Pujiang County
蒲江县
County
Location of Pujiang in Sichuan
Location of Pujiang in Sichuan
Pujiang is located in Sichuan
Pujiang
Pujiang
Location in Sichuan
Coordinates: 30°11′56″N 103°30′32″E / 30.199°N 103.509°E / 30.199; 103.509[1]
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Sub-provincial cityChengdu
County seatHeshan Subdistrict
Area
 • Total580 km2 (220 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total239,562
 • Density411/km2 (1,060/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
6116XX
Chengdu district map
Subdivisions of Chengdu, Sichuan
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4
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14
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19
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Core districts
1 Jinjiang
2 Qingyang
3 Jinniu
4 Wuhou
5 Chenghua
Suburbs
6 Longquanyi
7 Qingbaijiang
8 Xindu
9 Wenjiang
11 Shuangliu
12 Pidu
15 Xinjin
Satellite cities
16 Dujiangyan
17 Pengzhou
18 Qionglai
19 Chongzhou
20 Jianyang
Rural
10 Jintang Co.
13 Dayi Co.
14 Pujiang Co.
Websitepujiang.gov.cn

Pujiang County (simplified Chinese: 蒲江县; traditional Chinese: 蒲江縣; pinyin: Pújiāng Xiàn) is a county of Sichuan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chengdu, the provincial capital.

Administrative divisions

Pujiang County jurisdiction over 2 streets and 6 towns.[3] Pujiang County People's Government is located in Government Street No. 31, Heshan Subdistrict.

subdistrict
Towns

Geography

Pujiang County is in the Southwest part of the Sichuan Basin and in the area from East longitude 103°19′to 103°41′ and from North latitude 30°05′ to 30°20′. It borders Pengshan and Meishan in the east, Mingshan in the west, Danlin (Danleng County) in the south, and Qionglai City in the north, stretching 37 kilometers from east to west and 27.5 kilometers from north to south.

History

In the 4th century BC the Qin Kingdom annexed the Shu Kingdom and established Puyang county in the Pushui area. In the Han Dynasty, Puyang county was eliminated and affiliated with Linyi county. In 554 AD, it was built as Guangding county and in 601 AD the name was changed to Pujiang. The county was originally located in Lixudi in the north and during the Hongwu Emperor reign, the emperor moved the county to what is now Heshan town under the jurisdiction of Qiongzhou, and later under Meishan, then Wenjiang. In 1983 it was put under the administration of the city of Chengdu.

Industrial area

The urban district, Pujiang Centralized Area for Industrial Development, is near to Chendu-Ya'an Highway, 68 kilometers from Chengdu. The area is the only processing center for agriculture by-products at the state level in Chengdu. The size is approximately 6 square kilometers and the shorter-term development area is 5.4 square kilometers. Its emphasis is on developing food drinking biology, medicine, light industry, manufacturing, and other high technology ventures.

Climate

Climate data for Pujiang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.8
(65.8) 		24.2
(75.6) 		32.9
(91.2) 		32.9
(91.2) 		35.1
(95.2) 		37.8
(100.0) 		37.2
(99.0) 		38.1
(100.6) 		36.1
(97.0) 		30.3
(86.5) 		26.6
(79.9) 		18.8
(65.8) 		38.1
(100.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.6
(49.3) 		12.4
(54.3) 		17.3
(63.1) 		23.0
(73.4) 		26.7
(80.1) 		28.9
(84.0) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.4
(86.7) 		25.9
(78.6) 		20.9
(69.6) 		16.4
(61.5) 		11.0
(51.8) 		21.1
(70.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8) 		8.3
(46.9) 		12.3
(54.1) 		17.3
(63.1) 		21.0
(69.8) 		23.7
(74.7) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.1
(77.2) 		21.5
(70.7) 		17.2
(63.0) 		12.7
(54.9) 		7.5
(45.5) 		16.5
(61.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5) 		5.6
(42.1) 		8.9
(48.0) 		13.3
(55.9) 		17.1
(62.8) 		20.2
(68.4) 		22.1
(71.8) 		21.8
(71.2) 		19.1
(66.4) 		15.0
(59.0) 		10.3
(50.5) 		5.2
(41.4) 		13.5
(56.3)
Record low °C (°F) −4.5
(23.9) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		4.5
(40.1) 		7.8
(46.0) 		14.2
(57.6) 		16.0
(60.8) 		15.7
(60.3) 		12.3
(54.1) 		4.5
(40.1) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		−4.5
(23.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14.5
(0.57) 		21.9
(0.86) 		38.8
(1.53) 		71.5
(2.81) 		106.5
(4.19) 		133.6
(5.26) 		258.5
(10.18) 		289.3
(11.39) 		146.6
(5.77) 		72.0
(2.83) 		28.4
(1.12) 		15.8
(0.62) 		1,197.4
(47.13)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.3 10.6 13.1 14.3 15.3 16.8 16.8 16.6 17.1 17.1 10.9 9.4 168.3
Average snowy days 1.2 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1.7
Average relative humidity (%) 85 83 81 79 77 81 84 85 86 87 86 86 83
Mean monthly sunshine hours 43.2 51.6 82.5 113.6 124.0 114.9 130.2 139.3 71.7 52.0 52.5 43.8 1,019.3
Percent possible sunshine 13 16 22 29 29 27 31 34 20 15 17 14 22
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Pujiang" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ 我市2010年第六次全国人口普查数据公报 (in Simplified Chinese). Government of Chengdu. 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  3. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：蒲江县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

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