Shaxian District[1] (simplified Chinese: 沙县区; traditional Chinese: 沙縣區; pinyin: Shāxiàn Qū), formerly Sha County, is a District of Sanming, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. Shaxian District is the hometown of Shaxian delicacies, which are considered part of the food heritage of China.[2]
Shaxian[1]
沙县区 | |
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District | |
Sha River (沙溪) shortly after sunset | |
![]() Shaxian District in Sanming | |
![]() Sanming in Fujian | |
Coordinates: 26°23′49″N 117°47′31″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Fujian |
Prefecture-level city | Sanming |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Shaxian District is served by Sanming North railway station and Sanming Shaxian Airport.
Climate data for Shaxian (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) |
34.8 (94.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.3 (97.3) |
37.3 (99.1) |
38.4 (101.1) |
41.4 (106.5) |
40.9 (105.6) |
38.8 (101.8) |
36.8 (98.2) |
34.4 (93.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
41.4 (106.5) |
Average high °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.6 (94.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.1 (82.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
19.6 (67.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.6 (2.78) |
123.9 (4.88) |
210.0 (8.27) |
222.3 (8.75) |
260.1 (10.24) |
273.5 (10.77) |
124.1 (4.89) |
135.8 (5.35) |
102.0 (4.02) |
70.4 (2.77) |
55.3 (2.18) |
44.4 (1.75) |
1,692.4 (66.65) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 81 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3] |
Subdistricts:[4]
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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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