 | 146.1 | 141.4 | 126.5 | 117.7 | 1,734.2 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 30 | 30 | 37 | 41 | 38 | 34 | 45 | 52 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
