Nanchang
南昌县
County
Coordinates: 28°33′29″N 115°55′59″E / 28.558°N 115.933°E / 28.558; 115.933
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityNanchang
Area
 • Total1,810.7 km2 (699.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total1,058,294
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
330200

Nanchang County (Chinese: 南昌县; pinyin: Nánchāng Xiàn) is a county of Jiangxi Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanchang, the provincial capital.

The population in 1999 was 986,031.[1]

Administration

Nanchang County has 11 towns and 7 townships.[2]

Towns

  • Liantang (莲塘镇)
  • Xiangtang (向塘镇)
  • Sanjiang (三江镇)
  • Jiangxiang (蒋巷镇)
  • Youlan (幽兰镇)
  • Tangnan (塘南镇)
  • Gangshang (冈上镇)
  • Wuyang (武阳镇)
  • Guangfu (广福镇)
  • Changdong (昌东镇)
  • Maqiu (麻丘镇)

Townships

  • Nanxin (南新乡)
  • Tacheng (塔城乡)
  • Jingkou (泾口乡)
  • Bayi (八一乡)
  • Huangma (黄马乡)
  • Fushan (富山乡)
  • Dongxin (东新乡)

Climate

Climate data for Nanchang County (1999–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.3
(48.7) 		12.2
(54.0) 		16.8
(62.2) 		23.0
(73.4) 		27.6
(81.7) 		30.3
(86.5) 		34.3
(93.7) 		33.6
(92.5) 		29.7
(85.5) 		24.5
(76.1) 		18.2
(64.8) 		11.7
(53.1) 		22.6
(72.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8) 		8.4
(47.1) 		12.7
(54.9) 		18.6
(65.5) 		23.5
(74.3) 		26.4
(79.5) 		30.0
(86.0) 		29.4
(84.9) 		25.7
(78.3) 		20.4
(68.7) 		14.1
(57.4) 		8.0
(46.4) 		18.6
(65.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5) 		5.7
(42.3) 		9.7
(49.5) 		15.2
(59.4) 		20.2
(68.4) 		23.5
(74.3) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.3
(79.3) 		22.7
(72.9) 		17.4
(63.3) 		11.2
(52.2) 		5.2
(41.4) 		15.6
(60.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 72.0
(2.83) 		97.6
(3.84) 		170.0
(6.69) 		199.6
(7.86) 		217.7
(8.57) 		318.1
(12.52) 		169.4
(6.67) 		121.1
(4.77) 		63.9
(2.52) 		48.0
(1.89) 		93.9
(3.70) 		56.1
(2.21) 		1,627.4
(64.07)
Average precipitation days 12.1 13.2 17.0 16.3 15.0 15.7 10.6 10.4 6.9 6.9 9.8 9.2 143.1
Average snowy days 2.8 1.5 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.5
Average relative humidity (%) 75 77 77 76 76 80 73 73 73 70 74 71 75
Mean monthly sunshine hours 79.1 77.9 94.2 122.8 136.8 130.3 221.6 210.0 172.1 151.7 125.1 116.1 1,637.7
Percent possible sunshine 24 24 25 32 33 31 52 52 47 43 39 36 37
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

  1. ^ National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  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 23 September 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

External links

County-level divisions of Jiangxi Province
Authority control databases
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