Pujiang County, Sichuan

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Pujiang County
蒲江县
County
Location of Pujiang in Sichuan
Location of Pujiang in Sichuan
Pujiang is located in Sichuan
Pujiang
Pujiang
Location in Sichuan
Coordinates: 30°11′56″N 103°30′32″E / 30.199°N 103.509°E / 30.199; 103.509Coordinates: 30°11′56″N 103°30′32″E / 30.199°N 103.509°E / 30.199; 103.509[2]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Sub-provincial cityChengdu
Area
 • Total580 km2 (220 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total239,562
 • Density411/km2 (1,060/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
6116XX
Chengdu district map
Subdivisions of Chengdu, Sichuan
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Core districts
1 Jinjiang
2 Qingyang
3 Jinniu
4 Wuhou
5 Chenghua
Suburbs
6 Longquanyi
7 Qingbaijiang
8 Xindu
9 Wenjiang
11 Shuangliu
12 Pidu
15 Xinjin
Satellite cities
16 Dujiangyan
17 Pengzhou
18 Qionglai
19 Chongzhou
20 Jianyang
Rural
10 Jintang Co.
13 Dayi Co.
14 Pujiang Co.
Websitepujiang.gov.cn

Pujiang County (simplified Chinese: 蒲江县; traditional Chinese: 蒲江縣; pinyin: Pújiāng Xiàn) is a county of Sichuan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chengdu, the provincial capital.

Geography[]

Pujiang County is in the Southwest part of the Sichuan Basin and in the area from East longitude 103°19′to 103°41′ and from North latitude 30°05′ to 30°20′. It borders Pengshan and Meishan in the east, Mingshan in the west, Danlin (Danleng County) in the south, and Qionglai City in the north, stretching 37 kilometers from east to west and 27.5 kilometers from north to south.

History[]

In the 4th century BC the Qin Kingdom annexed the Shu Kingdom and established Puyang county in the Pushui area. In the Han Dynasty, Puyang county was eliminated and affiliated with Linyi county. In 554 AD, it was built as Guangding county and in 601 AD the name was changed to Pujiang. The county was originally located in Lixudi in the north and during the Hongwu Emperor reign, the emperor moved the county to what is now Heshan town under the jurisdiction of Qiongzhou, and later under Meishan, then Wenjiang. In 1983 it was put under the administration of the city of Chengdu.

Industrial area[]

The urban district, Pujiang Centralized Area for Industrial Development, is near to Chendu-Ya'an Highway, 68 kilometers from Chengdu. The area is the only processing center for agriculture by-products at the state level in Chengdu. The size is approximately 6 square kilometers and the shorter-term development area is 5.4 square kilometers. Its emphasis is on developing food drinking biology, medicine, light industry, manufacturing, and other high technology ventures.

Climate[]

Climate data for Pujiang (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.8
(65.8) 		24.2
(75.6) 		32.9
(91.2) 		32.9
(91.2) 		35.1
(95.2) 		37.8
(100.0) 		37.2
(99.0) 		38.1
(100.6) 		36.1
(97.0) 		30.3
(86.5) 		26.6
(79.9) 		18.8
(65.8) 		38.1
(100.6)
Average high °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9) 		11.7
(53.1) 		16.2
(61.2) 		22.0
(71.6) 		26.3
(79.3) 		28.1
(82.6) 		30.0
(86.0) 		29.6
(85.3) 		25.7
(78.3) 		20.6
(69.1) 		16.1
(61.0) 		10.6
(51.1) 		20.5
(69.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.9
(42.6) 		8.0
(46.4) 		11.6
(52.9) 		16.6
(61.9) 		21.0
(69.8) 		23.4
(74.1) 		25.2
(77.4) 		24.7
(76.5) 		21.5
(70.7) 		17.7
(63.9) 		12.5
(54.5) 		7.4
(45.3) 		16.3
(61.3)
Average low °C (°F) 3.5
(38.3) 		5.5
(41.9) 		8.4
(47.1) 		12.9
(55.2) 		17.2
(63.0) 		20.1
(68.2) 		21.9
(71.4) 		21.5
(70.7) 		18.9
(66.0) 		14.9
(58.8) 		12.5
(54.5) 		7.4
(45.3) 		13.7
(56.7)
Record low °C (°F) −4.5
(23.9) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		4.5
(40.1) 		7.8
(46.0) 		14.2
(57.6) 		16.0
(60.8) 		15.7
(60.3) 		12.3
(54.1) 		4.5
(40.1) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		−4.5
(23.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 16.0
(0.63) 		23.3
(0.92) 		39.7
(1.56) 		68.3
(2.69) 		106.1
(4.18) 		141.7
(5.58) 		259.3
(10.21) 		281.4
(11.08) 		157.7
(6.21) 		63.8
(2.51) 		28.6
(1.13) 		14.9
(0.59) 		1,200.8
(47.29)
Average relative humidity (%) 86 85 83 81 79 82 86 86 86 87 86 87 85
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3]

References[]

  1. ^ 我市2010年第六次全国人口普查数据公报 (in Chinese). Government of Chengdu. 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  2. ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Pujiang" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  3. ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

Further reading[]

  • Official gov't website
  • "2,500-year-old Boat Coffin Reveals Hidden History", Xinhua News Agency, December 15, 2006."With abundant cultural relics, a boat-shaped coffin dating back nearly 2,500 years has been unearthed in Feilong Village near Heshan Town in Sichuan's Pujiang County, raising expectations that it may reveal the true history of a long-lost kingdom in the area."
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