Huichang County

Summary

Huichang County (simplified Chinese: 会昌县; traditional Chinese: 會昌縣; pinyin: Huìchāng Xiàn) is a county, under the jurisdiction of Ganzhou, in the south of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China.

Huichang County
会昌县
Hweichang
Location in Jiangxi
Location in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 25°27′46″N 115°44′35″E / 25.46278°N 115.74306°E / 25.46278; 115.74306
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityGanzhou
SeatWenwuba Town
Area
 • Total2,722.18 km2 (1,051.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total445,137
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Postal Code
342600
Area code0797
Vehicle registration赣B
Websitewww.huichang.gov.cn

Population edit

The population of Huichang is 445,137 (2010),[1] including nations of Han (partly Hakka) and She.

Administration edit

Huichang has jurisdiction over 6 towns and 13 townships.[2] The seat of the county locates at the Wenwuba Town.[3]

6 Towns
  • Wenwuba (文武坝镇)
  • Junmenling (筠门岭镇)
  • Xijiang (西江镇)
  • Zhoutian (周田镇)
  • Mazhou (麻州镇)
  • Zhuangkou (庄口镇)
13 Townships
  • Qingxi (清溪乡)
  • Youshui (右水乡)
  • Gaopai (高排乡)
  • Xiaolong (晓龙乡)
  • Zhulan (珠兰乡)
  • Dongtou (洞头乡)
  • Zhongcun (中村乡)
  • Zhantang (站塘乡)
  • Yonglong (永隆乡)
  • Fucheng (富城乡)
  • Xiaomi (小密乡)
  • Zhuangbu (庄埠乡)
  • Bai'e (白鹅乡)

Geography edit

 
Hanxianyan(汉仙岩).
 
Yangjiaoshuibao(羊角水堡)

Huichang is located in the southeast of Jiangxi province. The Xiang River and the Mian River merge here and form the Gong River.

Huichang has an area of 2722.18 km2.[1]

Climate edit

Climate data for Huichang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.9
(84.0)
31.9
(89.4)
32.2
(90.0)
34.7
(94.5)
36.5
(97.7)
38.3
(100.9)
39.7
(103.5)
39.9
(103.8)
38.5
(101.3)
36.2
(97.2)
34.6
(94.3)
29.0
(84.2)
39.9
(103.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.2
(57.6)
16.9
(62.4)
19.9
(67.8)
25.6
(78.1)
29.2
(84.6)
31.8
(89.2)
34.5
(94.1)
33.9
(93.0)
31.2
(88.2)
27.2
(81.0)
22.1
(71.8)
16.3
(61.3)
25.2
(77.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0)
11.5
(52.7)
14.9
(58.8)
20.4
(68.7)
24.2
(75.6)
26.9
(80.4)
28.8
(83.8)
28.1
(82.6)
25.8
(78.4)
21.2
(70.2)
15.9
(60.6)
10.4
(50.7)
19.8
(67.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1)
8.1
(46.6)
11.7
(53.1)
16.8
(62.2)
20.7
(69.3)
23.6
(74.5)
24.7
(76.5)
24.4
(75.9)
22.0
(71.6)
17.0
(62.6)
11.8
(53.2)
6.5
(43.7)
16.1
(60.9)
Record low °C (°F) −5.7
(21.7)
−3.0
(26.6)
−2.8
(27.0)
5.2
(41.4)
11.4
(52.5)
15.9
(60.6)
19.7
(67.5)
19.5
(67.1)
12.5
(54.5)
4.7
(40.5)
−0.6
(30.9)
−7.0
(19.4)
−7.0
(19.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74.4
(2.93)
102.2
(4.02)
192.2
(7.57)
195.9
(7.71)
240.6
(9.47)
254.5
(10.02)
132.9
(5.23)
182.4
(7.18)
90.9
(3.58)
47.0
(1.85)
62.0
(2.44)
55.7
(2.19)
1,630.7
(64.19)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.1 13.2 18.7 16.6 17.7 17.9 13.4 15.6 9.6 6.1 8.0 8.9 156.8
Average snowy days 0.7 0.6 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1.6
Average relative humidity (%) 80 80 82 80 80 81 75 78 78 76 78 78 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 85.4 81.9 74.0 99.6 117.6 135.5 222.4 197.6 164.5 158.2 128.9 117.4 1,583
Percent possible sunshine 26 26 20 26 28 33 53 49 45 45 40 36 36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Transport edit

External links edit

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20040817062717/http://www.jxit.com.cn/chl/other/llp/

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "HUÌCHĀNG XIÀN (County)". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  2. ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  3. ^ "会昌县志". huichang.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2013-08-24. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.