Xishui County, Hubei
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CountryPeople's Republic of China
Website浠水县人民政府门户网 (Xishui County People's Government Web Portal) (in Simplified Chinese)
Xishui County
浠水县 Sishui | |
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  Xishui Location in Hubei | |
| Coordinates (Xishui government): 30°27′07″N 115°15′58″E / 30.452°N 115.266°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Huanggang |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,961 km2 (757 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 716,273 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | 浠水县人民政府门户网 (Xishui County People's Government Web Portal) (in Simplified Chinese) |
Xishui County (simplified Chinese: 浠水县; traditional Chinese: 浠水縣; pinyin: Xīshuǐ Xiàn) is a county of eastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. The county extends over an area of 2,000 square kilometres (770 sq mi) and is under the administration of Huanggang City.
Xishui was a center of revolutionary activity during the Chinese Civil War. In 1922, an underground group was formed to try to undermine the Kuomintang. Between 1926 and 1949, thousands of locals lost their lives in the struggle.
Famous persons whose ancestral home was Xishui County:
- Wen Yiduo (Chinese: 聞一多), famous writer of China.
- Yang Jisheng (historian) ( Chinese traditional: 楊繼繩), the author of Tomb: Great famine of China: 1959-1962 (Chinese name: < 墓碑:中國1959-1962年三年大饑荒>)
- Xu Fuguan, a Chinese historian and philosopher, notable for Confucian studies
Geography
Administrative divisions
Xishui County administers:[2][3][4]
| # | Name | Chinese (S) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | ||||||
| 1 | Qingquan | 清泉镇 | ||||
| 2 | Bahe | 巴河镇 | ||||
| 3 | Lanxi | 兰溪镇 | ||||
| 4 | Sanhua | 散花镇 | ||||
| 5 | Zhuwa | 竹瓦镇 | ||||
| 6 | Wanggang | 汪岗镇 | ||||
| 7 | Tuanpi[5][6][7][8] | 团陂镇 | ||||
| 8 | Bailian | 白莲镇 | ||||
| 9 | Caihe | 蔡河镇 | ||||
| 10 | Xianma | 洗马镇 | ||||
| 11 | Dingsidang | 丁司垱镇 | ||||
| 12 | Guankou | 关口镇 | ||||
| Township | ||||||
| 13 | Lüyang | 绿杨乡 | ||||
| Other Areas | ||||||
| 14 | Sanjiaoshan Forestry Area | 三角山林场 | ||||
| 15 | Cehu Breeding Farm (formerly Qi Lake)[9] | 策湖养殖场 | ||||
| 16 | Xishui Economic Development Zone | 经济开发区 | ||||
Climate
| Climate data for Xishui, elevation 62 m (203 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.9 (94.8) |
36.4 (97.5) |
38.1 (100.6) |
39.7 (103.5) |
40.1 (104.2) |
38.8 (101.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
40.1 (104.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
11.4 (52.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.7 (92.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
6.3 (43.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61.2 (2.41) |
76.5 (3.01) |
105.3 (4.15) |
142.2 (5.60) |
172.7 (6.80) |
218.3 (8.59) |
226.0 (8.90) |
140.4 (5.53) |
76.0 (2.99) |
63.5 (2.50) |
56.9 (2.24) |
36.8 (1.45) |
1,375.8 (54.17) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.8 | 11.2 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 131.9 |
| Average snowy days | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 97.6 | 101.5 | 127.2 | 153.3 | 171.0 | 161.5 | 212.6 | 218.8 | 175.2 | 160.5 | 137.3 | 125.4 | 1,841.9 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 30 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 50 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 41 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[10][11] | |||||||||||||
