Jia County, Henan
Jia County
郏县 | |
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  Jiaxian Location of the seat in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 33°58′19″N 113°12′47″E / 33.972°N 113.213°E / 33.972; 113.213 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Pingdingshan |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 727 km2 (281 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 577,600 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 467100 |
Jia County or Jiaxian (simplified Chinese: 郏县; traditional Chinese: 郟縣; pinyin: Jiá Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Pingdingshan City, in south-central Henan Province, China.
Jia county is famous for Heluo noodles, the Three-Su Temple and Linfeng village.
Three-Su Temple is the place where the famous poets Su Xun, Su Shi and Su Zhe are buried.
For Linfeng village, its traditional red stone architectures have high historical and cultural value with obvious local characteristics.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this county is divided to 6 towns, 7 townships and 1 ethic townships.[3]
- Towns
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- Townships
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- Ethnic townships
- Yaozhuang Hui Township (姚庄回族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Jiaxian (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) | 19.7 (67.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
33.8 (92.8) |
41.3 (106.3) |
40.7 (105.3) |
40.0 (104.0) |
37.7 (99.9) |
40.0 (104.0) |
34.4 (93.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
41.3 (106.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
20.8 (69.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
4.3 (39.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
15.1 (59.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
10.3 (50.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.8 (1.8) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.8 (0.46) |
13.7 (0.54) |
24.1 (0.95) |
38.2 (1.50) |
61.8 (2.43) |
84.5 (3.33) |
149.7 (5.89) |
108.3 (4.26) |
80.9 (3.19) |
41.3 (1.63) |
30.7 (1.21) |
9.8 (0.39) |
654.8 (25.78) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.9 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 85 |
| Average snowy days | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 11.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 79 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 67 | 61 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 130.7 | 139.1 | 177.4 | 205.7 | 218.2 | 205.5 | 196.8 | 190.4 | 164.3 | 162.6 | 147.6 | 143.7 | 2,082 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 41 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 47 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 平顶山市-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 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
External links
- Official website of Jia County Government
