| Jiangchuan 江川区 | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 A sculpture in Jiangchuan | |
 Location of Jiangchuan (red) and Yuxi Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province of China | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Yuxi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 850 km (330 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 260,000 |
| • Density | 310/km (790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 652600 |
| Area code | 0877 |
| Website | www |
Jiangchuan District (Chinese: 江川区; pinyin: Jiāngchuān Qū) is located in Yuxi, Yunnan, China.
The district is known for its Gantangjing Paleolithic sites which contains traces of the use of fire, presence of prehistoric carnivorous fauna.
Administrative divisions
Jiangchuan District has 1 subdistrict, 4 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township.
- 1 subdistrict
- Dajie (大街街道)
- 4 towns
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- 1 township
- Xiongguan (雄关乡)
- 1 ethnic township
- Anhua Yi (安化彝族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Jiangchuan, elevation 1,731 m (5,679 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) | 23.8 (74.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
32.7 (90.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
11.7 (53.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.0 (0.98) |
14.5 (0.57) |
18.8 (0.74) |
32.7 (1.29) |
81.0 (3.19) |
142.6 (5.61) |
156.0 (6.14) |
147.8 (5.82) |
92.7 (3.65) |
61.0 (2.40) |
32.9 (1.30) |
16.1 (0.63) |
821.1 (32.32) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 10.9 | 15.0 | 19.4 | 17.9 | 13.2 | 10.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 117 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 65 | 58 | 58 | 65 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 222.0 | 223.2 | 247.2 | 246.1 | 215.9 | 144.8 | 118.8 | 135.4 | 121.1 | 134.0 | 189.0 | 194.8 | 2,192.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 70 | 66 | 64 | 52 | 35 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 38 | 58 | 59 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
References
- Fire-using remains found in Gantangjing Paleolithic site in Yunnan, 2016.
- "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
External links
24°19′04″N 102°45′11″E / 24.31778°N 102.75306°E / 24.31778; 102.75306
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