Suichuan County

Suichuan County (simplified Chinese: 遂川县; traditional Chinese: 遂川縣; pinyin: Suìchuān Xiàn) is a county in the southwest of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan province to the southwest. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ji'an, and is its southernmost county-level division.

Suichuan County
遂川县
Suichwan
County
Location of Suichuan County (red) within Ji'an City (gold) and Jiangxi
Location of Suichuan County (red) within Ji'an City (gold) and Jiangxi
Coordinates: 26°18′50″N 114°31′16″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityJi'an
Area
 • Total3,144.17 km2 (1,213.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total622,200
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.suichuan.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

Nowadays, Suichuan County has 11 towns and 12 townships.[1]

11 towns
  • Quanjiang (泉江镇)
  • Yutian (雩田镇)
  • Bizhou (碧洲镇)
  • Caolin (草林镇)
  • Duiziqian (堆子前镇)
  • Zuo'an (左安镇)
  • Gaoping (高坪镇)
  • Dafen (大汾镇)
  • Yaqian (衙前镇)
  • Heyuan (禾源镇)
  • Tanghu (汤湖镇)
12 townships
  • Zhutian (珠田乡)
  • Jinshi (巾石乡)
  • Dakeng (大坑乡)
  • Meijiang (枚江乡)
  • Shuangqiao (双桥乡)
  • Xinjiang (新江乡)
  • Wudoujiang (五斗江乡)
  • Xixi (西溪乡)
  • Nanjiang (南江乡)
  • Huangkeng (枚江乡)
  • Daijiapu (戴家埔乡)
  • Yingpanwei (营盘圩乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 508,688 in 1999.[2]

Economy

Suichan County is one of the largest producers of kumquats in China.[3]

Climate
Climate data for Suichuan (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8)		 31.9
(89.4)		 33.8
(92.8)		 36.3
(97.3)		 37.3
(99.1)		 38.0
(100.4)		 41.0
(105.8)		 41.2
(106.2)		 38.2
(100.8)		 36.8
(98.2)		 34.1
(93.4)		 28.4
(83.1)		 41.2
(106.2)
Average high °C (°F) 11.2
(52.2)		 13.5
(56.3)		 17.4
(63.3)		 24.0
(75.2)		 28.3
(82.9)		 31.2
(88.2)		 34.7
(94.5)		 33.7
(92.7)		 29.7
(85.5)		 25.2
(77.4)		 19.5
(67.1)		 14.0
(57.2)		 23.5
(74.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.2
(45.0)		 9.4
(48.9)		 13.0
(55.4)		 19.1
(66.4)		 23.5
(74.3)		 26.7
(80.1)		 29.4
(84.9)		 28.4
(83.1)		 25.0
(77.0)		 20.2
(68.4)		 14.5
(58.1)		 9.0
(48.2)		 18.8
(65.8)
Average low °C (°F) 4.4
(39.9)		 6.6
(43.9)		 9.9
(49.8)		 15.7
(60.3)		 19.9
(67.8)		 23.3
(73.9)		 25.3
(77.5)		 24.6
(76.3)		 21.7
(71.1)		 16.7
(62.1)		 10.9
(51.6)		 5.5
(41.9)		 15.4
(59.7)
Record low °C (°F) −4.0
(24.8)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 −1.7
(28.9)		 3.7
(38.7)		 10.3
(50.5)		 13.7
(56.7)		 18.4
(65.1)		 20.4
(68.7)		 13.6
(56.5)		 5.2
(41.4)		 −0.2
(31.6)		 −6.0
(21.2)		 −6.0
(21.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 63.6
(2.50)		 99.6
(3.92)		 141.2
(5.56)		 166.9
(6.57)		 185.4
(7.30)		 211.3
(8.32)		 135.3
(5.33)		 161.6
(6.36)		 122.1
(4.81)		 74.7
(2.94)		 62.2
(2.45)		 38.1
(1.50)		 1,462
(57.56)
Average relative humidity (%) 80 81 82 80 79 79 71 77 79 76 77 76 78
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[4]

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. Zhonghua quan guo min zhu fu nü lian he hui (1988). Chung-kuo fu nü. Foreign Language Press. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  4. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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