Chaling County

Chaling County (simplified Chinese: 茶陵县; traditional Chinese: 茶陵縣; pinyin: Chálíng Xiàn; lit. 'tea hill') is a county in Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of Zhuzhou City. Located on the south eastern margin of the province, the county is bordered to the north by You County, to the east by Anren County, to the south by Yanling County, and to the east by Lianhua, Yongxin Counties and Jinggangshan City of Jiangxi. Chaling County covers 2,500 km² (970 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 631,036 and resident a population of 586,000.^[1] The county has 4 subdistricts, 10 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is at Yunyang Subdistrict (云阳街道).^[2]

Chaling County 茶陵县
County
Chaling Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°48′50″N 113°38′28″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture-level city	Zhuzhou
Seat	Yunyang Subdistrict
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Subdivisions

Name	Hanzi	Population (2005)	Area (km2)	Note
Chengguan	城关镇	90,000	14
Jieshou	界首镇	28,000	84
Yantang	严塘镇	40,750	243
Hukou	湖口镇	34,000	72.7
Huanxi	浣溪镇	16,000	136
Majiang	马江镇	33,000	85
Gaolong	高陇镇	19,500	140.66
Yaobei	腰陂镇	57,600	230
Lushui	潞水镇	32,000	127
Huju	虎踞镇	28,000	83
Pingshui	平水镇	26,700	137.6
Zaoshi	枣市镇	27,000	112.75
Huotian	火田镇		144
Taokeng	桃坑乡	16,200	270
Xiadong	下东乡	17,200	31.9
Lingfang	舲舫乡	29,100	87.4
Sicong	思聪乡	30,200	41.2
Mijiang	洣江街道	26,670	41.2
Batuan	八团乡	65,000	116
Zhitang	秩堂乡	26,000	163

In the present, Chaling County has 4 subdistricts, 10 towns and 2 townships.

4 subdistricts

• Mijiang (洣江街道)
• Sicong (思聪街道)
• Xiadong (下东街道)
• Yunyang (云阳街道)

10 towns

• Gaolong (高陇镇)
• Huju (虎踞镇)
• Hukou (湖口镇)
• Huotian (火田镇)
• Jieshou (界首镇)
• Majiang (马江镇)
• Yantang (严塘镇)
• Yaolu (腰潞镇)
• Zaoshi (枣市镇)
• Zhitang (秩堂镇)

2 towns

• Lingfang (舲舫乡)
• Taokeng (桃坑乡)

Climate

Climate data for Chaling, elevation 136 m (446 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)	26.3 (79.3)	31.7 (89.1)	35.2 (95.4)	35.9 (96.6)	36.6 (97.9)	38.0 (100.4)	40.2 (104.4)	40.7 (105.3)	38.4 (101.1)	36.1 (97.0)	32.5 (90.5)	25.6 (78.1)	40.7 (105.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	10.0 (50.0)	13.0 (55.4)	16.9 (62.4)	23.6 (74.5)	28.0 (82.4)	31.1 (88.0)	34.5 (94.1)	33.5 (92.3)	29.9 (85.8)	24.9 (76.8)	19.0 (66.2)	13.0 (55.4)	23.1 (73.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.5 (43.7)	9.0 (48.2)	12.7 (54.9)	18.7 (65.7)	23.2 (73.8)	26.5 (79.7)	29.2 (84.6)	28.4 (83.1)	25.1 (77.2)	20.0 (68.0)	14.3 (57.7)	8.8 (47.8)	18.5 (65.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	4.0 (39.2)	6.2 (43.2)	9.8 (49.6)	15.2 (59.4)	19.7 (67.5)	23.3 (73.9)	25.3 (77.5)	24.8 (76.6)	21.6 (70.9)	16.5 (61.7)	10.9 (51.6)	5.7 (42.3)	15.3 (59.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−4.2 (24.4)	−3.9 (25.0)	−1.4 (29.5)	3.7 (38.7)	9.8 (49.6)	13.9 (57.0)	18.4 (65.1)	18.2 (64.8)	13.2 (55.8)	4.6 (40.3)	−0.6 (30.9)	−7.5 (18.5)	−7.5 (18.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	77.2 (3.04)	87.1 (3.43)	178.0 (7.01)	166.9 (6.57)	202.1 (7.96)	235.3 (9.26)	133.8 (5.27)	146.2 (5.76)	66.8 (2.63)	59.7 (2.35)	80.1 (3.15)	56.8 (2.24)	1,490 (58.67)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	14.0	13.6	18.3	17.0	16.7	14.5	11.4	12.3	8.8	7.6	9.8	10.2	154.2
Average snowy days	2.9	1.4	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.8	5.5
Average relative humidity (%)	80	80	82	80	79	80	74	76	76	73	75	75	78
Mean monthly sunshine hours	64.4	68.3	75.3	112.0	142.3	156.7	243.7	215.3	173.4	148.7	122.6	109.0	1,631.7
Percentage possible sunshine	19	22	20	29	34	38	58	54	47	42	38	34	36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]