Rong County
荣县
County
Location of Rong County (red) within Zigong City (yellow) and Sichuan
Location of Rong County (red) within Zigong City (yellow) and Sichuan
Coordinates: 29°26′43″N 104°25′03″E / 29.4454°N 104.4174°E / 29.4454; 104.4174
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityZigong
County seatXuyang Town
Area
 • Total1,598.97 km2 (617.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total540,000
 • Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Rongxian
Traditional Chinese榮縣
Simplified Chinese荣县
PostalJunghsien

Rong County or Rongxian is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Zigong city.

Geography

The county has a total area of 1,609 km2 (621 sq mi).[1] The average elevation above sea level of county is 230 m.

Administrative divisions

Rong County administers 2 subdistricts and 19 towns:[2]

subdistricts
towns

Population

As of 2008, the county had a population of 700,000.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Rongxian, elevation 384 m (1,260 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) 19.4
(66.9) 		23.6
(74.5) 		31.9
(89.4) 		34.6
(94.3) 		37.3
(99.1) 		37.7
(99.9) 		37.5
(99.5) 		39.7
(103.5) 		37.9
(100.2) 		31.0
(87.8) 		25.7
(78.3) 		19.3
(66.7) 		39.7
(103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4) 		13.4
(56.1) 		18.3
(64.9) 		23.9
(75.0) 		27.4
(81.3) 		29.0
(84.2) 		31.4
(88.5) 		31.3
(88.3) 		26.7
(80.1) 		21.4
(70.5) 		17.1
(62.8) 		11.6
(52.9) 		21.8
(71.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.3
(45.1) 		9.8
(49.6) 		14.0
(57.2) 		19.0
(66.2) 		22.5
(72.5) 		24.6
(76.3) 		26.9
(80.4) 		26.6
(79.9) 		22.8
(73.0) 		18.2
(64.8) 		13.9
(57.0) 		8.8
(47.8) 		17.9
(64.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4) 		7.4
(45.3) 		10.9
(51.6) 		15.3
(59.5) 		18.8
(65.8) 		21.4
(70.5) 		23.6
(74.5) 		23.2
(73.8) 		20.2
(68.4) 		16.1
(61.0) 		11.7
(53.1) 		6.8
(44.2) 		15.1
(59.1)
Record low °C (°F) −2.2
(28.0) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		0.8
(33.4) 		6.7
(44.1) 		10.0
(50.0) 		15.1
(59.2) 		18.1
(64.6) 		16.4
(61.5) 		13.9
(57.0) 		5.6
(42.1) 		2.9
(37.2) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		−2.2
(28.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10.1
(0.40) 		13.0
(0.51) 		28.0
(1.10) 		60.4
(2.38) 		84.5
(3.33) 		150.5
(5.93) 		191.1
(7.52) 		216.1
(8.51) 		108.7
(4.28) 		49.2
(1.94) 		19.7
(0.78) 		8.6
(0.34) 		939.9
(37.02)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.9 8.0 10.2 12.2 14.3 15.8 14.3 13.8 15.5 15.2 8.7 7.9 144.8
Average snowy days 0.5 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.9
Average relative humidity (%) 82 78 74 72 72 80 81 80 83 85 82 83 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 54.3 64.8 109.7 142.4 146.2 122.6 168.0 176.1 100.0 65.3 68.1 50.0 1,267.5
Percent possible sunshine 17 20 29 37 35 29 40 44 27 19 22 16 28
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

History

A Temple in Yong-hien, the city below the Great Buddha in 1910

See also

References

  1. ^ "Róng Xiàn (County, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  2. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：容县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

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