Jiange County
剑阁县
County
Jianmen Pass gate
Jianmen Pass gate
Jiange is located in Sichuan
Jiange
Jiange
Location of the seat in Sichuan
Coordinates: 32°17′17″N 105°31′26″E / 32.288°N 105.524°E / 32.288; 105.524
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityGuangyuan
County seatPu'an
Area
 • Total3,204 km2 (1,237 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total457,656
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Jiange County (simplified Chinese: 剑阁县; traditional Chinese: 劍閣縣; pinyin: Jiàngé Xiàn) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Guangyuan city. The history of Jiange County as a county division goes back around 1700 years. The county has historically been a junction between the north and south of Western China, through the Jianmen Pass. It is a popular tourist destination in Sichuan.[1][2]

Administrative divisions

The county government was formerly located in Pu'an town, and has been in Xiasi town since 2000.[3][4] Jianmen administers 27 towns and 2 townships:[5]

Towns

Townships

Culture

Jianmen's local specialties include Jianmen ham and Jianmenguang tofu.[6][7] It's also known for the Jianmen cane.[8] The local dialects, especially from Jinxian town, are notable for preserving the tones of old Sichuan dialects.[9][10][11]

Climate

Climate data for Jiange, elevation 545 m (1,788 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.5
(67.1) 		24.6
(76.3) 		31.5
(88.7) 		33.7
(92.7) 		36.1
(97.0) 		37.6
(99.7) 		39.6
(103.3) 		37.3
(99.1) 		36.5
(97.7) 		30.4
(86.7) 		25.4
(77.7) 		19.2
(66.6) 		39.6
(103.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.6
(49.3) 		12.3
(54.1) 		17.2
(63.0) 		23.1
(73.6) 		27.0
(80.6) 		29.6
(85.3) 		31.1
(88.0) 		30.9
(87.6) 		25.7
(78.3) 		20.8
(69.4) 		16.0
(60.8) 		10.8
(51.4) 		21.2
(70.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.9
(40.8) 		7.5
(45.5) 		11.7
(53.1) 		16.7
(62.1) 		20.7
(69.3) 		23.8
(74.8) 		25.6
(78.1) 		25.1
(77.2) 		20.9
(69.6) 		16.3
(61.3) 		11.2
(52.2) 		6.2
(43.2) 		15.9
(60.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.7
(35.1) 		4.0
(39.2) 		7.6
(45.7) 		12.1
(53.8) 		16.0
(60.8) 		19.6
(67.3) 		21.9
(71.4) 		21.5
(70.7) 		18.0
(64.4) 		13.5
(56.3) 		8.3
(46.9) 		3.1
(37.6) 		12.3
(54.1)
Record low °C (°F) −5.7
(21.7) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		−1.3
(29.7) 		1.6
(34.9) 		7.4
(45.3) 		11.3
(52.3) 		16.7
(62.1) 		14.4
(57.9) 		10.5
(50.9) 		3.2
(37.8) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		−7.1
(19.2) 		−7.1
(19.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 8.7
(0.34) 		13.2
(0.52) 		25.8
(1.02) 		51.2
(2.02) 		100.8
(3.97) 		150.9
(5.94) 		310.7
(12.23) 		171.0
(6.73) 		166.2
(6.54) 		62.6
(2.46) 		19.4
(0.76) 		6.7
(0.26) 		1,087.2
(42.79)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.6 6.3 8.6 10.6 12.1 12.9 15.4 13.1 14.4 12.7 7.5 5.1 124.3
Average snowy days 2.2 1.1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.6 4.1
Average relative humidity (%) 73 71 70 70 69 75 80 80 83 82 79 75 76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 72.5 69.4 104.3 141.1 161.7 150.5 162.7 168.6 92.6 81.4 72.3 73.8 1,350.9
Percent possible sunshine 23 22 28 36 38 35 38 41 25 23 23 24 30
Source: China Meteorological Administration[12][13]

Transport

References

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