Xiaogan

Xiaogan (Chinese: 孝感; pinyin: Xiàogǎn) is a prefecture-level city in east-central Hubei province, People's Republic of China, some 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of the provincial capital of Wuhan. According to the 2020 census, its population totaled 4,270,371, of whom 988,479 lived in the built-up (or metro) area of Xiaonan District.

Xiaogan 孝感市 Siaokan
Prefecture-level city
view west towards city's south central area
Location of Xiaogan City in Hubei and the PRC
Xiaogan Location of the city centre in Hubei
Coordinates (Xiaogan municipal government): 30°55′05″N 113°57′25″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hubei
Municipal seat	Xiaonan District
Area
• Prefecture-level city	8,922.72 km2 (3,445.08 sq mi)
• Urban	1,034.8 km2 (399.5 sq mi)
• Metro	1,034.8 km2 (399.5 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Prefecture-level city	4,270,371
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Urban	988,479
• Urban density	960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
• Metro	988,479
• Metro density	960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
GDP[2]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 145.7 billion US$ 23.4 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 29,924 US$ 4,804
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	432100
Area code	712
ISO 3166 code	CN-HB-09
Website	www.xiaogan.gov.cn

The city name Xiaogan, meaning Filial Piety Moves Tian (Chinese: 孝行感天), is from the story of Dong Yong, who sold himself for his father's funeral, in The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars.^[3]

The Sheshui River originates in Xiaogan's Dawu County. On the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, many in Wuhan eat 'di cai zhu ji dan' (地菜煮鸡蛋) which is supposed to prevent illness in the coming year. This practice is related to a story involving Shennong in Xiaogan.^[4]

Administrative divisions

Map of Xiaogan (labeled as HSIAO-KAN (SIAOKAN) 孝感) and nearby areas (1953)

Since 2000, Xiaogan has been divided into 1 district, 3 county-level cities and 3 counties:^[5][6]

• Xiaonan District (孝南区)
• Yingcheng City (应城市)
• Anlu City (安陆市)
• Hanchuan City (汉川市)
• Xiaochang County (孝昌县)
• Dawu County (大悟县)
• Yunmeng County (云梦县)

Map
Xiaonan Xiaochang County Dawu County Yunmeng County Yingcheng (city) Anlu (city) Hanchuan (city)

Climate

Climate data for Xiaogan, elevation 26 m (85 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	20.6 (69.1)	27.5 (81.5)	33.0 (91.4)	33.8 (92.8)	35.3 (95.5)	37.5 (99.5)	39.4 (102.9)	39.5 (103.1)	38.4 (101.1)	34.0 (93.2)	28.8 (83.8)	21.9 (71.4)	39.5 (103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	8.1 (46.6)	11.1 (52.0)	16.0 (60.8)	22.3 (72.1)	27.0 (80.6)	29.9 (85.8)	32.5 (90.5)	32.4 (90.3)	28.7 (83.7)	23.2 (73.8)	16.9 (62.4)	10.6 (51.1)	21.6 (70.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	3.7 (38.7)	6.5 (43.7)	11.2 (52.2)	17.2 (63.0)	22.2 (72.0)	25.8 (78.4)	28.5 (83.3)	27.9 (82.2)	23.6 (74.5)	17.7 (63.9)	11.4 (52.5)	5.7 (42.3)	16.8 (62.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.5 (32.9)	2.9 (37.2)	7.3 (45.1)	13.0 (55.4)	18.2 (64.8)	22.5 (72.5)	25.4 (77.7)	24.7 (76.5)	19.9 (67.8)	13.8 (56.8)	7.5 (45.5)	2.1 (35.8)	13.2 (55.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−13.7 (7.3)	−7.3 (18.9)	−2.7 (27.1)	0.8 (33.4)	8.3 (46.9)	12.9 (55.2)	18.6 (65.5)	15.9 (60.6)	10.7 (51.3)	1.5 (34.7)	−3.8 (25.2)	−14.9 (5.2)	−14.9 (5.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	42.3 (1.67)	52.3 (2.06)	78.5 (3.09)	117.0 (4.61)	144.3 (5.68)	183.0 (7.20)	209.3 (8.24)	113.3 (4.46)	68.3 (2.69)	61.0 (2.40)	47.4 (1.87)	25.6 (1.01)	1,142.3 (44.98)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	8.5	9.7	11.3	10.6	12.1	11.2	10.8	9.1	7.2	8.9	8.3	6.6	114.3
Average snowy days	3.9	2.3	0.9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	1.1	8.5
Average relative humidity (%)	76	76	76	76	77	82	82	80	77	77	77	74	78
Mean monthly sunshine hours	109.0	105.8	134.3	156.5	166.3	153.7	203.8	211.6	167.1	153.2	137.4	127.2	1,825.9
Percentage possible sunshine	34	33	36	40	39	36	47	52	46	44	44	41	41
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] all-time extreme temperature[9][10]

Food

• Xiaogan Rice wine (孝感米酒)

Notable people from Xiaogan

• Cheng Shicai
• Liu Zhen

Sister cities

• Brest, Belarus