Pengze County

Pengze County (simplified Chinese: 彭泽县; traditional Chinese: 彭澤縣; pinyin: Péngzé Xiàn) is a county in the north of Jiangxi Province, situated on the southeast (right) bank of the Yangtze. The northernmost county-level division of the province, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jiujiang.

Pengze County
彭泽县
County
Location of Pengze County (red) within Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi
Location of Pengze County (red) within Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi
Coordinates (Longcheng government): 29°53′46″N 116°32′56″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityJiujiang
Area
 • Total1,544 km2 (596 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total364,800
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
332700

Pengze county has a long history of written record. This county firstly established in the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu, Western Han dynasty (201 BCE)

Pengze. Nieuhof: L'ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale des Provinces Unies vers l'Empereur de la Chine, 1665

Administrative divisions

Pengze County has 10 towns and 3 townships.[1]

10 towns
  • Longcheng (龙城镇)
  • Mianchuan (棉船镇)
  • Madang (马垱镇)
  • Furongdun (芙蓉墩镇)
  • Dingshan (定山镇)
  • Tianhong (天红镇)
  • Yangzi (杨椊镇)
  • Dongsheng (东升镇)
  • Langxi (浪溪镇)
  • Huanghua (黄花镇)
3 townships
  • Taipingguan (太平关乡)
  • Huangling (黄岭乡)
  • Haoshan (浩山乡)

Transport

Pengze is served by Pengze railway station on the Tongling–Jiujiang railway.

Climate
Climate data for Pengze (1996–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.6
(70.9)		 27.4
(81.3)		 31.5
(88.7)		 33.0
(91.4)		 35.1
(95.2)		 37.5
(99.5)		 39.7
(103.5)		 40.0
(104.0)		 36.8
(98.2)		 33.6
(92.5)		 30.3
(86.5)		 22.8
(73.0)		 40.0
(104.0)
Average high °C (°F) 7.9
(46.2)		 10.8
(51.4)		 15.8
(60.4)		 22.1
(71.8)		 26.9
(80.4)		 29.4
(84.9)		 32.9
(91.2)		 32.4
(90.3)		 28.4
(83.1)		 23.3
(73.9)		 16.9
(62.4)		 10.5
(50.9)		 21.4
(70.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.6
(40.3)		 7.1
(44.8)		 11.5
(52.7)		 17.4
(63.3)		 22.3
(72.1)		 25.4
(77.7)		 28.7
(83.7)		 28.2
(82.8)		 24.2
(75.6)		 18.9
(66.0)		 12.8
(55.0)		 6.8
(44.2)		 17.3
(63.2)
Average low °C (°F) 2.2
(36.0)		 4.3
(39.7)		 8.4
(47.1)		 13.9
(57.0)		 18.8
(65.8)		 22.5
(72.5)		 25.7
(78.3)		 25.2
(77.4)		 21.3
(70.3)		 15.8
(60.4)		 9.8
(49.6)		 4.0
(39.2)		 14.3
(57.8)
Record low °C (°F) −6.4
(20.5)		 −5.1
(22.8)		 −2.7
(27.1)		 3.2
(37.8)		 9.2
(48.6)		 14.9
(58.8)		 19.1
(66.4)		 17.9
(64.2)		 13.8
(56.8)		 4.5
(40.1)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 −6.5
(20.3)		 −6.5
(20.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 79.8
(3.14)		 95.1
(3.74)		 135.7
(5.34)		 165.2
(6.50)		 199.6
(7.86)		 248.5
(9.78)		 219.8
(8.65)		 145.1
(5.71)		 64.0
(2.52)		 61.8
(2.43)		 72.0
(2.83)		 53.6
(2.11)		 1,540.2
(60.61)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 12.2 13.1 14.8 14.2 13.3 14.7 11.1 11.5 7.2 8.2 10.1 9.2 139.6
Average snowy days 3.6 2.3 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1.4 7.9
Average relative humidity (%) 76 76 75 73 75 81 78 79 78 75 76 72 76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 82.6 85.6 112.8 140.9 161.5 141.0 209.6 200.4 166.9 144.4 113.2 108.5 1,667.4
Percent possible sunshine 25 27 30 36 38 34 49 49 46 41 36 34 37
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References
  1. "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.


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