Suichuan County
遂川县
Suichwan
County
Location of Suichuan County (red) within Ji'an City (gold) and Jiangxi
Location of Suichuan County (red) within Ji'an City (gold) and Jiangxi
Coordinates: 26°18′50″N 114°31′16″E / 26.314°N 114.521°E / 26.314; 114.521
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityJi'an
Area
 • Total3,144.17 km2 (1,213.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total622,200
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.suichuan.gov.cn

Suichuan County (simplified Chinese: 遂川县; traditional Chinese: 遂川縣; pinyin: Suìchuān Xiàn) is a county in the southwest of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan province to the southwest. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ji'an, and is its southernmost county-level division.

Administrative divisions

Nowadays, Suichuan County has 11 towns and 12 townships.[1]

11 towns
  • Quanjiang (泉江镇)
  • Yutian (雩田镇)
  • Bizhou (碧洲镇)
  • Caolin (草林镇)
  • Duiziqian (堆子前镇)
  • Zuo'an (左安镇)
  • Gaoping (高坪镇)
  • Dafen (大汾镇)
  • Yaqian (衙前镇)
  • Heyuan (禾源镇)
  • Tanghu (汤湖镇)
12 townships
  • Zhutian (珠田乡)
  • Jinshi (巾石乡)
  • Dakeng (大坑乡)
  • Meijiang (枚江乡)
  • Shuangqiao (双桥乡)
  • Xinjiang (新江乡)
  • Wudoujiang (五斗江乡)
  • Xixi (西溪乡)
  • Nanjiang (南江乡)
  • Huangkeng (枚江乡)
  • Daijiapu (戴家埔乡)
  • Yingpanwei (营盘圩乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 508,688 in 1999.[2]

Economy

Suichan County is one of the largest producers of kumquats in China.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Suichuan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8) 		31.9
(89.4) 		33.8
(92.8) 		36.3
(97.3) 		37.3
(99.1) 		38.0
(100.4) 		41.0
(105.8) 		41.2
(106.2) 		38.2
(100.8) 		36.8
(98.2) 		34.1
(93.4) 		28.4
(83.1) 		41.2
(106.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.4
(52.5) 		14.6
(58.3) 		18.2
(64.8) 		24.7
(76.5) 		28.7
(83.7) 		31.5
(88.7) 		34.7
(94.5) 		33.8
(92.8) 		30.1
(86.2) 		25.5
(77.9) 		19.9
(67.8) 		13.9
(57.0) 		23.9
(75.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.4
(45.3) 		10.1
(50.2) 		13.6
(56.5) 		19.7
(67.5) 		23.9
(75.0) 		26.9
(80.4) 		29.4
(84.9) 		28.4
(83.1) 		25.2
(77.4) 		20.5
(68.9) 		14.9
(58.8) 		9.2
(48.6) 		19.1
(66.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.7
(40.5) 		7.1
(44.8) 		10.5
(50.9) 		16.0
(60.8) 		20.3
(68.5) 		23.5
(74.3) 		25.4
(77.7) 		24.6
(76.3) 		21.9
(71.4) 		16.9
(62.4) 		11.4
(52.5) 		6.0
(42.8) 		15.7
(60.2)
Record low °C (°F) −4.0
(24.8) 		−3.2
(26.2) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		3.7
(38.7) 		10.3
(50.5) 		13.7
(56.7) 		18.4
(65.1) 		20.4
(68.7) 		13.6
(56.5) 		5.2
(41.4) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		−6.0
(21.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 66.1
(2.60) 		86.6
(3.41) 		148.3
(5.84) 		148.8
(5.86) 		186.2
(7.33) 		234.6
(9.24) 		155.1
(6.11) 		187.7
(7.39) 		114.6
(4.51) 		70.6
(2.78) 		77.1
(3.04) 		49.8
(1.96) 		1,525.5
(60.07)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.5 13.2 18.6 17.0 17.7 17.2 12.6 15.5 10.9 8.6 9.8 10.1 164.7
Average snowy days 2.2 1.4 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 4.6
Average relative humidity (%) 80 80 81 78 79 80 72 77 79 75 78 77 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 77.1 79.4 82.7 118.6 135.3 145.8 240.6 206.1 158.6 152.8 129.6 118.0 1,644.6
Percent possible sunshine 23 25 22 31 32 35 57 52 43 43 40 36 37
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Notes and references

  1. ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. ^ (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  3. ^ Zhonghua quan guo min zhu fu nü lian he hui (1988). Chung-kuo fu nü. Foreign Language Press. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

External links

Ji'an
County-level divisions of Jiangxi Province
Authority control databases
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