Rucheng County
County in Hunan, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rucheng County (simplified Chinese: 汝城县; traditional Chinese: 汝城縣; pinyin: Rǔchéng Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chenzhou.
Rucheng County
汝城县 Jucheng | |
|---|---|
 Rucheng County from above | |
  Rucheng Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 25°33′07″N 113°41′02″E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Chenzhou |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4241XX |
Located in the southeastern corner of the province, the county is bordered to the northwest by Yizhang County, to the north by Zixing City, to the northeast by Guidong County, to the east by Chongyi County, to the southeast by Renhua County, to the southwest by Lechang City. Rucheng County covers 2,400.71 km2 (926.92 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 407,200 and a resident population of 344,400.[2] The county has nine towns and five townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Luyang Town (卢阳镇).[3]
Rucheng County is also the home of the Yao people, Yao ethnic minority accounts for 15.27% of the population; Another local minority is She people, it accounts for 0.24% of the population in the county.[4]
Administrative divisions
- 9 towns
- Daping (大坪镇)
- Jingpo (井坡镇)
- Luyang (卢阳镇)
- Maqiao (马桥镇)
- Nuanshui (暖水镇)
- Quanshui (泉水镇)
- Reshui (热水镇)
- Sanjiangkou (三江口镇)
- Tuqiao (土桥镇)
- 3 townships
- Haotou (濠头乡)
- Jiyi (集益乡)
- Nandong (南洞乡)
- 2 ethnic townships
- Yao Wenming (文明瑶族乡)
- Yao Yanshou (延寿瑶族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Rucheng, elevation 646 m (2,119 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) | 22.7 (72.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.8 (92.8) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.3 (99.1) |
34.7 (94.5) |
33.4 (92.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
37.3 (99.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
21.9 (71.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74.4 (2.93) |
87.0 (3.43) |
155.6 (6.13) |
165.5 (6.52) |
194.8 (7.67) |
260.2 (10.24) |
171.3 (6.74) |
177.7 (7.00) |
107.8 (4.24) |
61.6 (2.43) |
66.1 (2.60) |
52.7 (2.07) |
1,574.7 (62) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.4 | 14.0 | 19.5 | 17.4 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 15.8 | 17.2 | 12.8 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 174.1 |
| Average snowy days | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 83.1 | 76.0 | 71.5 | 99.6 | 124.5 | 134.9 | 210.9 | 189.2 | 163.8 | 166.3 | 141.9 | 126.1 | 1,587.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 25 | 24 | 19 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
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