Xinji (Chinese: 辛集; pinyin: Xīnjí) is a county-level city of Hebei Province, North China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shijiazhuang. It is the easternmost county-level division of Shijiangzhuang. There are eight towns (; zhèn) and seven townships (; xiāng) under the administration of Xinji.

Xinji
辛集市
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Xinji is located in Hebei
Xinji
Xinji
Location of the city center in Hebei
Coordinates: 37°56′35″N 115°13′05″E / 37.943°N 115.218°E / 37.943; 115.218
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityShijiazhuang
Area
 • County-level & Sub-prefectural city951.0 km2 (367.2 sq mi)
 • Urban
137.10 km2 (52.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • County-level & Sub-prefectural city662,000
 • Urban198,900
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Licence plate prefixes冀AF

Geography edit

  • Population: The population is 610,000 in the year 2003.
  • Area: 951 km2
    • Latitude: about 38° N
    • Longitude: about 115° E
  • Area code: +86+311
  • Post Code: 052360

Administrative divisions edit

Xinji City is sub-divided into 8 towns and 7 townships within its jurisdiction.

Towns:

Townships:

Climate edit

Climate data for Xinji (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6)
24.2
(75.6)
32.0
(89.6)
34.0
(93.2)
39.6
(103.3)
41.0
(105.8)
42.9
(109.2)
37.2
(99.0)
36.5
(97.7)
33.2
(91.8)
26.4
(79.5)
19.8
(67.6)
42.9
(109.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.5
(38.3)
7.7
(45.9)
14.9
(58.8)
22.1
(71.8)
27.8
(82.0)
32.4
(90.3)
32.7
(90.9)
30.9
(87.6)
27.1
(80.8)
21.0
(69.8)
11.7
(53.1)
4.8
(40.6)
19.7
(67.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.7
(28.9)
2.0
(35.6)
8.6
(47.5)
15.6
(60.1)
21.6
(70.9)
26.4
(79.5)
27.8
(82.0)
26.2
(79.2)
21.6
(70.9)
14.8
(58.6)
6.3
(43.3)
−0.1
(31.8)
14.1
(57.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.8
(21.6)
−2.5
(27.5)
3.4
(38.1)
10.0
(50.0)
15.9
(60.6)
21.0
(69.8)
23.6
(74.5)
22.3
(72.1)
17.0
(62.6)
9.9
(49.8)
2.1
(35.8)
−3.8
(25.2)
9.4
(49.0)
Record low °C (°F) −16.9
(1.6)
−15.0
(5.0)
−7.5
(18.5)
−0.9
(30.4)
5.1
(41.2)
10.8
(51.4)
16.6
(61.9)
14.1
(57.4)
6.5
(43.7)
−1.5
(29.3)
−12.2
(10.0)
−19.0
(−2.2)
−19.0
(−2.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.8
(0.07)
5.4
(0.21)
8.3
(0.33)
26.2
(1.03)
38.0
(1.50)
50.1
(1.97)
122.3
(4.81)
117.6
(4.63)
44.5
(1.75)
26.4
(1.04)
14.3
(0.56)
3.1
(0.12)
458
(18.02)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.7 2.3 2.5 4.9 6.2 8.0 10.8 9.5 6.4 4.9 3.6 1.9 62.7
Average snowy days 2.4 2.4 0.8 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 2.1 9
Average relative humidity (%) 55 51 49 53 55 57 71 75 68 62 63 59 60
Mean monthly sunshine hours 169 175.8 227.8 246.9 280.8 246.2 224.2 219.7 208.1 198.6 167.2 160.8 2,525.1
Percent possible sunshine 55 57 61 62 64 56 50 53 56 58 56 55 57
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

History edit

Xinji was formerly named Shulu County (束鹿县, Shùlù Xian), and became a county-level city in 1986.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

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