Jiayu County
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Jiayu County
嘉鱼县 Kiayü | |
|---|---|
 Panjiawan - on the Yangtze embankment | |
  Jiayu Location in Hubei | |
| Coordinates: 30°03′N 114°03′E / 30.050°N 114.050°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Xianning |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,018.4 km2 (393.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 285,642 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Jiayu County (simplified Chinese: 嘉鱼县; traditional Chinese: 嘉魚縣; pinyin: Jiāyú Xiàn) is a county of southeastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, located on the southeast (right) bank of the Yangtze River. It is under the administration of Xianning City and has a land area of 1,018.4 square kilometres (393.2 sq mi), and a population of 285,642 in 2020.[1]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Jiayu County consists of eight towns:[2] Yuyue (鱼岳), Luxi (陆溪), Gaotieling (高铁岭), Guanqiao (官桥), Xinjie (新街), Panjiawan (潘家湾), Dupu (渡普), Paizhouwan (簰洲湾).
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Jiayu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.6 (74.5) |
29.7 (85.5) |
34.2 (93.6) |
36.3 (97.3) |
36.4 (97.5) |
38.2 (100.8) |
39.5 (103.1) |
40.2 (104.4) |
38.7 (101.7) |
35.2 (95.4) |
35.8 (96.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
30.3 (86.5) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
17.7 (63.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.1 (39.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
2.8 (37.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 68.4 (2.69) |
81.8 (3.22) |
117.6 (4.63) |
170.0 (6.69) |
183.1 (7.21) |
247.4 (9.74) |
210.8 (8.30) |
121.1 (4.77) |
69.7 (2.74) |
77.7 (3.06) |
69.7 (2.74) |
39.9 (1.57) |
1,457.2 (57.36) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.3 | 12.0 | 14.6 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 135.4 |
| Average snowy days | 4.4 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 95.5 | 94.8 | 117.7 | 148.5 | 163.9 | 163.9 | 220.3 | 219.3 | 168.3 | 149.0 | 133.1 | 123.3 | 1,797.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 29 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 52 | 54 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 40 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "China: Húbĕi (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "嘉鱼县历史沿革_区划地名网".
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.