Rucheng County
Rucheng County
Jucheng | |
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![]() Rucheng County from above | |
Coordinates: 25°33′07″N 113°41′02″E / 25.552°N 113.684°E[1] | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hunan |
Prefecture-level city | Chenzhou |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 4241XX |
Rucheng County (simplified Chinese:
Located in the southeastern corner of the province, the county is bordered to the northwest by Yizhang County, to the north by Zixing City, to the northeast by Guidong County, to the east by Chongyi County, to the southeast by Renhua County, to the southwest by Lechang City. Rucheng County covers 2,400.71 km2 (926.92 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 407,200 and a resident population of 344,400.[2] The county has nine towns and five townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Luyang Town (卢阳镇).[3]
Rucheng County is also the home of the Yao people, Yao ethnic minority accounts for 15.27% of the population; Another local minority is She people, it accounts for 0.24% of the population in the county.[4]
Administrative divisions[edit]
- 9 towns
- Daping (
大坪 镇) - Jingpo (
井 坡镇) - Luyang (卢阳镇)
- Maqiao (马桥镇)
- Nuanshui (
暖 水 镇) - Quanshui (
泉水 镇) - Reshui (热水镇)
- Sanjiangkou (
三江 口 镇) - Tuqiao (
土 桥镇)
- 3 townships
- 2 ethnic townships
- Yao Wenming (
文明 瑶 族 乡) - Yao Yanshou (
延 寿 瑶 族 乡)
Climate[edit]
Climate data for Rucheng, elevation 646 m (2,119 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 22.7 (72.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.8 (92.8) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.3 (99.1) |
34.7 (94.5) |
33.4 (92.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
37.3 (99.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
21.9 (71.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74.4 (2.93) |
87.0 (3.43) |
155.6 (6.13) |
165.5 (6.52) |
194.8 (7.67) |
260.2 (10.24) |
171.3 (6.74) |
177.7 (7.00) |
107.8 (4.24) |
61.6 (2.43) |
66.1 (2.60) |
52.7 (2.07) |
1,574.7 (62) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.4 | 14.0 | 19.5 | 17.4 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 15.8 | 17.2 | 12.8 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 174.1 |
Average snowy days | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 81 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 83.1 | 76.0 | 71.5 | 99.6 | 124.5 | 134.9 | 210.9 | 189.2 | 163.8 | 166.3 | 141.9 | 126.1 | 1,587.8 |
Percent possible sunshine | 25 | 24 | 19 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] |
References[edit]
- ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Rucheng" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ czs.gov.cn%5d or %5bhttp://www.hsj.czs.gov.cn/html/ hsj.czs.gov%5d 2015
年 汝 城 县国民 经济和 社会 发展统计公 报 [Statistical Communiqué of Rucheng County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development].{{cite web}}
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value (help) - ^ 《
湖南 省 民政 厅关于同意 汝 城 县乡镇区划调整 方案 的 批复》(湘民行 发〔2015〕100号 [result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Rucheng County on 27 November 2015]. rednet.cn Hunan. 2015-12-04., also see 《湖南 省 乡镇区 划调整 改革 109个县市区 批复方案 》. people.com Hunan. 2015-12-08. or xinhuanet.com - ^ Ethnic Minority Development Plan of Hunan Forest Restoration and Development Project, from worldbank.org (pdf)
- ^
中国 气象数 据 网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023. - ^
中国 气象数 据 网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
External links[edit]