Xiajiang County

Xiajiang County (simplified Chinese: 峡江县; traditional Chinese: 峽江縣; pinyin: Xiájiāng Xiàn) is a county of west-central Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ji'an.

Xiajiang County 峡江县 Siakiang
County
Location of Xiajiang County (red) within Ji'an City (gold) and Jiangxi
Coordinates: 27°37′N 115°11′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangxi
Prefecture-level city	Ji'an
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.xiajiang.gov.cn

"Kyakya" (Xiajiang, Ji'an, Jiangxi, China). Nieuhof: Ambassade vers la Chine, 1665

Administrative divisions

At present, Xiajiang County has 6 towns, 4 townships and 1 Ethnic Township.^[1]

6 Towns

Shuibian (水边镇) Mabu (马埠镇) Baqiu (巴邱镇)

Renhe (仁和镇) Yanxi (砚溪镇) Luotian (罗田镇)

4 Townships

Tonglin (桐林乡) Fumin (福民乡)

Geping (戈坪乡) Jinjiang (金江乡)

1 Ethnic Township

• Jinping Ethnic Township (金坪民族乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 155,993 in 1999.^[2]

Climate

Climate data for Xiajiang, elevation 105 m (344 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)	26.2 (79.2)	30.3 (86.5)	32.4 (90.3)	35.4 (95.7)	35.9 (96.6)	38.1 (100.6)	40.3 (104.5)	40.4 (104.7)	38.1 (100.6)	35.7 (96.3)	33.4 (92.1)	25.1 (77.2)	40.4 (104.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.8 (49.6)	12.9 (55.2)	16.9 (62.4)	23.5 (74.3)	27.8 (82.0)	30.5 (86.9)	34.2 (93.6)	33.5 (92.3)	29.6 (85.3)	24.7 (76.5)	18.8 (65.8)	12.6 (54.7)	22.9 (73.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.8 (42.4)	8.4 (47.1)	12.3 (54.1)	18.5 (65.3)	22.9 (73.2)	26.1 (79.0)	29.2 (84.6)	28.4 (83.1)	24.6 (76.3)	19.1 (66.4)	13.3 (55.9)	7.6 (45.7)	18.0 (64.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	2.9 (37.2)	5.3 (41.5)	9.0 (48.2)	14.8 (58.6)	19.3 (66.7)	22.8 (73.0)	25.4 (77.7)	24.8 (76.6)	20.9 (69.6)	15.2 (59.4)	9.5 (49.1)	4.0 (39.2)	14.5 (58.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−6.2 (20.8)	−5.7 (21.7)	−4.0 (24.8)	0.8 (33.4)	9.6 (49.3)	13.0 (55.4)	17.8 (64.0)	19.1 (66.4)	12.5 (54.5)	2.6 (36.7)	−2.5 (27.5)	−9.1 (15.6)	−9.1 (15.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	81.4 (3.20)	99.9 (3.93)	199.2 (7.84)	212.6 (8.37)	230.8 (9.09)	260.8 (10.27)	159.5 (6.28)	123.1 (4.85)	81.7 (3.22)	57.8 (2.28)	85.2 (3.35)	64.5 (2.54)	1,656.5 (65.22)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	14.4	14.3	18.8	18.0	17.5	15.7	11.1	11.7	8.3	8.2	10.3	10.9	159.2
Average snowy days	1.8	1.1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	3.8
Average relative humidity (%)	84	83	85	82	83	84	76	80	82	80	82	81	82
Mean monthly sunshine hours	66.9	70.7	75.6	102.7	127.7	128.6	224.9	203.1	157.5	144.6	115.8	105.7	1,523.8
Percentage possible sunshine	20	22	20	27	31	31	53	50	43	41	36	33	34
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]