Lichuan County (Chinese: 黎川县; pinyin: Líchuān Xiàn) is a county in the east of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Fujian province to the east. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou.

Lichuan County
黎川县
Lichwan
Location in Jiangxi
Location in Jiangxi
Country People's Republic of China
Province Jiangxi
Prefecture-level city Fuzhou
Area
 • Total 1,728 km2 (667 sq mi)
Population
 ((2018))
 • Total 250,000
 • Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code
344600
Website www.jxlcx.gov.cn

Administrative divisions edit

In the present, Lichuan County has 6 towns and 8 townships.[1]

6 towns
8 townships

Demographics edit

The population of the district was 230,043 in 1999.[2]

Climate edit

Climate data for Lichuan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.2
(82.8)
30.9
(87.6)
33.5
(92.3)
36.0
(96.8)
36.6
(97.9)
37.8
(100.0)
41.5
(106.7)
42.2
(108.0)
38.1
(100.6)
37.0
(98.6)
32.6
(90.7)
28.7
(83.7)
42.2
(108.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.2
(52.2)
14.5
(58.1)
18.0
(64.4)
24.4
(75.9)
28.5
(83.3)
31.1
(88.0)
34.7
(94.5)
34.1
(93.4)
30.8
(87.4)
26.0
(78.8)
20.2
(68.4)
14.0
(57.2)
24.0
(75.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.5
(43.7)
9.2
(48.6)
12.9
(55.2)
18.8
(65.8)
23.3
(73.9)
26.3
(79.3)
29.1
(84.4)
28.4
(83.1)
25.2
(77.4)
19.9
(67.8)
14.2
(57.6)
8.3
(46.9)
18.5
(65.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9)
5.6
(42.1)
9.3
(48.7)
14.8
(58.6)
19.3
(66.7)
22.7
(72.9)
24.6
(76.3)
24.3
(75.7)
21.1
(70.0)
15.5
(59.9)
9.9
(49.8)
4.3
(39.7)
14.6
(58.2)
Record low °C (°F) −6.6
(20.1)
−5.0
(23.0)
−4.3
(24.3)
2.0
(35.6)
7.7
(45.9)
12.9
(55.2)
19.6
(67.3)
19.1
(66.4)
12.3
(54.1)
1.2
(34.2)
−3.6
(25.5)
−12.3
(9.9)
−12.3
(9.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 89.7
(3.53)
113.3
(4.46)
236.1
(9.30)
230.3
(9.07)
281.5
(11.08)
334.4
(13.17)
172.6
(6.80)
138.5
(5.45)
78.7
(3.10)
52.6
(2.07)
92.0
(3.62)
67.9
(2.67)
1,887.6
(74.32)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 14.4 14.4 19.3 17.6 17.8 18.1 11.6 13.1 9.5 7.1 9.4 10.7 163
Average snowy days 1.9 1.0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 3.7
Average relative humidity (%) 85 83 84 82 81 83 75 78 80 79 82 81 81
Mean monthly sunshine hours 67.9 72.0 75.6 98.0 118.7 122.4 221.9 200.3 159.9 146.8 116.3 102.8 1,502.6
Percent possible sunshine 21 23 20 25 28 30 53 50 44 41 36 32 34
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Education edit

Jigao Primary School (极高小学) is located in Xiongcun Town (熊村镇). Since September 2019 the school, as of December 2020, has a single student.[5]

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. ^ (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Pic story: primary school teacher remains on post for over 40 years". Xinhua. 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2021-02-02.

External links edit

27°15′36″N 116°57′29″E / 27.26000°N 116.95806°E / 27.26000; 116.95806