Pengze County

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Pengze County
彭泽县
County
Location of Pengze County (red) within Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi
Location of Pengze County (red) within Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi
Coordinates (Longcheng government): 29°53′46″N 116°32′56″E / 29.896°N 116.549°E / 29.896; 116.549Coordinates: 29°53′46″N 116°32′56″E / 29.896°N 116.549°E / 29.896; 116.549
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityJiujiang
Area
 • Total1,544 km2 (596 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total364,800
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
332700

Pengze County (simplified Chinese: 彭泽县; traditional Chinese: 彭澤縣; pinyin: Péngzé Xiàn) is a county in the north of Jiangxi Province, situated on the southeast (right) bank of the Yangtze. The northernmost county-level division of the province, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jiujiang.

Pengze county has a long history of written record. This county firstly established in the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu, Western Han dynasty (201 BCE)

Pengze. Nieuhof: L'ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale des Provinces Unies vers l'Empereur de la Chine, 1665

Administrative divisions[]

Pengze County has 10 towns and 3 townships.[1]

10 towns
  • (龙城镇)
  • (棉船镇)
  • (马垱镇)
  • (芙蓉墩镇)
  • (定山镇)
  • (天红镇)
  • (杨椊镇)
  • (东升镇)
  • (浪溪镇)
  • (黄花镇)
3 townships
  • (太平关乡)
  • (黄岭乡)
  • (浩山乡)

Transport[]

Pengze is served by Pengze railway station on the Tongling–Jiujiang railway.

Climate[]

Climate data for Pengze (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.6
(70.9) 		27.4
(81.3) 		31.5
(88.7) 		33.0
(91.4) 		35.1
(95.2) 		37.5
(99.5) 		39.7
(103.5) 		40.0
(104.0) 		36.8
(98.2) 		33.6
(92.5) 		30.3
(86.5) 		22.8
(73.0) 		40.0
(104.0)
Average high °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0) 		10.3
(50.5) 		15.0
(59.0) 		21.4
(70.5) 		26.8
(80.2) 		29.3
(84.7) 		32.9
(91.2) 		32.2
(90.0) 		28.2
(82.8) 		23.0
(73.4) 		16.5
(61.7) 		10.4
(50.7) 		21.2
(70.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.3
(39.7) 		6.7
(44.1) 		10.9
(51.6) 		17.0
(62.6) 		22.3
(72.1) 		25.3
(77.5) 		28.8
(83.8) 		28.0
(82.4) 		24.1
(75.4) 		18.7
(65.7) 		12.4
(54.3) 		6.6
(43.9) 		17.1
(62.8)
Average low °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9) 		3.9
(39.0) 		7.8
(46.0) 		13.5
(56.3) 		18.7
(65.7) 		22.3
(72.1) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.0
(77.0) 		21.1
(70.0) 		15.5
(59.9) 		9.3
(48.7) 		3.6
(38.5) 		14.0
(57.2)
Record low °C (°F) −6.4
(20.5) 		−5.1
(22.8) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		3.2
(37.8) 		9.2
(48.6) 		14.9
(58.8) 		19.1
(66.4) 		17.9
(64.2) 		13.8
(56.8) 		4.5
(40.1) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		−6.5
(20.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74.1
(2.92) 		85.5
(3.37) 		128.3
(5.05) 		173.2
(6.82) 		175.1
(6.89) 		232.1
(9.14) 		204.4
(8.05) 		143.6
(5.65) 		66.3
(2.61) 		79.5
(3.13) 		78.8
(3.10) 		44.3
(1.74) 		1,485.2
(58.47)
Average relative humidity (%) 75 76 76 76 75 80 77 79 79 76 76 72 76
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

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