Jia County, Shaanxi
Jia County
佳县 | |
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 Jia County in Yulin | |
.png) Yulin in Shaanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Yulin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,029.82 km2 (783.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 269,700 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal Code | 719200 |
| Jia County | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 佳縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 佳县 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Beautiful County | ||||||||
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| Former names | |||||||||
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| Jiazhou | |||||||||
| Chinese | 葭州 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Reed Prefecture | ||||||||
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| Jiaxian | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 葭縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 葭县 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Reed County | ||||||||
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Jia County, also known by its Chinese name Jiaxian, is a county in Yulin City, in the north of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Shanxi province across the Yellow River to the east.
History
The seat of Jia County was formerly known as Jiazhou when it was the seat of a prefecture during imperial times.
Administrative divisions
As 2019, Jia County is divided to 1 subdistricts and 12 towns.[1]
- Subdistricts
- Jiazhou Subdistrict (佳州街道)
- Towns
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Climate
| Climate data for Jiaxian (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
28.8 (83.8) |
37.1 (98.8) |
36.4 (97.5) |
42.1 (107.8) |
40.1 (104.2) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.2 (99.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
42.1 (107.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
4.3 (39.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
0.7 (33.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
4.7 (40.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
10.3 (50.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.2 (10.0) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
4.9 (40.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.3 (−11.7) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
1.2 (34.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.9 (0.11) |
3.7 (0.15) |
14.0 (0.55) |
22.8 (0.90) |
34.4 (1.35) |
51.4 (2.02) |
76.1 (3.00) |
94.4 (3.72) |
61.6 (2.43) |
25.6 (1.01) |
10.9 (0.43) |
2.5 (0.10) |
400.3 (15.77) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 50 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 51 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
38°04′39″N 110°16′27″E / 38.07750°N 110.27417°E
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