Dingnan County
定南县
Tingyuan
County
Location in Jiangxi
Location in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 24°47′04″N 115°01′41″E / 24.7844°N 115.028°E / 24.7844; 115.028
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityGanzhou
Area
 • County1,321 km2 (510 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • County209,914
 • Density168/km2 (440/sq mi)
 • Urban
132,171
 • Rural
77,743
Postal Code
341900
Websitewww.dingnan.gov.cn

Dingnan (Chinese: 定南; pinyin: Dìngnán) is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ganzhou, in the far south of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Guangdong province to the south. As of the 2020 Chinese census, the population of Dingnan was 209,914. It is a center of Hakka culture.

Administration

The county executive, legislature, judiciary are at Lishi Town (历市镇), together with the CPC and PSB branches.

Presently, Dingnan County has 7 towns.[2]

7 towns
  • Lishi (历市镇)
  • Kuimeishan (岿美山镇)
  • Laocheng (老城镇)
  • Tianjiu (天九镇)
  • Longtang (龙塘镇)
  • Lingbei (岭北镇)
  • Egong (鹅公镇)

Climate

Climate data for Dingnan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 27.2
(81.0) 		30.3
(86.5) 		31.6
(88.9) 		33.1
(91.6) 		35.3
(95.5) 		37.0
(98.6) 		39.3
(102.7) 		38.1
(100.6) 		36.9
(98.4) 		34.7
(94.5) 		33.6
(92.5) 		27.9
(82.2) 		39.3
(102.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1) 		16.9
(62.4) 		19.7
(67.5) 		24.8
(76.6) 		28.5
(83.3) 		31.0
(87.8) 		34.1
(93.4) 		33.2
(91.8) 		30.4
(86.7) 		26.7
(80.1) 		22.0
(71.6) 		16.6
(61.9) 		24.9
(76.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.2
(48.6) 		11.5
(52.7) 		14.8
(58.6) 		20.0
(68.0) 		23.7
(74.7) 		26.2
(79.2) 		27.8
(82.0) 		27.2
(81.0) 		25.2
(77.4) 		21.3
(70.3) 		16.3
(61.3) 		10.9
(51.6) 		19.5
(67.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8) 		8.2
(46.8) 		11.6
(52.9) 		16.6
(61.9) 		20.5
(68.9) 		23.1
(73.6) 		23.5
(74.3) 		23.3
(73.9) 		21.8
(71.2) 		17.5
(63.5) 		12.5
(54.5) 		7.3
(45.1) 		16.0
(60.8)
Record low °C (°F) −4.1
(24.6) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		5.2
(41.4) 		10.7
(51.3) 		14.2
(57.6) 		18.2
(64.8) 		18.7
(65.7) 		11.9
(53.4) 		6.2
(43.2) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		−4.6
(23.7) 		−4.6
(23.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 66.4
(2.61) 		82.5
(3.25) 		155.3
(6.11) 		192.8
(7.59) 		233.1
(9.18) 		275.6
(10.85) 		160.8
(6.33) 		199.3
(7.85) 		101.7
(4.00) 		39.0
(1.54) 		46.3
(1.82) 		47.1
(1.85) 		1,599.9
(62.98)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9.1 11.3 16.7 16.2 17.5 18.6 15.2 15.7 10.8 5.2 6.8 7.0 150.1
Average snowy days 0.4 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.9
Average relative humidity (%) 76 79 82 82 82 84 79 81 79 73 74 72 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 100.5 85.0 76.8 86.4 108.3 125.0 195.1 178.1 161.9 164.1 145.3 134.9 1,561.4
Percent possible sunshine 30 26 21 23 26 31 47 45 44 46 45 41 35
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "定南县第七次全国人口普查基本情况公布 全县常住人口总数为209914人" [The basic situation of the seventh national census of Dingnan County announced that the total number of permanent residents in the county was 209,914]. 2021-06-18.
  2. ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.


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