Guixi
Noble Creek
贵溪市 Guiqi, Kweiki | |
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 Location in Jiangxi | |
| Coordinates: 28°17′33″N 117°14′43″E / 28.2925°N 117.2454°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Yingtan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,480 km2 (960 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[citation needed] | |
| • Total | 640,000 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| Postal Code | 335400 |
Guixi (simplified Chinese: 贵溪; traditional Chinese: 貴溪; lit. 'Noble Creek') is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Yingtan, Jiangxi Province, China, bordering Fujian Province to the southeast.
The city covers two-thirds of the land area in the municipal region. Like Yuehu District, the prefectural seat, Guixi's centre Xiongshi lies on the Xin River (信江).
Administration
[edit]The city executive, legislature and judiciary are in Xiongshi Town (雄石镇), together with the CPC and PSB branches.[1]
In the present, Guixi City has 3 subdistricts, 13 towns, 6 townships and 1 ethnic Township.[2]
3 Subdistricts (街道, jie dao)
[edit]13 Towns (镇, zhen)
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6 Townships (乡, xiang)
[edit]1 Ethnic Township (族乡, zu xiang)
[edit]- She Zhangping Township (漳坪畲族乡)
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Guixi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.3 (77.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
35.1 (95.2) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.9 (100.2) |
40.4 (104.7) |
41.1 (106.0) |
38.4 (101.1) |
38.1 (100.6) |
33.1 (91.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
41.1 (106.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.1 (93.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
23.5 (74.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.3 (84.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
15.5 (60.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.8 (58.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 91.9 (3.62) |
111.3 (4.38) |
220.0 (8.66) |
241.5 (9.51) |
271.5 (10.69) |
410.4 (16.16) |
177.3 (6.98) |
161.7 (6.37) |
77.6 (3.06) |
47.6 (1.87) |
105.3 (4.15) |
74.8 (2.94) |
1,990.9 (78.39) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.3 | 13.8 | 18.5 | 17.3 | 16.6 | 17.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 159.5 |
| Average snowy days | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 76.6 | 81.3 | 88.2 | 115.5 | 135.2 | 125.9 | 223.2 | 206.2 | 172.1 | 157.1 | 125.3 | 115.4 | 1,622 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 23 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 53 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 39 | 36 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
[edit]Rail
[edit]Guixi is a railroad junction for the Anhui–Jiangxi and the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railways.
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Jiangxi Sheng Ditu, published by PLA Factory 4236, January, 2002. ISBN 7-5031-2862-3/K-1312
- ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.