Jia County, Shaanxi

Jia County, also known by its Chinese name Jiaxian, is a county in Yulin City, in the north of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Shanxi province across the Yellow River to the east.

Jia County 佳县
County
Jia County in Yulin
Yulin in Shaanxi
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city	Yulin
Area
• Total	2,029.82 km2 (783.72 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	269,700
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal Code	719200

Jia County
Traditional Chinese	佳縣
Simplified Chinese	佳县
Literal meaning	Beautiful County
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiāxiàn Wade–Giles Chia Hsien

Former names
Jiazhou
Chinese	葭州
Literal meaning	Reed Prefecture
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiāzhōu Wade–Giles Chia-chou
Jiaxian
Traditional Chinese	葭縣
Simplified Chinese	葭县
Literal meaning	Reed County
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiāxiàn Wade–Giles Chia Hsien

History

A map of "Kia-tcheou" from Du Halde's 1735 Description of China, based on accounts by Jesuit missionaries

The seat of Jia County was formerly known as Jiazhou when it was the seat of a prefecture during imperial times.

Administrative divisions

As of 2019^[update], Jia County is divided to 1 subdistricts and 12 towns.^[1]

Subdistricts

• Jiazhou Subdistrict (佳州街道)

Towns

Keng (坑镇) Dian (店镇) Wu (乌镇) Jinmingsi (金明寺镇) Tong (通镇) Wangjiayun (王家砭镇)

Tangta (方塌镇) Zhujiagua (朱家坬镇) Xi (螅镇) Zhuguanzhai (朱官寨镇) Liuguoju (刘国具镇) Mutouyu (木头峪镇)

Climate

Climate data for Jiaxian, elevation 894 m (2,933 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)	9.7 (49.5)	18.3 (64.9)	28.8 (83.8)	37.1 (98.8)	36.4 (97.5)	42.1 (107.8)	40.1 (104.2)	38.2 (100.8)	37.2 (99.0)	29.0 (84.2)	21.7 (71.1)	12.7 (54.9)	42.1 (107.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−0.6 (30.9)	5.1 (41.2)	12.7 (54.9)	20.7 (69.3)	26.2 (79.2)	30.4 (86.7)	31.4 (88.5)	28.9 (84.0)	23.7 (74.7)	17.2 (63.0)	8.8 (47.8)	1.1 (34.0)	17.1 (62.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−7.1 (19.2)	−1.9 (28.6)	5.5 (41.9)	13.3 (55.9)	19.1 (66.4)	23.5 (74.3)	25.1 (77.2)	22.9 (73.2)	17.5 (63.5)	10.5 (50.9)	2.3 (36.1)	−5.2 (22.6)	10.5 (50.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−12.2 (10.0)	−7.5 (18.5)	−0.6 (30.9)	6.5 (43.7)	12.2 (54.0)	17.1 (62.8)	19.7 (67.5)	18.1 (64.6)	12.6 (54.7)	5.3 (41.5)	−2.5 (27.5)	−9.8 (14.4)	4.9 (40.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−24.3 (−11.7)	−20.0 (−4.0)	−15.6 (3.9)	−4.6 (23.7)	1.2 (34.2)	7.9 (46.2)	13.8 (56.8)	9.0 (48.2)	0.5 (32.9)	−7.2 (19.0)	−17.5 (0.5)	−24.4 (−11.9)	−24.4 (−11.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	3.2 (0.13)	4.7 (0.19)	11.4 (0.45)	25.3 (1.00)	32.6 (1.28)	43.4 (1.71)	109.5 (4.31)	110.7 (4.36)	65.0 (2.56)	30.2 (1.19)	16.5 (0.65)	2.5 (0.10)	455 (17.93)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.0	2.5	3.7	4.6	6.5	7.9	11.4	11.1	9.0	6.4	3.9	2.0	71
Average snowy days	3.4	3.2	2.1	0.6	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.2	1.8	2.7	14.1
Average relative humidity (%)	51	46	40	37	40	47	61	68	68	62	58	53	53
Mean monthly sunshine hours	188.7	185.1	226.7	245.6	272.5	261.7	248.8	227.4	202.1	208.9	189.2	190.4	2,647.1
Percentage possible sunshine	62	60	61	62	62	59	56	55	55	61	63	65	60
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]