Jixi
绩溪县 | |
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Coordinates: 30°04′03″N 118°34′43″E / 30.0675°N 118.5785°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Anhui |
Prefecture-level city | Xuancheng |
Area | |
• Total | 1,126 km2 (435 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 159,000 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 245300 |
Jixi County | |||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 绩溪县 | ||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 績溪縣 | ||||||||
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Jixi County (Chinese: 绩溪县, Mandarin pronunciation: [tɕî.ɕí.ɕjɛ̂n]; Jixihua pronunciation: [tɕiɛʔ.t͡sʰɿ.ɕĩ] jie' cii xin) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xuancheng, in the southeast of Anhui province, China, bordering Zhejiang province to the east. It has a population of 180,000[when?] and an area of 1,126 km2 (435 sq mi).. Jixi County is a hilly region with many rivers and bodies of water.
Huayang Town, under the administration of Jixi County, was well known during the Han dynasty (208 BCE–220 CE). Jixi County was formally established in 776 CE during the Tang dynasty. It formed part of the Huizhou region. In early European accounts, it was romanized Tsiki.
Jixi County has jurisdiction over eight towns and three townships.[1]
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Climate data for Jixi (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.2 (91.8) |
29.4 (84.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
2.7 (36.9) |
6.3 (43.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
12.3 (54.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74.2 (2.92) |
89.6 (3.53) |
149.7 (5.89) |
162.0 (6.38) |
188.0 (7.40) |
348.2 (13.71) |
207.5 (8.17) |
126.4 (4.98) |
73.6 (2.90) |
52.6 (2.07) |
61.7 (2.43) |
49.1 (1.93) |
1,582.6 (62.31) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.0 | 12.3 | 15.9 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 16.2 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 147.9 |
Average snowy days | 4.4 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 9.7 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 76 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 106.6 | 104.6 | 119.1 | 137.6 | 159.0 | 123.1 | 191.3 | 188.7 | 164.0 | 165.2 | 137.8 | 127.5 | 1,724.5 |
Percent possible sunshine | 33 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 29 | 45 | 47 | 45 | 47 | 43 | 40 | 39 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] |
Jixi is served by the Anhui–Jiangxi Railway and Jixi North railway station on the Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway and the Hangzhou–Huangshan intercity railway.
Famous people from Jixi County include: