Lichuan County

Lichuan County (Chinese: 黎川县; pinyin: Líchuān Xiàn) is a county in the east of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Fujian province to the east. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou.

Lichuan County
黎川县
Lichwan
Location in Jiangxi
Location in Jiangxi
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityFuzhou
Area
  Total1,728 km2 (667 sq mi)
Population
 ((2018))
  Total250,000
  Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code
344600
Websitewww.jxlcx.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

In the present, Lichuan County has 6 towns and 8 townships.[1]

6 towns
  • Rifeng (日峰镇)
  • Hongcun (宏村镇)
  • Xunkou (洵口镇)
  • Xiongcun (熊村镇)
  • Long'an (龙安镇)
  • Desheng (德胜镇)
8 townships
  • Tanxi (潭溪乡)
  • Hufang (湖坊乡)
  • Heyuan (荷源乡)
  • Houcun (厚村乡)
  • Sheping (社萍乡)
  • Zhangxi (樟溪乡)
  • Xicheng (西城乡)
  • Zhongtian (中田乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 230,043 in 1999.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Lichuan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.2
(82.8)
30.9
(87.6)
33.5
(92.3)
36.0
(96.8)
36.6
(97.9)
37.8
(100.0)
41.5
(106.7)
42.2
(108.0)
38.1
(100.6)
37.0
(98.6)
32.6
(90.7)
28.7
(83.7)
42.2
(108.0)
Average high °C (°F) 11.2
(52.2)
14.5
(58.1)
18.0
(64.4)
24.4
(75.9)
28.5
(83.3)
31.1
(88.0)
34.7
(94.5)
34.1
(93.4)
30.8
(87.4)
26.0
(78.8)
20.2
(68.4)
14.0
(57.2)
24.0
(75.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.5
(43.7)
9.2
(48.6)
12.9
(55.2)
18.8
(65.8)
23.3
(73.9)
26.3
(79.3)
29.1
(84.4)
28.4
(83.1)
25.2
(77.4)
19.9
(67.8)
14.2
(57.6)
8.3
(46.9)
18.5
(65.3)
Average low °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9)
5.6
(42.1)
9.3
(48.7)
14.8
(58.6)
19.3
(66.7)
22.7
(72.9)
24.6
(76.3)
24.3
(75.7)
21.1
(70.0)
15.5
(59.9)
9.9
(49.8)
4.3
(39.7)
14.6
(58.2)
Record low °C (°F) −6.6
(20.1)
−5.0
(23.0)
−4.3
(24.3)
2.0
(35.6)
7.7
(45.9)
12.9
(55.2)
19.6
(67.3)
19.1
(66.4)
12.3
(54.1)
1.2
(34.2)
−3.6
(25.5)
−12.3
(9.9)
−12.3
(9.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 89.7
(3.53)
113.3
(4.46)
236.1
(9.30)
230.3
(9.07)
281.5
(11.08)
334.4
(13.17)
172.6
(6.80)
138.5
(5.45)
78.7
(3.10)
52.6
(2.07)
92.0
(3.62)
67.9
(2.67)
1,887.6
(74.32)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 14.4 14.4 19.3 17.6 17.8 18.1 11.6 13.1 9.5 7.1 9.4 10.7 163
Average snowy days 1.9 1.0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 3.7
Average relative humidity (%) 85 83 84 82 81 83 75 78 80 79 82 81 81
Mean monthly sunshine hours 67.9 72.0 75.6 98.0 118.7 122.4 221.9 200.3 159.9 146.8 116.3 102.8 1,502.6
Percent possible sunshine 21 23 20 25 28 30 53 50 44 41 36 32 34
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Education

Jigao Primary School (极高小学) is located in Xiongcun Town (熊村镇). Since September 2019 the school, as of December 2020, has a single student.[5]

Notes and references

  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.
  5. "Pic story: primary school teacher remains on post for over 40 years". Xinhua. 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2021-02-02.

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