Jia County, Shaanxi

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Jia County, Shaanxi - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 38°04′39″N 110°16′27″E / 38.07750°N 110.27417°E

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Jia County 佳县
County
Jia County in Yulin
Yulin in Shaanxi
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city	Yulin
Area
• Total	2,029.82 km² (783.72 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	269,700
• Density	130/km² (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal Code	719200

Jia County

Traditional Chinese

佳縣

Simplified Chinese

佳县

Literal meaning

Beautiful County

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jiāxiàn
Wade–Giles	Chia Hsien

Former names

Jiazhou

Chinese

葭州

Literal meaning

Reed Prefecture

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jiāzhōu
Wade–Giles	Chia-chou

Jiaxian

Traditional Chinese

葭縣

Simplified Chinese

葭县

Literal meaning

Reed County

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jiāxiàn
Wade–Giles	Chia Hsien

Jia County, also known by its Chinese name Jiaxian, is a county in Yulin City, in the north of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Shanxi province across the Yellow River to the east.

History

The seat of Jia County was formerly known as Jiazhou when it was the seat of a prefecture during imperial times.

Administrative divisions

As 2019, Jia County is divided to 1 subdistricts and 12 towns.^[1]

Subdistricts

Jiazhou Subdistrict (佳州街道)

Towns

Keng (坑镇)
Dian (店镇)
Wu (乌镇)
Jinmingsi (金明寺镇)
Tong (通镇)
Wangjiayun (王家砭镇)

Tangta (方塌镇)
Zhujiagua (朱家坬镇)
Xi (螅镇)
Zhuguanzhai (朱官寨镇)
Liuguoju (刘国具镇)
Mutouyu (木头峪镇)

Climate

Climate data for Jiaxian, elevation 894 m (2,933 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	9.7 (49.5)	18.3 (64.9)	28.8 (83.8)	37.1 (98.8)	36.4 (97.5)	42.1 (107.8)	40.1 (104.2)	38.2 (100.8)	37.2 (99.0)	29.0 (84.2)	21.7 (71.1)	12.7 (54.9)	42.1 (107.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−0.6 (30.9)	5.1 (41.2)	12.7 (54.9)	20.7 (69.3)	26.2 (79.2)	30.4 (86.7)	31.4 (88.5)	28.9 (84.0)	23.7 (74.7)	17.2 (63.0)	8.8 (47.8)	1.1 (34.0)	17.1 (62.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−7.1 (19.2)	−1.9 (28.6)	5.5 (41.9)	13.3 (55.9)	19.1 (66.4)	23.5 (74.3)	25.1 (77.2)	22.9 (73.2)	17.5 (63.5)	10.5 (50.9)	2.3 (36.1)	−5.2 (22.6)	10.5 (50.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−12.2 (10.0)	−7.5 (18.5)	−0.6 (30.9)	6.5 (43.7)	12.2 (54.0)	17.1 (62.8)	19.7 (67.5)	18.1 (64.6)	12.6 (54.7)	5.3 (41.5)	−2.5 (27.5)	−9.8 (14.4)	4.9 (40.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−24.3 (−11.7)	−20.0 (−4.0)	−15.6 (3.9)	−4.6 (23.7)	1.2 (34.2)	7.9 (46.2)	13.8 (56.8)	9.0 (48.2)	0.5 (32.9)	−7.2 (19.0)	−17.5 (0.5)	−24.4 (−11.9)	−24.4 (−11.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	3.2 (0.13)	4.7 (0.19)	11.4 (0.45)	25.3 (1.00)	32.6 (1.28)	43.4 (1.71)	109.5 (4.31)	110.7 (4.36)	65.0 (2.56)	30.2 (1.19)	16.5 (0.65)	2.5 (0.10)	455 (17.93)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.0	2.5	3.7	4.6	6.5	7.9	11.4	11.1	9.0	6.4	3.9	2.0	71
Average snowy days	3.4	3.2	2.1	0.6	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.2	1.8	2.7	14.1
Average relative humidity (%)	51	46	40	37	40	47	61	68	68	62	58	53	53
Mean monthly sunshine hours	188.7	185.1	226.7	245.6	272.5	261.7	248.8	227.4	202.1	208.9	189.2	190.4	2,647.1
Percent possible sunshine	62	60	61	62	62	59	56	55	55	61	63	65	60
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[2]^[3]

References

^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

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