Yuanjiang (Chinese: 沅江市; pinyin: Yuánjiāng Shì) is a county-level city in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yiyang.
Yuanjiang
沅江市 Yuankiang | |
|---|---|
 Location of Yuanjiang City within Yiyang | |
  Yuanjiang Location in Hunan  Yuanjiang Yuanjiang (China) | |
| Coordinates: 28°56′42″N 112°35′53″E / 28.945°N 112.598°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Yiyang |
| Area | |
| 1,797.0 km2 (693.8 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 19.68 km2 (7.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[2] | |
| 819,000 | |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 191,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 422400 |
Located in the north of the province, the city is bordered to the north by Nan County, to the northeast by Yueyang County, to the southeast by Xiangyin County, to the south by Ziyang District, to the west by Hanshou County. Yuanjiang City covers 2,012.5 km2 (777.0 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 768,000 and a permanent resident population of 689,100.[3] Yuanjiang has 11 towns and two subdistricts under its jurisdiction, the government seat is Qionghu (琼湖街道).[4]
Yuanjiang is a city in the drainage basin of Yuan River (Yuan Jiang), it is named after the river, which flows through the city roughly west to east. its most land is located on the northwestern bank of the Dongting Lake.
It is home to Chishan Prison, which holds a number of political prisoners.[5]
Administrative divisions
editAfter an adjustment of township-level divisions of Yuanjiang City on 26 November 2015, Yuanjiang City has 11 towns and two subdistricts under its jurisdiction.[4] they are:
- 2 subdistricts
- Qionghu (琼湖街道), merging Wanzihu Township, Qingyunshan Subdistrict and a portion of the former Qionghu Subdistrict on November 26, 2015.
- Yanzhihu (胭脂湖街道), merging Sanyantang Town and a portion of the former Qionghu Subdistrict on November 26, 2015.
- 11 towns
- Caowei (草尾镇)
- Chapanzhou (茶盘洲镇)
- Gonghua (共华镇)
- Huangmaozhou (黄茅洲镇)
- Nandashan (南大膳镇)
- Nanzui (南嘴镇)
- Qianshanhong (千山红镇)
- Sihushan (泗湖山镇)
- Sijihong (四季红镇)
- Xinwan, Yuanjiang (新湾镇)
- Yangluozhou (阳罗洲镇)
Climate
edit| Climate data for Yuanjiang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.6 (74.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.9 (96.6) |
37.6 (99.7) |
39.3 (102.7) |
40.5 (104.9) |
37.4 (99.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
17.8 (63.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
5.3 (41.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
15.0 (59.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.6 (18.3) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.2 (2.76) |
79.3 (3.12) |
130.1 (5.12) |
163.4 (6.43) |
196.1 (7.72) |
185.8 (7.31) |
169.3 (6.67) |
110.2 (4.34) |
78.8 (3.10) |
84.2 (3.31) |
78.1 (3.07) |
43.3 (1.70) |
1,388.8 (54.65) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.3 | 12.9 | 15.7 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 144.4 |
| Average snowy days | 5.3 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 10.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 81 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 67.4 | 70.7 | 89.8 | 115.2 | 137.6 | 137.4 | 208.6 | 200.9 | 144.6 | 120.3 | 107.3 | 97.6 | 1,497.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 21 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 49 | 50 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 33 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]all-time extreme temperature[8] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Yuanjiang" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 68. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ 沅江市2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Yuanjiang City on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. Yiyang People's Government. or yjsrsj.gov
- ^ a b 《湖南省民政厅关于同意沅江市乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕92号 [result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Yuanjiang City on 26 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
- ^ Kristof, Nicholas D. (July 7, 1992). "For a Chinese Songwriter, Stone Walls Can Make a Tune as Well as a Prison". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Extreme Temperatures Around the World". Retrieved 2024-09-22.
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