Zixing
County-level city in Hunan, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zixing (simplified Chinese: 资兴; traditional Chinese: 資興; pinyin: Zīxīng) is a county-level city in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Chenzhou prefecture-level City.
Zixing
资兴市 | |
|---|---|
 Tangdong Subdistrict | |
 Zixing Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 25°58′23″N 113°13′52″E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Chenzhou |
| Area | |
| 2,747.0 km2 (1,060.6 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 24.63 km2 (9.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[2] | |
| 395,000 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 169,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Located on the southeast of the province, it is near to the north of the Chenzhou city proper. The city is bordered to the northwest by Yongxing and Anren Counties, to the northeast by Yanling County, to the east by Guidong County, to the southeast by Rucheng County, to the southwest by Yizhang County, and to the west by Suxian District. Zixing City covers an area of 2,730.44 km2 (1,054.23 sq mi), and as of 2015, It had a registered population of 378,400 and a resident population of 345,100.[3] The city has two subdistricts, nine towns and two townships under its jurisdiction, and the government seat is Tangdong Subdistrict (唐洞街道).[4]
Administrative divisions
- 2 subdistricts
- 9 towns
- Bailang (白廊镇)
- Chukou (滁口镇)
- Huangcao (黄草镇)
- Liaojiang (蓼江镇)
- Qingjiang (清江镇)
- Sandu (三都镇)
- Tangxi (汤溪镇)
- Xingning (兴宁镇)
- Zhoumensi (州门司镇)
- 2 ethnic townships
- Yao Bamianshan (八面山瑶族乡)
- Yao Huilongshan (回龙山瑶族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Zixing, elevation 139 m (456 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.1 (98.8) |
37.5 (99.5) |
42.0 (107.6) |
40.4 (104.7) |
38.5 (101.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
34.2 (93.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
42.0 (107.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
29.6 (85.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
23.3 (74.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.8 (56.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 88.3 (3.48) |
101.5 (4.00) |
172.8 (6.80) |
182.8 (7.20) |
189.8 (7.47) |
200.1 (7.88) |
128.7 (5.07) |
194.0 (7.64) |
79.0 (3.11) |
72.9 (2.87) |
89.6 (3.53) |
73.4 (2.89) |
1,572.9 (61.94) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.7 | 16.2 | 19.6 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 178.3 |
| Average snowy days | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 87 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 50.6 | 58.8 | 68.3 | 98.4 | 125.6 | 143.7 | 224.9 | 181.1 | 136.4 | 117.3 | 97.7 | 82.8 | 1,385.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 15 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 54 | 45 | 37 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 31 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
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