Rong County, Sichuan
Rong County
荣县 | |
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.png) Location of Rong County (red) within Zigong City (yellow) and Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 29°26′43″N 104°25′03″E / 29.4454°N 104.4174°E / 29.4454; 104.4174 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zigong |
| County seat | Xuyang Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,598.97 km2 (617.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 540,000 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (870/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Rongxian | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 榮縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 荣县 | ||||||||
| Postal | Junghsien | ||||||||
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Rong County or Rongxian is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Zigong city.
Geography
The county has a total area of 1,609 km2 (621 sq mi).[1] The average elevation above sea level of county is 230 m.
Administrative divisions
Rong County administers 2 subdistricts and 19 towns:[2]
- subdistricts
- Wutong 梧桐街道
- Qingyang 青阳街道
- towns
- Xuyang 旭阳镇
- Shuangshi 双石镇
- Dingxin 鼎新镇
- Lede 乐德镇
- Guwen 古文镇
- Hekou 河口镇
- Xinqiao 新桥镇
- Zhengzi 正紫镇
- Dujia 度佳镇
- Dongjia 东佳镇
- Changshan 长山镇
- Baohua 保华镇
- Liujia 留佳镇
- Laimou 来牟镇
- Shuanggu 双古镇
- Guanshan 观山镇
- Gaoshan 高山镇
- Dongxing 东兴镇
- Tiechang 铁厂镇
Population
As of 2008, the county had a population of 700,000.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Rongxian, elevation 384 m (1,260 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
34.6 (94.3) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.7 (99.9) |
37.5 (99.5) |
39.7 (103.5) |
37.9 (100.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.3 (64.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
17.9 (64.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
15.1 (59.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.1 (0.40) |
13.0 (0.51) |
28.0 (1.10) |
60.4 (2.38) |
84.5 (3.33) |
150.5 (5.93) |
191.1 (7.52) |
216.1 (8.51) |
108.7 (4.28) |
49.2 (1.94) |
19.7 (0.78) |
8.6 (0.34) |
939.9 (37.02) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.9 | 8.0 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 14.3 | 15.8 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 144.8 |
| Average snowy days | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 83 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 54.3 | 64.8 | 109.7 | 142.4 | 146.2 | 122.6 | 168.0 | 176.1 | 100.0 | 65.3 | 68.1 | 50.0 | 1,267.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 17 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 40 | 44 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 28 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
History
See also
References
- ^ "Róng Xiàn (County, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：容县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
External links
- Rongxian County Government website
