Xiushui County

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Xiushui County
修水县
Siushui; Hsiushui
County
Location of Xiushui County (red) within Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi
Location of Xiushui County (red) within Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi
Coordinates: 29°01′34″N 114°32′49″E / 29.026°N 114.547°E / 29.026; 114.547Coordinates: 29°01′34″N 114°32′49″E / 29.026°N 114.547°E / 29.026; 114.547
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityJiujiang
Area
 • Total4,504 km2 (1,739 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total882,356
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
332400

Xiushui County (Chinese: 修水县; pinyin: Xiūshuǐ Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Jiangxi Province, China, bordering the provinces of Hunan to the west and southwest and Hubei to the northwest. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Jiujiang.

Map including Xiushui (labeled as HSIU-SHUI (SIUSHUI) (walled) 修水) (AMS, 1953)

Xiushui County is the largest county in Jiangxi Province and the most populous county in Jiujiang City. It is a sub-central city of Jiujiang City [1]. In 2019, Xiushui County achieved a gross regional product (GDP) of 24.7 billion yuan throughout the year

Xiushui has a long history. It was named Aihou in the Shang Dynasty and Aiyi in the Spring and Autumn Period. It was under the jurisdiction of Wu, Chu and Yue successively. Jian'ai County in Han Dynasty was merged into Jianchang County in Sui Dynasty and Wuning County in Tang Dynasty. In 800 years (in the first year of Dezong in Tang Dynasty), Xiba Township of Wuning County was built in Fenning County. Yangyang County. It was promoted to Ningzhou in the Yuan Dynasty and was changed to Ningzhou in 1801 (the sixth year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty). In 1912 (the first year of the Republic of China), the name was changed to Ning County, and in 1914, it was renamed Xiushui County, which was named after Xiuhe river within the territory.

Administrative divisions[]

Xiushui County has 19 towns and 17 townships.[1]

19 towns
  • (义宁镇)
  • (白岭镇)
  • (全丰镇)
  • (古市镇)
  • (大桥镇)
  • (渣津镇)
  • (马坳镇)
  • (��口镇)
  • (港口镇)
  • (溪口镇)
  • (西港镇)
  • (山口镇)
  • (黄沙镇)
  • (黄港镇)
  • (何市镇)
  • (上奉镇)
  • (四都镇)
  • (太阳升镇)
  • (宁州镇)
17 townships
  • (路口乡)
  • (黄龙乡)
  • (上衫乡)
  • (余锻乡)
  • (水源乡)
  • (石坳乡)
  • (东港乡)
  • (上杭乡)
  • (新湾乡)
  • (漫江乡)
  • (布里乡)
  • (漫江乡)
  • (竹坪乡)
  • (征村乡)
  • (庙岭乡)
  • (黄坳乡)
  • (大椿乡)

Climate[]

Climate data for Xiushui (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.7
(78.3) 		28.7
(83.7) 		33.4
(92.1) 		33.6
(92.5) 		36.8
(98.2) 		38.4
(101.1) 		40.8
(105.4) 		42.1
(107.8) 		39.1
(102.4) 		37.0
(98.6) 		32.6
(90.7) 		25.1
(77.2) 		42.1
(107.8)
Average high °C (°F) 9.6
(49.3) 		11.9
(53.4) 		16.2
(61.2) 		22.8
(73.0) 		27.8
(82.0) 		30.4
(86.7) 		34.0
(93.2) 		33.8
(92.8) 		29.8
(85.6) 		24.5
(76.1) 		18.5
(65.3) 		12.9
(55.2) 		22.7
(72.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.6
(40.3) 		6.9
(44.4) 		10.7
(51.3) 		16.8
(62.2) 		21.6
(70.9) 		24.9
(76.8) 		28.1
(82.6) 		27.3
(81.1) 		23.6
(74.5) 		18.1
(64.6) 		11.9
(53.4) 		6.5
(43.7) 		16.8
(62.2)
Average low °C (°F) 1.3
(34.3) 		3.4
(38.1) 		6.9
(44.4) 		12.5
(54.5) 		17.2
(63.0) 		21.0
(69.8) 		23.8
(74.8) 		23.2
(73.8) 		19.4
(66.9) 		13.7
(56.7) 		7.6
(45.7) 		2.3
(36.1) 		12.7
(54.8)
Record low °C (°F) −8.0
(17.6) 		−5.9
(21.4) 		−5.4
(22.3) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		8.0
(46.4) 		10.7
(51.3) 		17.1
(62.8) 		16.5
(61.7) 		8.8
(47.8) 		0.4
(32.7) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		−12.1
(10.2) 		−12.1
(10.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74.8
(2.94) 		96.4
(3.80) 		148.0
(5.83) 		218.2
(8.59) 		209.1
(8.23) 		263.9
(10.39) 		189.2
(7.45) 		122.0
(4.80) 		85.6
(3.37) 		72.6
(2.86) 		78.4
(3.09) 		43.6
(1.72) 		1,601.8
(63.07)
Average relative humidity (%) 79 79 80 80 80 82 78 80 79 78 79 77 79
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 Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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