Rudong
如东县 Jutung | |
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Coordinates: 32°24′25″N 121°04′30″E / 32.407°N 121.075°E[1] | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Jiangsu |
Prefecture-level city | Nantong |
Area | |
• Total | 1,972 km2 (761 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 978,500 |
• Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal Code | 226400 |
Rudong County (simplified Chinese: 如东县; traditional Chinese: 如東縣; pinyin: Rúdōng Xiàn) is under the administration of Nantong, Jiangsu province, China, and lies on the Yellow Sea coast. It administers 14 towns and five districts.[2] The 14 towns are Juegang, Matang, Fengli, Caobu, Chahe, Shuangdian, Xindian, Hekou, Yuanzhuang, Changsha, Ju, Yangkou, Bencha and Dayu. The county seat is Juegang .
In the present, Rudong County has 14 towns.[3]
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Climate data for Rudong (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
37.7 (99.9) |
38.4 (101.1) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
39.1 (102.4) |
Average high °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
1.5 (34.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −9.1 (15.6) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 51.1 (2.01) |
45.3 (1.78) |
78.3 (3.08) |
64.2 (2.53) |
90.0 (3.54) |
158.3 (6.23) |
180.5 (7.11) |
161.6 (6.36) |
104.9 (4.13) |
50.9 (2.00) |
56.6 (2.23) |
32.5 (1.28) |
1,074.2 (42.28) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.9 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 9.6 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 118.2 |
Average snowy days | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 7.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 82 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 79 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 118.6 | 125.8 | 153.7 | 178.8 | 185.3 | 138.1 | 179.0 | 195.3 | 170.9 | 167.1 | 135.6 | 133.2 | 1,881.4 |
Percent possible sunshine | 37 | 40 | 41 | 46 | 43 | 32 | 41 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 42 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[4][5] |
The county took its name because it is located to the east of Rugao County and was once part of it. The ancient name of it was Fuhaizhou, which meant a small sand island in the ocean.[citation needed]
The county has many extraneous people from the south of the Yangtse River (Changjiang River), so there are two main dialects: Rudonghua which is a branch of Jianghuai Mandarin and Shadihua (Wu: Sodiwo [so di ɯo]), which is a branch of the Wu language.[citation needed]
The one-child policy was implemented in Rudong before other parts of China, and as of 2023 it is China's oldest county: almost 39% of the population is aged 60 or older, compared to 18.7% nationwide.[6][7]
Rudong is located on the bank of the Yellow Sea. As a result, there is a sizable fishing industry and the county was named "the place of seafood in China" by the Chinese Cooking Association in 2007.[8] Rudong also contains a harbor for commercial cargo. Yankou Harbor was launched in May 2011 and includes a facility for unloading liquified natural gas.[9] In addition, there is a wind farm near Rudong's sea bank. The farm contained 217 turbines as of 2009, making it the largest in the country in its grade.[10]
The Hai'an–Rudong railway opened in 2014 and has two passenger stations in Rudong County: Bingcha and Rudong.[11]