Rucheng County

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
County
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]

References

1. "Rucheng" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
2. 2015年汝城县国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Rucheng County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 1 February 2017.
3. 《湖南省民政厅关于同意汝城县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕100号 [result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Rucheng County on 27 November 2015]. rednet.cn Hunan. 2015-12-04., also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》. people.com Hunan. 2015-12-08. or xinhuanet.com
4. Ethnic Minority Development Plan of Hunan Forest Restoration and Development Project, from worldbank.org (pdf)
5. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
6. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

• www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)

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