Nankang (Chinese: 南康) is a district of the city of Ganzhou in southern Jiangxi province. It was a county-level city until November 2013, when the State Council made it a district of Ganzhou.[1]
Nankang
南康区 | |
|---|---|
 Location of Nankang (red) in Jiangxi. The map includes the towns of Tandong and Tankou, now administered by the neighboring Zhanggong District | |
| Coordinates: 25°39′43″N 114°45′54″E / 25.662°N 114.765°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Ganzhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,796 km2 (693 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[citation needed] | |
| • Total | 787,636 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Postal Code | 341400 |
Administration edit
Nankang has a population of 810,000. It covers an area of 1796 square kilometers. The seat of the district is at Rongjiang Town (蓉江镇).
In the present, Nankang District has 2 subdistricts, 8 towns, 11 townships and 1 ethnic township.[2]
- 2 subdistricts
- 8 towns
- 11 townships
- 1 ethnic township
- Chitu She Ethnic Township (赤土畲族乡)
Climate edit
| Climate data for Nankang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.8 (82.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
36.2 (97.2) |
37.7 (99.9) |
40.1 (104.2) |
40.4 (104.7) |
38.6 (101.5) |
36.6 (97.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.0 (93.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
24.7 (76.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73.2 (2.88) |
95.6 (3.76) |
177.6 (6.99) |
169.7 (6.68) |
217.2 (8.55) |
209.6 (8.25) |
126.5 (4.98) |
144.8 (5.70) |
86.8 (3.42) |
55.6 (2.19) |
63.6 (2.50) |
51.7 (2.04) |
1,471.9 (57.94) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.4 | 13.0 | 18.2 | 15.8 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 12.5 | 13.9 | 9.7 | 5.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 150.2 |
| Average snowy days | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 80 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 82.9 | 79.7 | 75.4 | 103.4 | 132.2 | 151.1 | 241.5 | 217.9 | 170.6 | 164.4 | 136.5 | 122.3 | 1,677.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 25 | 25 | 20 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 58 | 54 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 38 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Transportation edit
Ganzhou West railway station is located here.
References edit
- ^ 江西南康撤市设区获国务院批复. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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