Tonggu County
Tonggu County
铜鼓县 Tungku | |
|---|---|
 Location in Jiangxi | |
| Coordinates: 28°31′16″N 114°22′16″E / 28.521°N 114.371°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Yichun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,547.7 km2 (597.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 138,616 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal Code | 336200 |
Tonggu County (simplified Chinese: 铜鼓县; traditional Chinese: 銅鼓縣; pinyin: Tónggǔ Xiàn) is a county of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan province to the west. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Yichun.
Administrative divisions
[edit]In the present, Tonggu County has 6 towns and 3 townships.[1]
- 6 towns
- 3 townships
Demographics
[edit]The population of the district was 135,924 in 1999.[2] 70% of the population are Hakka-speakers.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Tonggu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
35.3 (95.5) |
37.1 (98.8) |
39.4 (102.9) |
40.1 (104.2) |
37.4 (99.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
40.1 (104.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.6 (90.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
7.6 (45.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
6.9 (44.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
13.2 (55.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 83.3 (3.28) |
98.6 (3.88) |
176.3 (6.94) |
216.1 (8.51) |
261.3 (10.29) |
350.3 (13.79) |
217.9 (8.58) |
169.5 (6.67) |
96.5 (3.80) |
64.1 (2.52) |
90.3 (3.56) |
58.9 (2.32) |
1,883.1 (74.14) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.7 | 14.6 | 19.2 | 18.4 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 177.9 |
| Average snowy days | 3.5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 83 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 68.2 | 69.0 | 75.8 | 100.8 | 117.1 | 108.9 | 181.2 | 166.7 | 139.7 | 128.1 | 109.9 | 103.6 | 1,369 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 21 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 43 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- (in Chinese) Government site - Google translation
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