Rucheng County
汝城县
Jucheng
County
Rucheng County from above
Rucheng County from above
Rucheng is located in Hunan
Rucheng
Rucheng
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 25°33′07″N 113°41′02″E / 25.552°N 113.684°E / 25.552; 113.684[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityChenzhou
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
4241XX

Rucheng County (simplified Chinese: 汝城县; traditional Chinese: 汝城縣; pinyin: Rǔchéng Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chenzhou.

Located in the southeastern corner of the province, the county is bordered to the northwest by Yizhang County, to the north by Zixing City, to the northeast by Guidong County, to the east by Chongyi County, to the southeast by Renhua County, to the southwest by Lechang City. Rucheng County covers 2,400.71 km2 (926.92 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 407,200 and a resident population of 344,400.[2] The county has nine towns and five townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Luyang Town (卢阳镇).[3]

Rucheng County is also the home of the Yao people, Yao ethnic minority accounts for 15.27% of the population; Another local minority is She people, it accounts for 0.24% of the population in the county.[4]

Administrative divisions

9 towns
3 townships
2 ethnic townships

Climate

Climate data for Rucheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.7
(72.9) 		26.8
(80.2) 		29.2
(84.6) 		31.0
(87.8) 		32.8
(91.0) 		33.8
(92.8) 		36.7
(98.1) 		37.3
(99.1) 		34.7
(94.5) 		33.4
(92.1) 		29.5
(85.1) 		24.2
(75.6) 		37.3
(99.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.4
(52.5) 		13.7
(56.7) 		16.5
(61.7) 		21.9
(71.4) 		25.7
(78.3) 		28.1
(82.6) 		30.3
(86.5) 		30.2
(86.4) 		27.9
(82.2) 		24.2
(75.6) 		19.3
(66.7) 		14.0
(57.2) 		21.9
(71.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.7
(44.1) 		9.1
(48.4) 		12.4
(54.3) 		17.6
(63.7) 		21.6
(70.9) 		24.2
(75.6) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.1
(77.2) 		22.7
(72.9) 		18.5
(65.3) 		13.5
(56.3) 		8.3
(46.9) 		17.1
(62.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.5
(38.3) 		5.9
(42.6) 		9.4
(48.9) 		14.5
(58.1) 		18.4
(65.1) 		21.5
(70.7) 		22.4
(72.3) 		21.8
(71.2) 		19.2
(66.6) 		14.4
(57.9) 		9.3
(48.7) 		4.3
(39.7) 		13.7
(56.7)
Record low °C (°F) −5.5
(22.1) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		2.2
(36.0) 		7.1
(44.8) 		11.8
(53.2) 		17.7
(63.9) 		16.5
(61.7) 		10.7
(51.3) 		1.9
(35.4) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		−7.8
(18.0) 		−7.8
(18.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74.4
(2.93) 		87.0
(3.43) 		155.6
(6.13) 		165.5
(6.52) 		194.8
(7.67) 		260.2
(10.24) 		171.3
(6.74) 		177.7
(7.00) 		107.8
(4.24) 		61.6
(2.43) 		66.1
(2.60) 		52.7
(2.07) 		1,574.7
(62)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.4 14.0 19.5 17.4 18.5 19.0 15.8 17.2 12.8 7.4 9.3 9.8 174.1
Average snowy days 1.3 0.8 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 2.6
Average relative humidity (%) 81 82 84 83 82 84 80 82 80 77 77 77 81
Mean monthly sunshine hours 83.1 76.0 71.5 99.6 124.5 134.9 210.9 189.2 163.8 166.3 141.9 126.1 1,587.8
Percent possible sunshine 25 24 19 26 30 33 50 47 45 47 44 39 36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Rucheng" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ czs.gov.cn%5d or %5bhttp://www.hsj.czs.gov.cn/html/ hsj.czs.gov%5d 2015年汝城县国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Rucheng County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. ((cite web)): Check |url= value (help)
  3. ^ 《湖南省民政厅关于同意汝城县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕100号 [result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Rucheng County on 27 November 2015]. rednet.cn Hunan. 2015-12-04., also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》. people.com Hunan. 2015-12-08. or xinhuanet.com
  4. ^ Ethnic Minority Development Plan of Hunan Forest Restoration and Development Project, from worldbank.org (pdf)
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

External links


Township-level divisions of Rucheng County (November 27, 2015 - present)
County-level divisions of Hunan Province
Authority control databases
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