Jingchuan County
Jingchuan County (simplified Chinese: 泾川县; traditional Chinese: 涇川縣; pinyin: Jīngchuān Xiàn) is county under jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Pingliang, in the east of Gansu Province, China, bordering Shaanxi Province to the southeast. It has a land area of 1,486 square kilometers. The county is named after the Jing River. In 2020 it had a population of 356,200, over 300,000 of whom in the rural area.[1]
Jingchuan County 泾川县 Kingchwan | |
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Jingchuan in Pingliang | |
Pingliang in Gansu | |
| Coordinates (Jingchuan government): 35°19′58″N 107°22′04″E / 35.3327°N 107.3679°ECoordinates: 35°19′58″N 107°22′04″E / 35.3327°N 107.3679°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Pingliang |
| Area | |
| • County | 1,409.3 km2 (544.1 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,460 m (4,790 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 930 m (3,050 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • County | 356,200 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 317,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 744300 |
| Website | www |
History
Under the name Jingzhou, Jingchuan was formerly the seat of Gansu's Jing Prefecture. The site of former Jingzhou is near the county seat of Jingchuan. The ancient city was built starting in the period of the Western Han Dynasty and abandoned in the early Ming Dynasty. Parts of the old city are still preserved.[2]
During the Republic of China (1912–1949) period it was renamed from Jing County to Jingchuan to avoid confusion with Anhui's Jing County which shared the same name.[3]
Since 1983, Jingchuan has been a model county for reforestation of the Loess Plateau.[4] It is a key county in the Three-North Shelter Forest Program.[5]
Economy
Jingchuan is a large producer of apples, in 2015 it cultivated 400,000 tons of fruit, mostly Fuji apples.[6] Other agricultural produce includes carrots, cabbage, and persimmon.[7][8]
Administrative divisions
Jingchuan County is divided to 1 subdistrict, 11 towns, 3 townships and 1 other.[9] The seat of government is Chengguan Town.
- Subdistricts
- Chengshishequ (城市社区街道)
- Towns
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-Towns are upgraded from Township.
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- Townships
- Luohandong Township(罗汉洞乡)
- Jingming Township(泾明乡)
- Honghe Township (红河乡)
- Others
- Zhanglaosi Farm(张老寺农场)
Climate
| Climate data for Jingchuan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) | 23.8 (74.8) | 30.0 (86.0) | 35.5 (95.9) | 35.3 (95.5) | 38.9 (102.0) | 40.0 (104.0) | 36.2 (97.2) | 36.2 (97.2) | 28.5 (83.3) | 23.1 (73.6) | 16.4 (61.5) | 40.0 (104.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) | 7.9 (46.2) | 14.0 (57.2) | 20.3 (68.5) | 25.0 (77.0) | 29.3 (84.7) | 29.9 (85.8) | 27.6 (81.7) | 23.0 (73.4) | 17.2 (63.0) | 11.2 (52.2) | 5.2 (41.4) | 17.8 (64.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) | 0.4 (32.7) | 6.3 (43.3) | 12.3 (54.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 23.4 (74.1) | 21.6 (70.9) | 16.8 (62.2) | 10.4 (50.7) | 3.2 (37.8) | −2.5 (27.5) | 10.5 (51.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) | −4.9 (23.2) | 0.1 (32.2) | 5.2 (41.4) | 9.9 (49.8) | 14.2 (57.6) | 17.9 (64.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 12.3 (54.1) | 5.6 (42.1) | −2.0 (28.4) | −7.5 (18.5) | 4.9 (40.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.3 (−6.3) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −9.7 (14.5) | −5.8 (21.6) | 0.1 (32.2) | 5.7 (42.3) | 9.5 (49.1) | 7.0 (44.6) | 2.5 (36.5) | −6.1 (21.0) | −15.7 (3.7) | −21.9 (−7.4) | −21.9 (−7.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.2 (0.17) | 7.3 (0.29) | 17.2 (0.68) | 32.2 (1.27) | 46.2 (1.82) | 60.8 (2.39) | 108.1 (4.26) | 109.1 (4.30) | 79.9 (3.15) | 43.4 (1.71) | 11.5 (0.45) | 3.1 (0.12) | 523 (20.61) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 66 | 69 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[10] | |||||||||||||
Transport
References
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- ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 24 November 2022.