Xiajin County (Chinese: 夏津县; pinyin: Xiàjīn Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Shandong Province, China, bordering Hebei to the west. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Dezhou. Its total size is 882 km2 (341 sq mi), and its population is roughly 500,000. Its economy is mostly agricultural, including cotton, wheat, and corn.
Xiajin County
夏津县 Siatsing | |
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Coordinates: 36°56′54″N 116°00′06″E / 36.9484°N 116.0017°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shandong |
Prefecture-level city | Dezhou |
Area | |
• Total | 882 km2 (341 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 512,300 |
• Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 253200 |
As 2012, this County is divided to 2 subdistricts, 10 towns and 2 townships.[3]
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Climate data for Xiajin (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.1 (86.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.2 (0.13) |
7.9 (0.31) |
6.8 (0.27) |
28.7 (1.13) |
42.6 (1.68) |
79.9 (3.15) |
142.5 (5.61) |
126.0 (4.96) |
43.0 (1.69) |
31.7 (1.25) |
16.0 (0.63) |
3.7 (0.15) |
532 (20.96) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.6 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 64.5 |
Average snowy days | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 10.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 59 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 79 | 83 | 78 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 66 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 146.5 | 153.7 | 212.9 | 236.5 | 259.5 | 234.1 | 204.8 | 197.9 | 183.8 | 184.0 | 159.0 | 148.4 | 2,321.1 |
Percent possible sunshine | 47 | 50 | 57 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 53 | 50 | 52 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] |