Anxiang County (simplified Chinese: 安乡县; traditional Chinese: 安鄉縣; pinyin: Ānxiāng Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changde. The county is located at one of the inflows of Dongting Lake, on the north in Hunan Province and the southeast in Changde City, and it borders in the north to Gong'an County, in the west to Li County, Jinshi City and Dingcheng District, the south by Nan County, the east by Shishou City. The county has an area of 1,087 kilometres (675 mi) with 602,299 of registered population and 525,619 of permanent resident population (as of 2010 census).[2] It is divided into eight towns and four townships under its jurisdiction.[3] The county seat is Shenliu (深柳镇).
Anxiang County
安乡县 Ansiang | |
|---|---|
 Location of Anxiang County within Changde | |
  Anxiang Location of the seat in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 29°24′18″N 112°12′04″E / 29.405°N 112.201°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Changde |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,087 km2 (420 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 427,400 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Anxiang was established as Zuotang County in 40 AD, gaining its current name during the Northern and Southern dynasties period.[4]
Administrative divisions
editAccording to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Hanshou County on November 19, 2015 Hanshou County has eight towns and four townships under its jurisdiction.[3][5] They are:
- 8 Towns
- Shenliu (深柳镇), county seat
- Huangshantou (黄山头镇)
- Xiayukou (下渔口镇)
- Guandang, Shayang (Chinese: 官垱镇)
- Sanchahe (三岔河镇)
- Dajinggang (大鲸港镇)
- Dahukou (大湖口镇)
- Chenjiazui (陈家嘴镇)
- Anzhang (安障乡)
- Anquan (安全乡)
- Ankang, Anxiang (安康乡)
- Anfeng, Anxiang (安丰乡)
Climate
edit| Climate data for Anxiang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.2 (95.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
38.3 (100.9) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
39.1 (102.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
7.3 (45.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
4.7 (40.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57.3 (2.26) |
68.2 (2.69) |
108.4 (4.27) |
151.1 (5.95) |
176.0 (6.93) |
191.2 (7.53) |
186.0 (7.32) |
120.0 (4.72) |
70.8 (2.79) |
81.4 (3.20) |
72.7 (2.86) |
32.9 (1.30) |
1,316 (51.82) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.1 | 11.3 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 8.5 | 136.5 |
| Average snowy days | 4.4 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 10 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 86.7 | 86.1 | 110.6 | 137.1 | 159.6 | 155.3 | 211.9 | 215.4 | 163.4 | 145.3 | 128.1 | 107.3 | 1,706.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 27 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 50 | 53 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 34 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
Famous residents
edit- Fan Zhongyan (989 – 1052), writer[4]
- Yin Keng (阴铿, 511－563), writer[4]
References
edit- ^ "Shenliuzhen" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ "About population of Anxiang (2010 Census)". Archived from the original on 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
- ^ a b The township-level administrative divisions of Anxiang County: According to (湘民行发〔2015〕47号): 湖南省民政厅关于同意安乡县乡镇区划调整方案的批复 [result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Anxiang County on 19 November 2015]. rednet.cn. 2015-12-04., also see 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案. people.com. 2015-12-08. Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2016-12-30. or 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案. xinhuanet.com. 2015-12-08.
- ^ a b c "安乡概况".
- ^ 2016年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：安乡县 [2016 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Anxiang County]. National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
统计用区划代码 名称 430721100000 深柳镇 430721101000 大鲸港镇 430721102000 黄山头镇 430721103000 三岔河镇 430721104000 官垱镇 430721105000 下渔口镇 430721106000 陈家嘴镇 430721108000 大湖口镇 430721201000 安障乡 430721205000 安全乡 430721208000 安丰乡 430721210000
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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