Tongjiang County
通江县
Tungkiang
County
Location of Tongjiang County within Sichuan province of China
Location of Tongjiang County (pink) and Bazhong City (yellow) within Sichuan
Coordinates: 31°54′40″N 107°14′38″E / 31.911°N 107.244°E / 31.911; 107.244
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityBazhong
County seatNuojiang
Area
 • Total4,119.78 km2 (1,590.66 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.tjxzf.gov.cn

Tongjiang County (Chinese: 通江县; pinyin: Tōngjiāng Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Sichuan Province, China, bordering Shaanxi Province to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bazhong, with an area of 4,125 km2 (1,593 sq mi), and a population of approximately 730,000.[when?]

Administrative divisions

Tongjiang County comprises 1 subdistrict, 30 towns and 2 townships:[1]

subdistrict
towns
townships

Geography

Tongjiang is located south of the eastern section of the Micang Mountain ranges. The area has features geographical features known as Karst topography.

Tongjiang has resources of natural gas, marble, dolomite, gypsum and uranium.

Transportation

Provincial Highways 201 and 302 are main roads through Tongjiang County.

Economy

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History and Tourism

The Sichuan-Shaanxi border area of Tongjiang was the headquarters location for the formation of the Fourth Red Army, which became part of the People's Liberation Army. A cliff with a carved slogan "赤化全川", which translates roughly to "Communization All of Sichuan" or "Redden All of Sichuan", is a well-known landmark in the area.

Tongjiang is also known for its local specialty of cooked Fungus, and is known colloquially as the “中国银耳之乡” or "Hometown of Chinese White Fungus", and is listed for national protection as the originating region of this product; much like Champagne is in France.

Climate

Climate data for Tongjiang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.2
(68.4) 		23.9
(75.0) 		31.0
(87.8) 		34.6
(94.3) 		37.7
(99.9) 		37.8
(100.0) 		38.9
(102.0) 		40.2
(104.4) 		38.4
(101.1) 		33.6
(92.5) 		27.1
(80.8) 		19.5
(67.1) 		40.2
(104.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.8
(49.6) 		12.7
(54.9) 		17.8
(64.0) 		23.4
(74.1) 		27.0
(80.6) 		29.7
(85.5) 		32.4
(90.3) 		32.6
(90.7) 		27.1
(80.8) 		21.7
(71.1) 		16.5
(61.7) 		10.8
(51.4) 		21.8
(71.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1) 		8.1
(46.6) 		12.2
(54.0) 		17.3
(63.1) 		21.1
(70.0) 		24.3
(75.7) 		26.9
(80.4) 		26.6
(79.9) 		22.2
(72.0) 		17.1
(62.8) 		12
(54) 		6.9
(44.4) 		16.7
(62.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.8
(37.0) 		4.9
(40.8) 		8.3
(46.9) 		13.0
(55.4) 		16.9
(62.4) 		20.6
(69.1) 		23.1
(73.6) 		22.7
(72.9) 		19.1
(66.4) 		14.4
(57.9) 		9.3
(48.7) 		4.4
(39.9) 		13.3
(55.9)
Record low °C (°F) −3.8
(25.2) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		3.8
(38.8) 		8.7
(47.7) 		14.5
(58.1) 		16.0
(60.8) 		16.1
(61.0) 		12.1
(53.8) 		0.9
(33.6) 		0.3
(32.5) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		−4.7
(23.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6.6
(0.26) 		16.1
(0.63) 		31.5
(1.24) 		67.1
(2.64) 		133.3
(5.25) 		176.4
(6.94) 		255.5
(10.06) 		159.0
(6.26) 		163.6
(6.44) 		101.7
(4.00) 		40.8
(1.61) 		9.7
(0.38) 		1,161.3
(45.71)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.9 6.7 9.5 11.6 13.2 13.3 13.9 11.1 13.4 13.4 9.2 6.9 128.1
Average snowy days 1.5 0.6 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.5 2.8
Average relative humidity (%) 76 73 71 73 74 79 80 77 81 83 82 80 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 55.1 58.1 100.1 136.4 149.5 145.5 185.9 203.6 116.9 89.2 74.5 53.3 1,368.1
Percent possible sunshine 17 18 27 35 35 34 43 50 32 26 24 17 30
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：通江县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

External links

County-level divisions of Sichuan Province
Authority control databases
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