Hongjiang
Located on the southwest of the province and the south of Huaihua, the city is bordered to the north by Zhongfang County, to the northwest by Zhijiang County, to the south by Huitong County, to the east by Dongkou County. Including the Hongjiang District, Hongjiang covers 2,289 km (884 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 498,100. The city is divided into 26 township-level divisions, including four subdistricts and two townships of Hongjiang District. The government seat is Qiancheng Town (黔城镇).
History
The former Hongjiang City was merged with Qianyang County (黔阳县; 黔陽縣) to form the present Hongjiang City in 1997. However, the local residents of the former Hongjiang City strongly resisted this merger. The antagonism and uncertainties were being played out for the first time between the residents and local authorities, and it lasted for some time. The authorities forced to give tacit consent to the status, the former Hongjiang was separated from the new Hongjiang City. As a part of Hongjiang City, the former Hongjiang was reformed as a special management area named Hongjiang District, the Hongjiang District is directly administrated by the government of Huaihua City.
Transportation
- China National Highway 209
- Anjiang East railway station on the Huaihua–Shaoyang–Hengyang railway is located here.
Climate
Hongjiang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa).
| Climate data for Hongjiang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
34.7 (94.5) |
35.8 (96.4) |
36.3 (97.3) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.9 (103.8) |
40.3 (104.5) |
38.6 (101.5) |
36.2 (97.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
40.3 (104.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.4 (92.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
22.6 (72.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
7.6 (45.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
14.0 (57.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63.1 (2.48) |
68.6 (2.70) |
114.8 (4.52) |
150.1 (5.91) |
209.7 (8.26) |
255.6 (10.06) |
165.8 (6.53) |
95.8 (3.77) |
78.3 (3.08) |
85.7 (3.37) |
67.9 (2.67) |
46.0 (1.81) |
1,401.4 (55.16) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.8 | 14.5 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 17.4 | 16.3 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 9.2 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 166.1 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 40.6 | 48.9 | 66.2 | 91.8 | 113.8 | 111.2 | 194.2 | 190.1 | 139.5 | 100.4 | 83.3 | 65.8 | 1,245.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 12 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 46 | 47 | 38 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 27 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
See also
- Changqi, a village in Anjiang, Hongjiang
References
- ^ "Qianchengzhen" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ Huaihua City Land Use Plan (2006–20)/《怀化市土地利用总体规划（2006-2020年）》.(in Chinese) Accessed 8 July 2014. Does not include Hongjiang District.
- ^ Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 68. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "怀化市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Huaihua Statistical Bureau/怀化市统计局. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014. Does not include Hongjiang District.
- ^ 《湖南省民政厅关于同意洪江市乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕76号) [about the divisions of Hongjiang City (25 November 2015), according to the adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Hongjiang City]. rednet.cn Hunan.
- ^ about the population of Hongjiang City in 2015 (excluding the population of Hongjiang District), according to 洪江市2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报. Huaihua People's Government. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links
- (in Chinese) Official website of Hongjiang government