Jiande (help·info) is a county-level city of Zhejiang Province, East China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou.
Jiande
建德市 Kienteh | |
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County-level city | |
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![]() ![]() Jiande Location in Zhejiang | |
Coordinates: 29.4896°N 119.337°E / 29.4896; 119.337 | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Zhejiang |
Sub-provincial city | Hangzhou |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 311600 |
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jiande was the capital of Yanzhou Prefecture. On account of this, Jiande was often referred to as Yanzhou Fu (严州府). A transcription commonly seen in both French and English writing of the time was Yen-tcheou-fou, derived from French missionary writing.[1][2][3]
Subdistricts:[4]
Towns:
The only township is Qintang Township (钦堂乡)
Climate data for Jiande (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.9 (100.2) |
42.4 (108.3) |
41.9 (107.4) |
40.0 (104.0) |
37.5 (99.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
42.4 (108.3) |
Average high °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.7 (85.5) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.9 (93.0) |
29.3 (84.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
Average low °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
8.7 (47.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
1.1 (34.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 82.4 (3.24) |
101.7 (4.00) |
168.7 (6.64) |
176.2 (6.94) |
186.3 (7.33) |
268.7 (10.58) |
161.2 (6.35) |
145.1 (5.71) |
107.3 (4.22) |
59.0 (2.32) |
73.1 (2.88) |
50.8 (2.00) |
1,580.5 (62.21) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 79 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[5] |
Direct trains for freight link Jiande with Yiwu and Jinhua
County-level divisions of Zhejiang Province | |||||
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Hangzhou (capital) | |||||
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Prefecture-level cities |
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