Tonggu County

Tonggu County (simplified Chinese: 铜鼓县; traditional Chinese: 銅鼓縣; pinyin: Tónggǔ Xiàn) is a county of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan province to the west. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Yichun.

Tonggu County
铜鼓县
Tungku
Location in Jiangxi
Location in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 28°31′16″N 114°22′16″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityYichun
Area
  Total1,547.7 km2 (597.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
  Total138,616
  Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code
336200

Administrative divisions

In the present, Tonggu County has 6 towns and 3 townships.[1]

6 towns
  • Yongning (永宁镇)
  • Wenquan (温泉镇)
  • Qiping (棋坪镇)
  • Paibu (排埠镇)
  • Sandu (三都镇)
  • Daduan (大段镇)
3 townships
  • Gaoqiao (高桥乡)
  • Gangkou (港口乡)
  • Daixi (带溪乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 135,924 in 1999.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Tonggu (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.4
(75.9)
28.5
(83.3)
33.2
(91.8)
34.0
(93.2)
35.3
(95.5)
37.1
(98.8)
39.4
(102.9)
40.1
(104.2)
37.4
(99.3)
34.5
(94.1)
30.9
(87.6)
25.4
(77.7)
40.1
(104.2)
Average high °C (°F) 9.7
(49.5)
11.8
(53.2)
15.7
(60.3)
22.2
(72.0)
26.9
(80.4)
29.6
(85.3)
32.8
(91.0)
32.5
(90.5)
28.8
(83.8)
24.0
(75.2)
18.3
(64.9)
13.1
(55.6)
22.1
(71.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.8
(40.6)
7.0
(44.6)
10.6
(51.1)
16.6
(61.9)
21.2
(70.2)
24.5
(76.1)
27.3
(81.1)
26.5
(79.7)
22.9
(73.2)
17.7
(63.9)
11.8
(53.2)
6.6
(43.9)
16.5
(61.6)
Average low °C (°F) 1.8
(35.2)
3.9
(39.0)
7.3
(45.1)
12.8
(55.0)
17.2
(63.0)
21.0
(69.8)
23.3
(73.9)
22.8
(73.0)
19.2
(66.6)
13.7
(56.7)
7.8
(46.0)
2.6
(36.7)
12.8
(55.0)
Record low °C (°F) −7.0
(19.4)
−5.6
(21.9)
−4.9
(23.2)
−0.9
(30.4)
7.3
(45.1)
12.1
(53.8)
15.6
(60.1)
16.3
(61.3)
10.6
(51.1)
0.0
(32.0)
−4.1
(24.6)
−10.4
(13.3)
−10.4
(13.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 78.7
(3.10)
103.2
(4.06)
164.4
(6.47)
228.2
(8.98)
237.7
(9.36)
320.4
(12.61)
202.3
(7.96)
160.5
(6.32)
105.6
(4.16)
76.8
(3.02)
87.3
(3.44)
49.6
(1.95)
1,814.7
(71.43)
Average relative humidity (%) 84 84 85 83 83 84 81 83 84 82 83 81 83
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3]

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 20 October 2018.


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