Dongxiang District

Dongxiang (simplified Chinese: 东乡; traditional Chinese: 東鄉; pinyin: Dōngxiāng) is a district of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou.

Dongxiang
东乡区
Tungsiang
Coordinates: 28°14′N 116°36′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityFuzhou
Area
  Total1,196 km2 (462 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total452,000
  Density380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code
331800

Administrative divisions

In the present,Dongxiang District has 9 towns and 5 townships.[1]

9 towns
  • Xiaogang (孝岗镇)
  • Xiaohuang (小璜镇)
  • Weishangqiao (圩上桥镇)
  • Maxu (马圩镇)
  • Zhanxu (詹圩镇)
  • Gangshangji (岗上积镇)
  • Yangqiaodian (杨桥殿镇)
  • Lixu (黎圩镇)
  • Wangqiao (王桥镇)
5 townships
  • Pogan (珀玕乡)
  • Dengjia (邓家乡)
  • Pogan (珀玕乡)
  • Huwei (虎圩乡)
  • Yaowei (瑶圩乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 408,685 in 1999.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Dongxiang (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5)
29.3
(84.7)
32.8
(91.0)
35.4
(95.7)
35.8
(96.4)
37.2
(99.0)
40.3
(104.5)
40.1
(104.2)
38.2
(100.8)
36.7
(98.1)
31.8
(89.2)
24.9
(76.8)
40.3
(104.5)
Average high °C (°F) 9.6
(49.3)
12.0
(53.6)
16.1
(61.0)
22.5
(72.5)
27.4
(81.3)
30.1
(86.2)
34.1
(93.4)
33.4
(92.1)
29.5
(85.1)
24.4
(75.9)
18.5
(65.3)
12.7
(54.9)
22.5
(72.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1)
8.0
(46.4)
11.8
(53.2)
18.0
(64.4)
22.9
(73.2)
26.0
(78.8)
29.6
(85.3)
28.8
(83.8)
25.0
(77.0)
19.5
(67.1)
13.5
(56.3)
7.6
(45.7)
18.0
(64.4)
Average low °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9)
5.0
(41.0)
8.6
(47.5)
14.5
(58.1)
19.3
(66.7)
22.7
(72.9)
25.8
(78.4)
25.3
(77.5)
21.6
(70.9)
15.9
(60.6)
9.8
(49.6)
4.0
(39.2)
14.6
(58.3)
Record low °C (°F) −5.9
(21.4)
−10.2
(13.6)
−2.4
(27.7)
3.3
(37.9)
10.1
(50.2)
14.1
(57.4)
18.5
(65.3)
19.0
(66.2)
13.7
(56.7)
1.4
(34.5)
−1.8
(28.8)
−13.2
(8.2)
−13.2
(8.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 87.9
(3.46)
119.1
(4.69)
204.6
(8.06)
249.0
(9.80)
238.4
(9.39)
333.0
(13.11)
154.9
(6.10)
133.9
(5.27)
79.3
(3.12)
55.1
(2.17)
80.1
(3.15)
55.9
(2.20)
1,791.2
(70.52)
Average relative humidity (%) 82 81 82 81 79 81 73 77 79 77 78 77 79
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3]

Transportation

Fuzhou East Railway Station (抚州东站) is located on the northern outskirts of Dongxiang's county seat (28.264257°N 116.611808°E / 28.264257; 116.611808).

Notes and references

  1. "南京市-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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