Shangli County

This article is about the county in Jiangxi. For the town in Sichuan, see Shangli Town.
Shangli County
上栗县
County
Map
Coordinates: 27°52′48″N 113°47′42″E / 27.880°N 113.795°E / 27.880; 113.795
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityPingxiang
Area
 • Total
720.91 km2 (278.34 sq mi)
Population
 ((2018))
 • Total
522,200
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code
337009

Shangli County (simplified Chinese: 上栗县; traditional Chinese: 上栗縣; pinyin: Shànglì Xiàn) is a county in the west of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Hunan province to the west. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Pingxiang.

Administrative divisions

Shangli County has 6 towns and 3 townships.[1]

6 towns
3 townships

Demographics

The population of the district was 457,586 in 1999.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Shangli (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.1
(50.2) 		12.6
(54.7) 		17.6
(63.7) 		24.0
(75.2) 		27.8
(82.0) 		30.8
(87.4) 		34.1
(93.4) 		34.2
(93.6) 		30.1
(86.2) 		24.9
(76.8) 		18.8
(65.8) 		12.3
(54.1) 		23.1
(73.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.3
(43.3) 		8.3
(46.9) 		12.8
(55.0) 		18.4
(65.1) 		22.8
(73.0) 		26.2
(79.2) 		29.0
(84.2) 		28.7
(83.7) 		24.8
(76.6) 		19.5
(67.1) 		14.0
(57.2) 		7.8
(46.0) 		18.2
(64.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8) 		5.4
(41.7) 		9.6
(49.3) 		14.4
(57.9) 		19.2
(66.6) 		22.9
(73.2) 		25.1
(77.2) 		24.8
(76.6) 		21.1
(70.0) 		15.8
(60.4) 		10.8
(51.4) 		4.7
(40.5) 		14.8
(58.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 77.9
(3.07) 		95.9
(3.78) 		178.7
(7.04) 		162.6
(6.40) 		220.9
(8.70) 		282.9
(11.14) 		196.4
(7.73) 		114.9
(4.52) 		93.8
(3.69) 		50.0
(1.97) 		117.0
(4.61) 		67.9
(2.67) 		1,658.9
(65.32)
Average precipitation days 14.7 15.0 19.7 17.2 17.2 16.6 11.3 11.0 10.1 10.6 12.9 12.4 168.7
Average snowy days 2.0 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 4.2
Average relative humidity (%) 80 80 82 78 79 80 75 75 78 78 81 79 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 56.6 64.7 79.6 111.3 122.8 134.1 226.3 217.1 151.4 134.3 101.3 93.8 1,493.3
Percent possible sunshine 17 20 21 29 29 32 54 54 41 38 32 29 33
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Notes and references

  1. ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. ^ (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.


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