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Hukou County 
Summary
Hukou County (simplified Chinese: 湖口县; traditional Chinese: 湖口縣; pinyin: Húkǒu Xiàn; lit. '(Poyang) lake mouth') is a county under the administration of Jiujiang City, in the north of Jiangxi Province, China, bordering Anhui province to the north. The total area is 669.33 km2 (258.43 sq mi), and the population is 285,242 as of 2007.[1]
Hukou
湖口县 | |
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 Location of Hukou County (red) in Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiujiang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 673.66 km2 (260.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 297,308 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal Code | 332500 |
Administrative divisions edit
Hukou County is divided to 5 towns and 7 townships.[2]
- 5 towns
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- 7 townships
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Transport edit
Hukou is served by the Tongling–Jiujiang Railway.
Climate edit
| Climate data for Hukou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.5 (94.1) |
36.6 (97.9) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.8 (105.4) |
37.4 (99.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
29.6 (85.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
40.8 (105.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.3 (15.3) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
1.9 (35.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 75.0 (2.95) |
91.0 (3.58) |
139.6 (5.50) |
159.8 (6.29) |
194.0 (7.64) |
242.6 (9.55) |
184.9 (7.28) |
125.2 (4.93) |
65.4 (2.57) |
62.3 (2.45) |
68.3 (2.69) |
49.9 (1.96) |
1,458 (57.39) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.3 | 12.6 | 15.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 139.8 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 97.4 | 99.0 | 118.7 | 143.9 | 165.3 | 149.9 | 227.0 | 216.5 | 182.6 | 166.9 | 135.5 | 126.4 | 1,829.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 30 | 31 | 32 | 37 | 39 | 36 | 53 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 41 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Profile of Hukou" (in Chinese). Official website of Hukou County Government. May 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
External links edit
- Official website of Hukou County Government
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