Jincheng
金城鎮 | |
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Jincheng Township | |
Coordinates: 24°25′N 118°19′E / 24.417°N 118.317°E | |
Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Province | Fujian (streamlined) |
County | Kinmen (Quemoy) |
Urban villages | 8 |
Government | |
• Type | Strong magistrate-council |
• Mayor | Li Cheng-Chih (李誠智) |
Area | |
• Total | 21.7180 km2 (8.3854 sq mi) |
Population (February 2023) | |
• Total | 42,675 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Postal code | 893 |
Website | jincheng |
Jincheng, Kinmen | |||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 金城鎮 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jincheng Township (Chinese: 金城鎮) is an urban township on the southwestern corner of the island of Kinmen (Quemoy). It is the county seat of Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). Jincheng was the seat of the ROC's Fukien Province from 1949–1956 and 1996–2018. In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau.[5]
Jincheng also served as the capital of Republic of China's Fujian Province from 1949 to 1956. From 1956 to 1996, the capital of Fujian Province was relocated to Xindian, Taipei County, Taiwan Province. In 1996, the capital was moved back to Jincheng.
Jincheng is divided into eight urban villages:[6][7][8][9]
Climate data for Jimen Dao | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16 (60) |
15 (59) |
17 (63) |
21 (70) |
26 (78) |
28 (83) |
31 (87) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
26 (79) |
23 (73) |
18 (65) |
24 (74) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10 (50) |
10 (50) |
12 (54) |
16 (60) |
20 (68) |
24 (75) |
26 (78) |
26 (78) |
24 (76) |
21 (69) |
17 (62) |
13 (55) |
18 (65) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18 (.7) |
66 (2.6) |
43 (1.7) |
61 (2.4) |
100 (4.0) |
110 (4.2) |
110 (4.3) |
79 (3.1) |
94 (3.7) |
5.1 (.2) |
15 (.6) |
7.6 (.3) |
708.7 (27.8) |
Source: Weatherbase [13] |