Rucheng County (simplified Chinese: 汝城县; traditional Chinese: 汝城縣; pinyin: Rǔchéng Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chenzhou.
Rucheng County
汝城县 Jucheng | |
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County | |
![]() Rucheng County from above | |
![]() ![]() Rucheng Location in Hunan | |
Coordinates: 25°33′07″N 113°41′02″E[1] | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hunan |
Prefecture-level city | Chenzhou |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 4241XX |
Located in the southeastern corner of the province, the county is bordered to the northwest by Yizhang County, to the north by Zixing City, to the northeast by Guidong County, to the east by Chongyi County, to the southeast by Renhua County, to the southwest by Lechang City. Rucheng County covers 2,400.71 km2 (926.92 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 407,200 and a resident population of 344,400.[2] The county has nine towns and five townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Luyang Town (卢阳镇).[3]
Rucheng County is also the home of the Yao people, Yao ethnic minority accounts for 15.27% of the population; Another local minority is She people, it accounts for 0.24% of the population in the county.[4]
Climate data for Rucheng (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 22.7 (72.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.8 (92.8) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.3 (99.1) |
34.7 (94.5) |
33.4 (92.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
37.3 (99.1) |
Average high °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
21.7 (71.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
16.8 (62.3) |
Average low °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
5.5 (41.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69.4 (2.73) |
102.6 (4.04) |
151.0 (5.94) |
183.9 (7.24) |
194.7 (7.67) |
219.5 (8.64) |
171.0 (6.73) |
174.6 (6.87) |
106.3 (4.19) |
64.5 (2.54) |
51.6 (2.03) |
38.5 (1.52) |
1,527.6 (60.14) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 82 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[5] |
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Township-level divisions of Rucheng County (November 27, 2015 - present) | |
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county seat: Luyang Town (卢阳镇) | |
9 towns |
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3 townships |
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2 Yao ethnic townships |
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