Jump to content

Ningdu County

Coordinates: 26°28′12″N 116°00′32″E / 26.470°N 116.009°E / 26.470; 116.009
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ningdu
宁都县
Ningtu
Location in Jiangxi
Location in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 26°28′12″N 116°00′32″E / 26.470°N 116.009°E / 26.470; 116.009
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityGanzhou
Area
 • Total
4,053.16 km2 (1,564.93 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
846,200 (registered population at the end of 2,019)
 • Density209/km2 (540/sq mi)
Postal Code
342800
Ningdu County
Traditional Chinese寧都縣
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNíngdū Xiàn
Wade–GilesNing2-tu1 hsien4

Ningdu County (Chinese: ) is a county in the southeast of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost county-level division under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Ganzhou.

Map including Ningdu (labeled as NING-TU 寧都) (AMS, 1954)

The village of Xiaoyuan in Ningdu County was the site of the 1932 Ningdu Conference of the Chinese Communist Party during which Mao Zedong was removed from his leadership positions.[1]

Administrative divisions

[edit]

In the present, Ningdu County has 12 towns and 12 townships.[2]

12 towns
12 townships

Climate

[edit]
Climate data for Ningdu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.6
(79.9)
30.7
(87.3)
31.2
(88.2)
34.7
(94.5)
35.9
(96.6)
37.5
(99.5)
40.0
(104.0)
40.2
(104.4)
37.9
(100.2)
36.7
(98.1)
32.6
(90.7)
27.2
(81.0)
40.2
(104.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 12.1
(53.8)
15.0
(59.0)
18.2
(64.8)
24.4
(75.9)
28.4
(83.1)
30.9
(87.6)
34.2
(93.6)
33.6
(92.5)
30.8
(87.4)
26.3
(79.3)
20.8
(69.4)
14.8
(58.6)
24.1
(75.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.6
(45.7)
10.2
(50.4)
13.6
(56.5)
19.4
(66.9)
23.5
(74.3)
26.3
(79.3)
28.8
(83.8)
28.2
(82.8)
25.5
(77.9)
20.7
(69.3)
15.2
(59.4)
9.5
(49.1)
19.0
(66.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.6
(40.3)
7.0
(44.6)
10.5
(50.9)
15.9
(60.6)
20.0
(68.0)
23.2
(73.8)
24.9
(76.8)
24.6
(76.3)
21.9
(71.4)
16.8
(62.2)
11.4
(52.5)
5.9
(42.6)
15.6
(60.0)
Record low °C (°F) −4.9
(23.2)
−3.3
(26.1)
−2.5
(27.5)
3.9
(39.0)
10.2
(50.4)
14.3
(57.7)
19.4
(66.9)
18.9
(66.0)
13.4
(56.1)
4.3
(39.7)
−0.4
(31.3)
−7.5
(18.5)
−7.5
(18.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73.7
(2.90)
102.8
(4.05)
205.6
(8.09)
203.5
(8.01)
285.6
(11.24)
348.4
(13.72)
169.2
(6.66)
173.9
(6.85)
79.4
(3.13)
62.1
(2.44)
84.6
(3.33)
58.3
(2.30)
1,847.1
(72.72)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.6 13.0 18.4 17.2 18.0 17.7 12.3 13.8 8.5 6.1 8.3 8.6 153.5
Average snowy days 1.2 1.2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 3.2
Average relative humidity (%) 77 78 81 79 79 80 73 76 75 71 75 73 76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 84.1 83.3 80.0 104.4 126.5 140.3 241.1 217.1 177.2 166.2 136.1 125.2 1,681.5
Percent possible sunshine 25 26 21 27 30 34 57 54 48 47 42 39 38
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Dictionary of contemporary Chinese military history, Larry M. Wortzel, Robin D. S. Higham, ABC-CLIO, 1999, page 190.
  2. ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
[edit]