Jiangkou County (Chinese: 江口县; pinyin: Jiāngkǒu Xiàn) is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Tongren, in the northeast of Guizhou Province, China. The county government is located in Shuangjiang.

Jiangkou County
江口县
Kiangkow
Westbound G56 Hangzhou–Ruili Expressway in the county at the 1,414 km (879 mi) post
Westbound G56 Hangzhou–Ruili Expressway in the county at the 1,414 km (879 mi) post
Jiangkou is located in Guizhou
Jiangkou
Jiangkou
Location of the seat in Guizhou
Jiangkou is located in Southwest China
Jiangkou
Jiangkou
Jiangkou (Southwest China)
Coordinates (Jiangkou County government): 27°42′18″N 108°50′38″E / 27.7049°N 108.8440°E / 27.7049; 108.8440
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityTongren
County seatShuangjiang
Area
 • Total1,869 km2 (722 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total172,753
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
554400

Administrative divisions edit

Jiangkou County is divided into 2 subdistricts, 6 towns and 2 ethnic townships:[1]

subdistricts
  • Shuangjiang Subdistrict 双江街道
  • Kaide Subdistrict 凯德街道
towns
  • Minxiao Town 闵孝镇
  • Taoying Town 桃映镇
  • Minhe Town 民和镇
  • Nuxi Town 怒溪镇
  • Taiping Town 太平镇
  • Bapan Town 坝盘镇
ethnic townships
  • Dewang Tujia and Miao Ethnic Township 德旺土家族苗族乡
  • Guanhe Dong, Tujia and Miao Ethnic Township 官和侗族土家族苗族乡

Climate edit

Climate data for Jiangkou, elevation 369 m (1,211 ft), (1991–2018 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3)
31.0
(87.8)
36.4
(97.5)
35.8
(96.4)
37.2
(99.0)
36.9
(98.4)
39.1
(102.4)
39.5
(103.1)
39.0
(102.2)
35.6
(96.1)
31.5
(88.7)
24.1
(75.4)
39.5
(103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0)
11.6
(52.9)
16.1
(61.0)
22.3
(72.1)
26.4
(79.5)
29.1
(84.4)
32.3
(90.1)
32.1
(89.8)
28.4
(83.1)
22.2
(72.0)
17.1
(62.8)
11.4
(52.5)
21.5
(70.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)
7.6
(45.7)
11.4
(52.5)
16.9
(62.4)
21.0
(69.8)
24.3
(75.7)
26.8
(80.2)
26.3
(79.3)
22.8
(73.0)
17.6
(63.7)
12.6
(54.7)
7.5
(45.5)
16.7
(62.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6)
5.0
(41.0)
8.4
(47.1)
13.4
(56.1)
17.5
(63.5)
21.1
(70.0)
23.1
(73.6)
22.6
(72.7)
19.3
(66.7)
14.6
(58.3)
9.7
(49.5)
4.9
(40.8)
13.6
(56.4)
Record low °C (°F) −4.5
(23.9)
−4.3
(24.3)
−2.1
(28.2)
3.0
(37.4)
7.6
(45.7)
13.7
(56.7)
15.1
(59.2)
16.1
(61.0)
11.3
(52.3)
4.7
(40.5)
−1.4
(29.5)
−4.0
(24.8)
−4.5
(23.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 40.3
(1.59)
43.6
(1.72)
68.9
(2.71)
122.2
(4.81)
190.6
(7.50)
229.0
(9.02)
219.6
(8.65)
162.4
(6.39)
103.2
(4.06)
92.4
(3.64)
61.1
(2.41)
33.1
(1.30)
1,366.4
(53.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.2 13.1 16.8 17.1 18.0 17.1 14.5 12.8 11.0 14.0 11.3 11.1 170
Average snowy days 4.2 2.6 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 9.1
Average relative humidity (%) 79 79 80 81 81 84 81 80 80 81 81 78 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 39.4 41.9 60.2 83.7 99.6 94.8 160.4 171.6 123.6 82.9 71.6 57.1 1,086.8
Percent possible sunshine 12 13 16 22 24 23 38 43 34 24 22 18 24
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:江口县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

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