Shanggao County

Shanggao County (simplified Chinese: 上高县; traditional Chinese: 上高縣; pinyin: Shànggāo Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Yichun.

Shanggao County 上高县 Shangkao
County
Shanggao in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 28°14′20″N 114°56′53″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangxi
Prefecture-level city	Yichun
Area
• Total	1,350 km2 (520 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	384,000
• Density	280/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code	336400

Administrative divisions

In the present, Shanggao County has 3 Subdistricts, 11 towns and 10 townships.^[1]

3 Subdistricts

• Xuri (旭日街道)
• Luoqiao (罗桥街道)
• Xingyuan (兴园街道)

11 towns

Tiandun (田墩镇) Shanglu (上泸镇) Huatanshan (华坛山镇) Chating (茶亭镇) Zaotou (皂头镇) Sishiba (四十八镇)

Fenglingtou (枫岭头镇) Huanggu (煌固镇) Huating (花厅镇) Wufushan (五府山镇) Zhengfang (郑坊镇)

10 townships

Wangxian (望仙乡) Shiren (石人乡) Qingshui (清水乡) Shishi (石狮乡) Hucun (湖村乡)

Zunqiao (尊桥乡) Yingjia (应家乡) Huangshaling (黄沙岭乡) Tieshan (铁山乡) Dongtuan (董团乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 331,082 in 1999.^[2]

Climate

Climate data for Shanggao, elevation 93 m (305 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)	25.7 (78.3)	29.5 (85.1)	35.1 (95.2)	35.4 (95.7)	36.7 (98.1)	38.5 (101.3)	40.6 (105.1)	40.8 (105.4)	38.6 (101.5)	36.2 (97.2)	31.5 (88.7)	25.0 (77.0)	40.8 (105.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.7 (49.5)	12.6 (54.7)	16.6 (61.9)	23.1 (73.6)	27.6 (81.7)	30.4 (86.7)	34.1 (93.4)	33.7 (92.7)	30.1 (86.2)	25.0 (77.0)	18.8 (65.8)	12.6 (54.7)	22.9 (73.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.1 (43.0)	8.5 (47.3)	12.3 (54.1)	18.4 (65.1)	23.1 (73.6)	26.1 (79.0)	29.3 (84.7)	28.8 (83.8)	25.2 (77.4)	19.9 (67.8)	13.9 (57.0)	8.2 (46.8)	18.3 (65.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.4 (38.1)	5.6 (42.1)	9.2 (48.6)	14.9 (58.8)	19.6 (67.3)	23.0 (73.4)	25.7 (78.3)	25.3 (77.5)	21.7 (71.1)	16.2 (61.2)	10.3 (50.5)	4.9 (40.8)	15.0 (59.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−5.4 (22.3)	−4.0 (24.8)	−1.5 (29.3)	2.0 (35.6)	9.9 (49.8)	15.1 (59.2)	18.7 (65.7)	19.4 (66.9)	14.0 (57.2)	4.1 (39.4)	−0.8 (30.6)	−10.0 (14.0)	−10.0 (14.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	88.0 (3.46)	102.2 (4.02)	187.4 (7.38)	210.8 (8.30)	253.4 (9.98)	297.1 (11.70)	174.1 (6.85)	126.3 (4.97)	85.1 (3.35)	55.1 (2.17)	96.1 (3.78)	65.6 (2.58)	1,741.2 (68.54)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	14.2	13.8	18.5	17.7	16.4	16.7	11.7	12.3	8.4	8.7	11.0	11.2	160.6
Average snowy days	2.7	1.6	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	5.4
Average relative humidity (%)	79	79	81	79	79	82	76	77	76	74	77	76	78
Mean monthly sunshine hours	66.7	69.8	78.8	107.8	126.3	122.9	205.3	193.8	156.4	145.6	118.0	107.4	1,498.8
Percentage possible sunshine	20	22	21	28	30	30	49	48	43	41	37	34	34
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]