Jingshan, Hubei
County-level city in Hubei, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jingshan is a county-level city of Jingmen City, in central Hubei Province, People's Republic of China. It is named after nearby Mount Jingyuan (京源山).[4] It is bordered on the north by the Dahong Mountain and on the south by the Jianghan Plain. The county has an area of over 3,520 square kilometres (1,360 sq mi). It has one economic development zone, jurisdiction 14 towns. Jingshan is located approximately one hour's drive from the provincial capital Wuhan.[citation needed]
Jingshan
京山市 Kingshan | |
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 Jingshan Railway Station | |
  Jingshan Location in Hubei | |
| Coordinates: 31°08′N 113°07′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Jingmen |
| Towns | 14 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,520 km2 (1,360 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 645,900 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 431800[3] |
| Website | (In Chinese) Jingshan County government website |
| Jingshan, Hubei | |||||||
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| Chinese | 京山市 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Mount Jīngyuán City | ||||||
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Administrative divisions
Climate
| Climate data for Jingshan (2009–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
30.8 (87.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
35.9 (96.6) |
37.9 (100.2) |
38.7 (101.7) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.9 (100.2) |
34.1 (93.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
21.9 (71.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
2.2 (36.0) |
13.1 (55.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.6 (18.3) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
0.5 (32.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.0 (51.8) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.3 (1.19) |
41.0 (1.61) |
58.1 (2.29) |
100.2 (3.94) |
129.6 (5.10) |
180.3 (7.10) |
207.6 (8.17) |
129.8 (5.11) |
64.3 (2.53) |
64.3 (2.53) |
45.9 (1.81) |
21.1 (0.83) |
1,072.5 (42.21) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.6 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 115.3 |
| Average snowy days | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 9.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 69 | 73 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 113.4 | 110.9 | 140.9 | 165.9 | 179.4 | 169.2 | 209.8 | 213.9 | 163.0 | 154.1 | 139.4 | 130.4 | 1,890.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 35 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 49 | 53 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
Population
In 2002, 636,100 people lived in Jingshan. 403,100 of them were rural inhabitants whilst 233,000 formed the urban population. 320,100 of them were male and 316,000 female. The central towns have a total population of 233,200 inhabitants, 15,500 of them are mobile. In Jingshan the population density is 181 people per km2 with an average life expectancy of 74.12 years.[citation needed]
By the end of 2016, 645,900 people lived in Jingshan; 332,272 male and 313,713 female.[9]
Natural resources
Land resources
At the end of 2002, the city had 98846.37 hectares (1482695.6 acres) of farmland (29.56% of the total area), 31776.07 hectares (476641.00 acres) of water (9.51%) and 43040.54 hectares of unused land (645608.10 acres) accounting for 12.88% of the total.[citation needed]
Mineral resources
Jingshan has rich mineral resources. After years of extensive geological studies, more than 20 kinds of minerals have been found in Jingshan. The main non-metallic mineral mines in the city include limestone (500 million tons), dolomite (700 million tons) and Silica (300 million tons).[citation needed]
Water resources
The rivers of Jingshan are mainly fed by surface water and groundwater. The annual precipitation averages 1179 mm and the average annual runoff adds up to 350.5 mm, equivalent to 1.173 billion cubic meters. There are more than 500 rivers, 68 of them more than 10 kilometers long. Inside the county, the Block Reservoir, Ponds contain a total 1.329 billion cubic meters of water.[citation needed]
Animal and plant resources
Major crops are rice, barley, broad beans, soybeans, and many varieties of corn . Native products are mainly mushrooms, fungi, bridge meters, chestnut, tea and seedless watermelons.[citation needed]
The flora in Jingshan derive from 73 branches, 146 genera and 247 species.[citation needed]
Pangolins, wolves, bifurcates, leopards, parrots and wildlife in general are protected according to law within the territory of the state.[citation needed]
Industry and economy
In 2005, the city achieved a GDP of 7.1 billion. There are more than 100 enterprises, eleven of which are 10 million euro enterprises. 39 of them are 10 million yuan enterprises. Yearly exports reached 48 million U.S. dollars in 2005.[citation needed]
Construction, machinery manufacturing, materials processing, textiles and garments, chemical metallurgy and food processing shape the five industrial clusters.[citation needed]
References
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