Cili County

Summary

Cili (simplified Chinese: 慈利县; traditional Chinese: 慈利縣; pinyin: Cílì Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China under administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangjiajie. Located in the north of Hunan and the east of Zhangjiajie, Cili County is bordered to the southeast by Taoyuan County, to the south and the southwest by Yongding District, to the west and the northwest by Sangzhi County, to the north and northeast by Shimen County. Cili is also the home of the Tujia people. The County has an area of 3,492 square kilometres (1,348 sq mi) with 703,452 of registered population and roughly 613,000 permanent population (as of 2015).[2] It is divided into 25 township-level divisions (November 27, 2015), its county seat is Lingyang Town (零阳镇).

Cili County
慈利县
Tzeli
Location of Cili County within Zhangjiajie
Location of Cili County within Zhangjiajie
Cili is located in Hunan
Cili
Cili
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 29°22′44″N 110°57′22″E / 29.379°N 110.956°E / 29.379; 110.956[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityZhangjiajie
SeatLingyang
Area
 • Total3,492.02 km2 (1,348.28 sq mi)
Population
 • Total684,300
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Recently[when?] a tomb was discovered around Cili that was 2,200 years old. Among the items discovered was a bronze cooking vessel that contained fish. The tomb was that of an ancient senior official[citation needed].

Administrative divisions edit

According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Cili County on November 27, 2015, it has 15 towns and 10 townships (7 of which are ethnic townships of the Tujia people) under its jurisdiction. Its county seat is Lingyang (零阳镇).[3] they are:

15 Towns
3 Townships
7 Tujia ethnic townships (土家族乡)

Climate edit

Climate data for Cili (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3)
29.5
(85.1)
33.0
(91.4)
37.7
(99.9)
37.0
(98.6)
38.8
(101.8)
41.2
(106.2)
40.7
(105.3)
38.8
(101.8)
35.2
(95.4)
30.1
(86.2)
24.4
(75.9)
41.2
(106.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.6
(49.3)
12.4
(54.3)
17.2
(63.0)
23.4
(74.1)
27.6
(81.7)
30.6
(87.1)
33.6
(92.5)
33.4
(92.1)
29.3
(84.7)
23.6
(74.5)
18.0
(64.4)
12.2
(54.0)
22.6
(72.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1)
8.0
(46.4)
12.3
(54.1)
18.0
(64.4)
22.4
(72.3)
25.8
(78.4)
28.6
(83.5)
28.3
(82.9)
24.2
(75.6)
18.6
(65.5)
13.0
(55.4)
7.8
(46.0)
17.7
(63.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.8
(37.0)
4.8
(40.6)
8.6
(47.5)
13.9
(57.0)
18.5
(65.3)
22.3
(72.1)
24.9
(76.8)
24.6
(76.3)
20.7
(69.3)
15.2
(59.4)
9.7
(49.5)
4.7
(40.5)
14.2
(57.6)
Record low °C (°F) −6.2
(20.8)
−4.6
(23.7)
−2.5
(27.5)
3.2
(37.8)
8.9
(48.0)
12.5
(54.5)
18.2
(64.8)
16.5
(61.7)
12.3
(54.1)
3.6
(38.5)
−1.1
(30.0)
−4.8
(23.4)
−6.2
(20.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 46.4
(1.83)
57.7
(2.27)
89.2
(3.51)
141.1
(5.56)
178.0
(7.01)
218.6
(8.61)
248.3
(9.78)
151.4
(5.96)
85.1
(3.35)
90.3
(3.56)
60.2
(2.37)
28.5
(1.12)
1,394.8
(54.93)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.2 10.7 13.3 14.1 14.8 14.2 12.9 11.4 8.8 11.1 9.7 8.3 139.5
Average snowy days 4.2 2.7 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1.3 9.6
Average relative humidity (%) 73 73 73 73 75 79 77 75 73 75 76 72 75
Mean monthly sunshine hours 61.2 62.8 89.3 113.8 125.6 122.2 187.0 184.5 134.8 110.5 97.1 80.2 1,369
Percent possible sunshine 19 20 24 29 30 29 44 46 37 31 31 25 30
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Cili" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ population of Cili County: according to 2015年慈利县国民经济和社会发展统计公报, also see zjjrs.gov Archived 2017-01-03 at the Wayback Machine or tjj.zjj.gov Archived 2017-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ The township-level administrative divisions of Cili were reformed on November 27, 2015, according to 湖南省民政厅关于同意慈利县乡镇区划调整方案的批复 (湘民行发〔2015〕105号), also see people.com: 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案 (2015-12-08) Archived 2017-04-07 at the Wayback Machine or xinhuanet.com: 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案 (2015-12-08)
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

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