Shicheng County (Chinese: 石城县; pinyin: Shíchéng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Fujian province to the east. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Ganzhou.
Shicheng
石城县 Shihcheng | |
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County | |
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Coordinates: 26°18′53″N 116°20′49″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Jiangxi |
Prefecture-level city | Ganzhou |
Area | |
• Total | 1,581.53 km2 (610.63 sq mi) |
Population ([when?])[citation needed] | |
• Total | 333,000 (registered population in 2,017) |
• Density | 211/km2 (550/sq mi) |
Postal Code | 342700 |
Like their cousins in other counties of the southern Jiangxi uplands, the people of Shicheng are Hakkas, and pride themselves on their heritage of friendliness, especially to guests and strangers (Hospitality).[citation needed]
The county has a population of 300,000, which is one of the smallest in the Ganzhou municipal region.
Climate data for Shicheng (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
34.1 (93.4) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.5 (99.5) |
39.4 (102.9) |
39.4 (102.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
36.1 (97.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
Average high °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
30.4 (86.7) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
23.7 (74.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
18.5 (65.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
4.8 (40.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
3.6 (38.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.3 (2.77) |
118.5 (4.67) |
211.3 (8.32) |
226.6 (8.92) |
290.6 (11.44) |
302.4 (11.91) |
141.1 (5.56) |
147.2 (5.80) |
89.2 (3.51) |
59.9 (2.36) |
54.8 (2.16) |
45.1 (1.78) |
1,757 (69.2) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 80 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[1] |
National Route 206 crosses the county from north to south, from Guangchang County town in Fuzhou to Ruijin City, Ganzhou.
Province-maintained roads lead off 206, westward through Pingshan Town into Ningdu County, Ganzhou, and eastward (over the watershed into Fujian), to Shibi Town and Ninghua County-town, both in Sanming.
The county's agricultural economy is bolstered by lotus as well as by the tobacco picked up by the government-monopoly CNTC.
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The county government, lower-level court, CPC branch and GongAn branch are located in Qinjiang town (琴江镇) on National Route 206.
There are 5 towns:
There are 5 townships:
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County-level divisions of Jiangxi Province | |
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Nanchang (capital) | |
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