Dexing, Jiangxi

Dexing (simplified Chinese: 德兴; traditional Chinese: 德興市; pinyin: Déxīng) is a county-level city in the northeast of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Zhejiang province to the east. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shangrao.

Dexing
德兴市
Tehhing; Tehsing
Location in Jiangxi
Location in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 28°55′50″N 117°35′41″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityShangrao
Area
  Total2,101 km2 (811 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total302,000
  Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Postal Code
334200

Administrative divisions

In the present, Dexing City has 3 subdistricts, 5 towns and 6 townships.[1]

3 subdistricts
  • Yincheng (银城街道)
  • Xinying (新营街道)
  • Xiangtun (香屯街道)
5 towns
  • Rao'er (绕二镇)
  • Haikou (海口镇)
  • Xingangshan (新岗山镇)
  • Sizhou (泗洲镇)
  • Huaqiao (花桥镇)
6 townships
  • Huangbai (黄柏乡)
  • Wancun (万村乡)
  • Zhangcun (张村乡)
  • Banda (昄大乡)
  • Lizhai (李宅乡)
  • Longtoushan (龙头山乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 306,656 in 1999.[2] Dexing is the original home of corporate finance expert Nan Jiang.

Climate

Climate data for Dexing (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8)
29.3
(84.7)
34.9
(94.8)
35.1
(95.2)
36.2
(97.2)
38.4
(101.1)
40.5
(104.9)
39.7
(103.5)
39.0
(102.2)
37.8
(100.0)
32.3
(90.1)
25.9
(78.6)
40.5
(104.9)
Average high °C (°F) 10.6
(51.1)
12.9
(55.2)
16.8
(62.2)
23.1
(73.6)
27.9
(82.2)
30.4
(86.7)
34.4
(93.9)
34.1
(93.4)
30.4
(86.7)
25.3
(77.5)
19.4
(66.9)
13.6
(56.5)
23.2
(73.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1)
7.9
(46.2)
11.6
(52.9)
17.5
(63.5)
22.3
(72.1)
25.5
(77.9)
29.0
(84.2)
28.4
(83.1)
24.8
(76.6)
19.3
(66.7)
13.0
(55.4)
7.2
(45.0)
17.7
(63.8)
Average low °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3)
4.6
(40.3)
8.1
(46.6)
13.5
(56.3)
18.0
(64.4)
21.7
(71.1)
24.6
(76.3)
24.2
(75.6)
20.6
(69.1)
14.9
(58.8)
8.7
(47.7)
3.1
(37.6)
13.7
(56.7)
Record low °C (°F) −7.1
(19.2)
−5.2
(22.6)
−4.4
(24.1)
1.8
(35.2)
8.3
(46.9)
13.3
(55.9)
19.0
(66.2)
18.0
(64.4)
11.5
(52.7)
2.1
(35.8)
−3.7
(25.3)
−9.4
(15.1)
−9.4
(15.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 97.3
(3.83)
127.4
(5.02)
212.1
(8.35)
260.5
(10.26)
249.3
(9.81)
340.4
(13.40)
227.4
(8.95)
152.3
(6.00)
81.4
(3.20)
69.6
(2.74)
78.8
(3.10)
59.0
(2.32)
1,955.5
(76.98)
Average relative humidity (%) 83 82 82 81 81 83 78 79 78 78 81 80 81
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3]

Transportation

Dexing railway station is situated near Longtoushan and is an intermediate stop on the Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway. Dexing East railway station is situated near Xingangshan and is an intermediate stop on the Jiujiang–Quzhou railway.

Notes and references

  1. "常州市-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. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 16 August 2022.


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