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Pengze County (simplified Chinese: 彭泽县; traditional Chinese: 彭澤縣; pinyin: Péngzé Xiàn) is a county in the north of Jiangxi Province, situated on the southeast (right) bank of the Yangtze. The northernmost county-level division of the province, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jiujiang.
Pengze County
彭泽县 | |
|---|---|
 Location of Pengze County (red) within Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi | |
| Coordinates (Longcheng government): 29°53′46″N 116°32′56″E / 29.896°N 116.549°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiujiang |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,544 km2 (596 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 364,800 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 332700 |
Pengze county has a long history of written record. This county firstly established in the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu, Western Han dynasty (201 BCE)
Administrative divisions
editPengze County has ten towns and three townships.[1]
Towns
editThe ten towns of Pengze County are:
Townships
editThe three townships of Pengze County are:
- Taipingguan (太平关乡)
- Huangling (黄岭乡)
- Haoshan (浩山乡)
Transport
editPengze is served by Pengze railway station on the Tongling–Jiujiang railway.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Pengze (1996–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.1 (95.2) |
37.5 (99.5) |
39.7 (103.5) |
40.0 (104.0) |
36.8 (98.2) |
33.6 (92.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.4 (90.3) |
28.4 (83.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
21.4 (70.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
17.3 (63.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
14.3 (57.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.1 (66.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 79.8 (3.14) |
95.1 (3.74) |
135.7 (5.34) |
165.2 (6.50) |
199.6 (7.86) |
248.5 (9.78) |
219.8 (8.65) |
145.1 (5.71) |
64.0 (2.52) |
61.8 (2.43) |
72.0 (2.83) |
53.6 (2.11) |
1,540.2 (60.61) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.2 | 13.1 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 139.6 |
| Average snowy days | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 7.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 81 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 72 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 82.6 | 85.6 | 112.8 | 140.9 | 161.5 | 141.0 | 209.6 | 200.4 | 166.9 | 144.4 | 113.2 | 108.5 | 1,667.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 25 | 27 | 30 | 36 | 38 | 34 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 36 | 34 | 37 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 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.
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