Shanghang (simplified Chinese: 上杭县; traditional Chinese: 上杭縣; pinyin: Shàngháng Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siôngháng Gnuâi; Hakka: Sông-hông-yen) is a county in southwest Fujian Province, China, bordering Guangdong Province to the southwest. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Longyan.
Shanghang County
上杭县 | |
|---|---|
 Shanghang long-distance bus station | |
  Shanghang Location of the seat in Fujian | |
| Coordinates: 25°02′58″N 116°25′12″E / 25.0495°N 116.4201°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Longyan |
| Area | |
| • County | 2,855 km2 (1,102 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • County | 376,392 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 193,718 (51.2%) |
| • Rural | 182,674 (48.5%) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Transportation
editPart of Shanghang County is accessed by China National Highway 319, coming west from Xinluo District (新罗区), the municipal seat. The county seat, conventionally called Shanghang itself but officially Linjiang Town (临江镇), is reached by Route 205. The Ganzhou–Longyan Railway passes through western Shanghang.
Tourism
editThe county's most famous cultural-historical attraction is in the town of Gutian (古田镇), namely the site of the Gutian Congress in December 1929.
Administration
editThe county administers 17 towns (镇; zhèn), 3 townships (Chinese: 乡; pinyin: xiāng), and 2 ethnic townships (Chinese: 民族乡; pinyin: mínzú xiāng).[1]
Towns
editShanghang County's 17 towns are as follows:[1]
- Linjiang
- Lincheng
- Zhongdu
- Lanxi
- Rentian
- Baisha
- Gutian
- Caixi
- Nanyang
- Jiaoyang
- Jiuxian
- Huyang
- Xikou
- Taiba
- Tongxian
- Xiadu
- Chadi
Townships
editShanghang County's 3 townships are as follows:[1]
Ethnic Townships
editShanghang County's 2 ethnic (She ethnic) townships are as follows:[1]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Shanghang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.8 (83.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.4 (99.3) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.9 (100.2) |
36.4 (97.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
20.5 (69.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 62.4 (2.46) |
86.2 (3.39) |
165.9 (6.53) |
179.8 (7.08) |
242.7 (9.56) |
291.1 (11.46) |
151.9 (5.98) |
237.4 (9.35) |
114.4 (4.50) |
41.3 (1.63) |
46.8 (1.84) |
45.5 (1.79) |
1,665.4 (65.57) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.6 | 11.3 | 16.8 | 15.9 | 17.2 | 19.2 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 10.7 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 149.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 117.0 | 94.7 | 87.3 | 99.4 | 122.2 | 129.6 | 209.5 | 195.0 | 184.0 | 184.9 | 159.6 | 144.5 | 1,727.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 35 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
International cooperation
editList of Shanghang County's sister and twin cities:[4]
Notes and references
edit- ^ a b c d 2019年统计用区划代码 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2019. Archived from the original on 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Grad Bor 3. oktobra slavi svoj dan. Dolaze gosti iz Ukrajine, Makedonije i Rumunije, ali ne i Francuzi, Crnogorci i Kinezi" (website). Istmedia. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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