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Zhong County or Zhongxian (simplified Chinese: 忠县; traditional Chinese: 忠縣; pinyin: Zhōng Xiàn) is a county of Chongqing Municipality, China.

Zhongxian
忠县
County
Zhongxian Yangtze River Bridge
Location of Zhong County in Chongqing
Coordinates: 30°18′00″N 108°02′15″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityChongqing
Area
  Total2,184 km2 (843 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total751,400
  Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

The Shibaozhai Temple, which is endangered by the rising waters caused by the Three Gorges Dam, is located there.

Zhong County has two Yangtze River crossings: the Zhongxian Yangtze River Bridge and Zhongzhou Yangtze River Bridge.


History


Linjiang County (临江县) was established under Ba Commandery (巴郡) in Han Dynasty. In Western Wei, Lin Prefecture (临州, Linzhou) was established, with Linjiang as its seat. In Tang Dynasty, it was renamed as Zhong Prefecture (忠州, Zhongzhou, literally "loyal prefecture"). In 1913, Zhongzhou was replaced by Zhong County.[1]


Climate


Climate data for Zhongxian (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7)
25.3
(77.5)
33.3
(91.9)
36.8
(98.2)
35.6
(96.1)
38.3
(100.9)
40.1
(104.2)
42.6
(108.7)
42.7
(108.9)
36.3
(97.3)
29.3
(84.7)
17.5
(63.5)
42.7
(108.9)
Average high °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9)
13.0
(55.4)
17.8
(64.0)
23.2
(73.8)
26.5
(79.7)
29.0
(84.2)
33.5
(92.3)
33.1
(91.6)
29.6
(85.3)
22.1
(71.8)
16.8
(62.2)
10.5
(50.9)
22.0
(71.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.0
(44.6)
9.7
(49.5)
13.5
(56.3)
18.3
(64.9)
21.9
(71.4)
24.6
(76.3)
28.4
(83.1)
27.7
(81.9)
24.5
(76.1)
18.6
(65.5)
13.7
(56.7)
8.4
(47.1)
18.0
(64.5)
Average low °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5)
7.4
(45.3)
10.3
(50.5)
14.8
(58.6)
18.6
(65.5)
21.5
(70.7)
24.6
(76.3)
23.9
(75.0)
20.9
(69.6)
16.3
(61.3)
11.6
(52.9)
6.9
(44.4)
15.2
(59.3)
Record low °C (°F) −0.8
(30.6)
0.5
(32.9)
3.3
(37.9)
5.6
(42.1)
11.9
(53.4)
15.3
(59.5)
19.9
(67.8)
18.2
(64.8)
14.4
(57.9)
9.4
(48.9)
3.9
(39.0)
−0.5
(31.1)
−0.8
(30.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.7
(0.74)
20.9
(0.82)
45.2
(1.78)
115.8
(4.56)
172.3
(6.78)
194.9
(7.67)
175.0
(6.89)
142.0
(5.59)
123.4
(4.86)
105.1
(4.14)
59.2
(2.33)
22.4
(0.88)
1,194.9
(47.04)
Average relative humidity (%) 83 79 76 77 80 83 76 74 75 85 85 87 80
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2]

References


  1. "忠县县情". Zhong County Government. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 22 August 2022.



На других языках


- [en] Zhong County

[ru] Чжунсянь

Чжунся́нь'[1] (кит. упр. 忠县, пиньинь Zhōng xiàn) — уезд города центрального подчинения Чунцин (КНР).



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