Nanjing County (simplified Chinese: 南靖县; traditional Chinese: 南靖縣; pinyin: Nánjìng Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-chiūⁿ-koān) is a county under the administration of Zhangzhou City, in the south of Fujian province, People's Republic of China.
Nanjing County
南靖县 | |
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County | |
Hekeng Village, Shuyang Town, Nanjing County | |
![]() ![]() Nanjing Location of the seat in Fujian | |
Coordinates: 24°30′53″N 117°21′26″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Fujian |
Prefecture-level city | Zhangzhou |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Nanjing County is administratively divided into several towns:
Nanjing County, and in particular its western part (Shuyang and Meilin Towns), is the location of many famous Fujian Tulou. Out of the 10 tulou sites listed on UNESCO's World Heritage list, four are in Nanjing County:
Until 2012, Nanjing County had no railways. The Longyan–Xiamen Railway, opened on June 30, 2012, became the first railway to cross the county. The two stations within the county are Nanjing Station (located near Fengtian Town, about 15 km (9.3 mi) (by road) to the northeast of the county seat, Shancheng[1]) and Longshan;[2] they serve the county's eastern and northern parts.
Climate data for Nanjing (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 30.7 (87.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
36.5 (97.7) |
37.2 (99.0) |
38.3 (100.9) |
40.1 (104.2) |
40.3 (104.5) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.3 (95.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
40.3 (104.5) |
Average high °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.8 (92.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
26.8 (80.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
0.7 (33.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41.5 (1.63) |
99.5 (3.92) |
131.8 (5.19) |
184.2 (7.25) |
212.6 (8.37) |
280.2 (11.03) |
201.1 (7.92) |
289.3 (11.39) |
236.6 (9.31) |
52.3 (2.06) |
35.5 (1.40) |
31.5 (1.24) |
1,796.1 (70.71) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 80 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3] |
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¹ — Kinmen (Quemoy) is a county of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It is claimed by the PRC. |
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