Yifeng County

Summary

Yifeng County (simplified Chinese: 宜丰县; traditional Chinese: 宜豐縣; pinyin: Yífēng Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Yichun.

Yifeng County
宜丰县
Ifeng
Location in Jiangxi
Location in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 28°23′38″N 114°48′14″E / 28.394°N 114.804°E / 28.394; 114.804
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityYichun
Area
 • Total1,935 km2 (747 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total301,000
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code
336300

Administrative divisions edit

Yifeng County currently has 7 towns and 5 townships.[1]

7 towns
  • Xinchang (新昌镇)
  • Chengtang (澄塘镇)
  • Tangpu (棠浦镇)
  • Xinzhuang (新庄镇)
  • Tanshan (潭山镇)
  • Fangxi (芳溪镇)
  • Shishi (石市镇)
5 townships
  • Huaqiao (花桥乡)
  • Tong'an (同安乡)
  • Tianbao (天宝乡)
  • Huanggang (黄岗乡)
  • Qiaoxi (桥西乡)

Demographics edit

The population of the district was 263,563 in 1999.[2]

Climate edit

Climate data for Yifeng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.0
(77.0)
28.8
(83.8)
35.0
(95.0)
35.3
(95.5)
35.9
(96.6)
37.5
(99.5)
40.3
(104.5)
41.4
(106.5)
38.5
(101.3)
36.5
(97.7)
32.4
(90.3)
25.5
(77.9)
41.4
(106.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8)
12.7
(54.9)
16.6
(61.9)
23.0
(73.4)
27.5
(81.5)
30.2
(86.4)
33.7
(92.7)
33.5
(92.3)
30.1
(86.2)
25.0
(77.0)
18.9
(66.0)
12.8
(55.0)
22.8
(73.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1)
8.1
(46.6)
11.9
(53.4)
17.8
(64.0)
22.5
(72.5)
25.6
(78.1)
28.5
(83.3)
28.1
(82.6)
24.6
(76.3)
19.1
(66.4)
13.1
(55.6)
7.5
(45.5)
17.7
(63.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.8
(37.0)
5.0
(41.0)
8.5
(47.3)
14.0
(57.2)
18.7
(65.7)
22.3
(72.1)
24.6
(76.3)
24.4
(75.9)
20.8
(69.4)
15.1
(59.2)
9.3
(48.7)
4.0
(39.2)
14.1
(57.4)
Record low °C (°F) −7.0
(19.4)
−5.2
(22.6)
−4.5
(23.9)
0.1
(32.2)
8.3
(46.9)
13.1
(55.6)
17.7
(63.9)
18.0
(64.4)
12.2
(54.0)
0.8
(33.4)
−2.9
(26.8)
−9.6
(14.7)
−9.6
(14.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 89.2
(3.51)
102.7
(4.04)
190.0
(7.48)
211.4
(8.32)
264.8
(10.43)
317.3
(12.49)
190.6
(7.50)
145.5
(5.73)
92.4
(3.64)
60.4
(2.38)
98.5
(3.88)
64.6
(2.54)
1,827.4
(71.94)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 15.5 14.9 19.2 18.0 17.1 17.0 13.5 13.4 9.6 9.0 11.1 11.5 169.8
Average snowy days 3.0 1.7 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.9 6
Average relative humidity (%) 84 84 84 83 83 85 81 81 81 80 82 82 83
Mean monthly sunshine hours 67.2 68.9 78.2 104.2 124.9 116.2 199.9 188.2 157.8 143.3 118.9 109.0 1,476.7
Percent possible sunshine 21 22 21 27 30 28 47 47 43 41 37 34 33
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. ^ (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

External links edit

  • (in Chinese) Government site - Google translation