Xiushui County

Xiushui County
修水县
Siushui; Hsiushui
County
Location of Xiushui County (red) within Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi
Location of Xiushui County (red) within Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi
Coordinates: 29°01′34″N 114°32′49″E / 29.026°N 114.547°E / 29.026; 114.547
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityJiujiang
Area
 • Total
4,504 km2 (1,739 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
882,356
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
332400

Xiushui County (Chinese: 修水县; pinyin: Xiūshuǐ Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Jiangxi Province, China, bordering the provinces of Hunan to the west and southwest and Hubei to the northwest. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Jiujiang.

Map including Xiushui (labeled as HSIU-SHUI (SIUSHUI) (walled) 修水) (AMS, 1953)

Xiushui is the largest county in Jiangxi Province and the most populous county in Jiujiang City. It is a sub-central city of Jiujiang City [1]. In 2019, Xiushui County achieved a gross regional product (GDP) of 24.7 billion yuan throughout the year

Xiushui has a long history. It was named Aihou in the Shang dynasty and Aiyi in the Spring and Autumn period. It was under the jurisdiction of Wu, Chu and Yue successively. Jian'ai County in the Han dynasty was merged into Jianchang County in the Sui dynasty and Wuning County in the Tang dynasty. In 800 years (in the first year of Dezong in the Tang dynasty), Xiba Township of Wuning County was built in Fenning County. Yangyang County. It was promoted to Ningzhou in the Yuan dynasty and was changed to Ningzhou in 1801 (the sixth year of Jiaqing in the Qing dynasty). In 1912 (the first year of the Republic of China), the name was changed to Ning County, and in 1914, it was renamed Xiushui County, which was named after Xiuhe river within the territory.

Administrative divisions

Xiushui County has 19 towns and 17 townships.[1]

19 towns
17 townships

Climate

Climate data for Xiushui (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.7
(78.3) 		28.7
(83.7) 		33.4
(92.1) 		33.6
(92.5) 		36.8
(98.2) 		38.4
(101.1) 		40.8
(105.4) 		42.1
(107.8) 		39.1
(102.4) 		37.0
(98.6) 		32.6
(90.7) 		25.1
(77.2) 		42.1
(107.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.8
(49.6) 		12.7
(54.9) 		17.1
(62.8) 		23.6
(74.5) 		27.9
(82.2) 		30.5
(86.9) 		33.9
(93.0) 		33.8
(92.8) 		30.3
(86.5) 		25.0
(77.0) 		18.9
(66.0) 		12.8
(55.0) 		23.0
(73.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.9
(40.8) 		7.4
(45.3) 		11.4
(52.5) 		17.3
(63.1) 		21.9
(71.4) 		25.1
(77.2) 		28.1
(82.6) 		27.6
(81.7) 		23.9
(75.0) 		18.4
(65.1) 		12.4
(54.3) 		6.9
(44.4) 		17.1
(62.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.8
(35.2) 		3.9
(39.0) 		7.5
(45.5) 		12.9
(55.2) 		17.6
(63.7) 		21.4
(70.5) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.6
(74.5) 		19.8
(67.6) 		14.0
(57.2) 		8.2
(46.8) 		3.1
(37.6) 		13.2
(55.7)
Record low °C (°F) −8.0
(17.6) 		−5.9
(21.4) 		−5.4
(22.3) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		8.0
(46.4) 		10.7
(51.3) 		17.1
(62.8) 		16.5
(61.7) 		8.8
(47.8) 		0.4
(32.7) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		−12.1
(10.2) 		−12.1
(10.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 80.3
(3.16) 		94.0
(3.70) 		167.5
(6.59) 		204.5
(8.05) 		220.5
(8.68) 		284.7
(11.21) 		207.1
(8.15) 		126.7
(4.99) 		84.2
(3.31) 		58.9
(2.32) 		81.8
(3.22) 		50.6
(1.99) 		1,660.8
(65.37)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.2 12.6 16.6 16.2 15.3 16.0 13.7 12.4 8.4 8.4 9.9 10.1 152.8
Average snowy days 4.4 2.6 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1.3 9.1
Average relative humidity (%) 80 79 80 80 81 83 79 80 79 77 79 78 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 80.3 82.2 97.2 124.6 148.9 139.8 208.9 199.2 165.7 151.5 125.2 119.9 1,643.4
Percent possible sunshine 25 26 26 32 35 33 49 49 45 43 39 38 37
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.


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