Ruichang (Chinese: 瑞昌; pinyin: Ruìchāng) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiujiang, in the north of Jiangxi province, along the Yangtze River, bordering Hubei province to the north.
Ruichang
瑞昌市 Juichang | |
|---|---|
 Location of Ruichang (red) in Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi | |
| Coordinates: 29°40′34″N 115°40′52″E / 29.676°N 115.681°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiujiang |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,423.11 km2 (549.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[citation needed] | |
• Total | 462,700 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Postal Code | 332200 |
Ruichang suffered deaths and extensive damage from the 2005 Ruichang earthquake.
Administrative divisions
editRuichang City is divided to 2 subdistricts, 8 towns and 9 townships.[1]
- 2 subdistricts
- 8 towns
- 9 townships
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Transportation
editRuichang is served by the Wuhan–Jiujiang Railway.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Ruichang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.4 (93.9) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.7 (99.9) |
40.8 (105.4) |
40.1 (104.2) |
38.3 (100.9) |
39.7 (103.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
40.8 (105.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
16.1 (61.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
30.1 (86.2) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.9 (91.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
6.7 (44.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
13.9 (57.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74.9 (2.95) |
91.1 (3.59) |
142.5 (5.61) |
177.1 (6.97) |
190.3 (7.49) |
230.8 (9.09) |
191.7 (7.55) |
133.7 (5.26) |
95.2 (3.75) |
63.1 (2.48) |
68.3 (2.69) |
48.7 (1.92) |
1,507.4 (59.35) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.5 | 12.6 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 10 | 9.3 | 144.6 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 8.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 81.6 | 83.2 | 101.9 | 127.1 | 142.0 | 119.5 | 183.7 | 179.6 | 146.5 | 140.2 | 116.3 | 107.7 | 1,529.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 25 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 43 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 34 |
| 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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