Zixi County (simplified Chinese: 资溪县; traditional Chinese: 資溪縣; pinyin: Zīxī Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Fujian province to the east. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou.
Zixi County
资溪县 Tzeki; Tzuchi | |
|---|---|
 Zixi in Jiangxi | |
| Coordinates: 27°42′22″N 117°03′37″E / 27.7061°N 117.0603°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Fuzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,251 km2 (483 sq mi) |
| Population ((2018)) | |
• Total | 130,000 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal Code | 335300 |
Administrative divisions
editIn the present, Zixi County has 5 towns and 2 townships.[1]
- 5 towns
- 2 townships
Demographics
editThe population of the district was 104,802 in 1999.[2]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Zixi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) |
29.8 (85.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.3 (95.5) |
37.0 (98.6) |
39.7 (103.5) |
39.8 (103.6) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
39.8 (103.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.1 (52.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
23.3 (74.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
17.4 (63.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
13.7 (56.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
1.3 (34.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 94.0 (3.70) |
112.7 (4.44) |
232.7 (9.16) |
245.1 (9.65) |
300.3 (11.82) |
405.3 (15.96) |
203.2 (8.00) |
180.4 (7.10) |
96.2 (3.79) |
65.8 (2.59) |
94.4 (3.72) |
70.4 (2.77) |
2,100.5 (82.7) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.7 | 14.2 | 19.2 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 18.8 | 12.4 | 15.1 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 170.9 |
| Average snowy days | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 83 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 71.0 | 73.0 | 73.7 | 97.0 | 113.9 | 114.1 | 205.5 | 177.1 | 140.2 | 139.4 | 111.3 | 107.5 | 1,423.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 22 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 49 | 44 | 38 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 32 |
| 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.
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