Jintang County

Jintang County
Jintang County
Traditional Chinese	金堂縣
Simplified Chinese	金堂县
Literal meaning	Golden Hall County
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jīntáng Xiàn

Jintang County

金堂县
Kin-tang
Jintang County 金堂县 Kin-tang
County
	Location of Jintang County in Sichuan
	Jintang Location of the seat in Sichuan
	Coordinates: 30°51′04″N 104°24′58″E / 30.851°N 104.416°E
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Sub-provincial city	Chengdu
County seat	Zhaozhen Subdistrict
Area
• Total	1,156 km2 (446 sq mi)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	800,371
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 8 (China Standard)
Postal code	6104XX
Area code	028
Chengdu district map
Subdivisions of Chengdu, Sichuan
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
	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.
Website	jintang.gov.cn

Jintang County^[a] is a county of the City of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan, China.

Geography

Jintang is bordered by the prefecture-level cities of Deyang to the north and east and Jianyang to the south.

History

In the 19th century, Jintang County was regarded as producing the best tobacco in Sichuan after nearby Pidu District.^[4]

Administrative divisions

Jintang is subdivided in 6 subdistricts and 10 towns:^[5]^[6]

Subdistricts

Zhaodao subdistrict (赵镇街道)
Guancang subdistrict (官仓街道)
Qixian subdistrict (栖贤街道)
Gaoban subdistrict (高板街道)
Baiguo subdistrict (白果街道)
Huaikou subdistrict (淮口街道)

Towns

Wufeng (五凤镇)
Sanxi (三溪镇)
Fuxing (福兴镇)
Jinlong (金龙镇)
Zhaojia (赵家镇)
Zhugao (竹篙镇)
Zhuanlong (转龙镇)
Tuqiao (土桥镇)
Yunhe (云合镇)
Youxin (又新镇)

Climate

Climate data for Jintang, elevation 494 m (1,621 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	20.1 (68.2)	23.6 (74.5)	32.8 (91.0)	33.4 (92.1)	37.1 (98.8)	36.7 (98.1)	38.1 (100.6)	37.9 (100.2)	36.8 (98.2)	30.6 (87.1)	26.1 (79.0)	19.0 (66.2)	38.1 (100.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	10.0 (50.0)	13.0 (55.4)	17.9 (64.2)	23.8 (74.8)	27.6 (81.7)	29.5 (85.1)	31.1 (88.0)	31.0 (87.8)	26.5 (79.7)	21.6 (70.9)	16.9 (62.4)	11.4 (52.5)	21.7 (71.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.3 (43.3)	8.9 (48.0)	13.2 (55.8)	18.4 (65.1)	22.4 (72.3)	24.8 (76.6)	26.5 (79.7)	26.1 (79.0)	22.3 (72.1)	17.7 (63.9)	12.9 (55.2)	7.7 (45.9)	17.3 (63.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.6 (38.5)	6.0 (42.8)	9.8 (49.6)	14.4 (57.9)	18.4 (65.1)	21.3 (70.3)	23.1 (73.6)	22.7 (72.9)	19.6 (67.3)	15.3 (59.5)	10.4 (50.7)	5.2 (41.4)	14.2 (57.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−4.4 (24.1)	−2.1 (28.2)	−1.6 (29.1)	4.6 (40.3)	7.2 (45.0)	14.2 (57.6)	17.1 (62.8)	16.3 (61.3)	12.9 (55.2)	3.2 (37.8)	0.6 (33.1)	−4.3 (24.3)	−4.4 (24.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	6.8 (0.27)	8.7 (0.34)	18.7 (0.74)	40.6 (1.60)	65.2 (2.57)	111.9 (4.41)	185.4 (7.30)	180.5 (7.11)	114.3 (4.50)	39.4 (1.55)	9.9 (0.39)	4.7 (0.19)	786.1 (30.97)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	6.5	6.1	8.5	10.4	12.6	14.6	15.3	13.1	13.7	12.2	5.8	4.3	123.1
Average snowy days	1.0	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.3	1.7
Average relative humidity (%)	79	75	72	70	68	75	81	81	82	82	80	79	77
Mean monthly sunshine hours	58.9	66.4	105.1	135	143	125.1	143.3	157.2	94.3	70.8	66.2	54.8	1,220.1
Percent possible sunshine	18	21	28	35	34	30	33	39	26	20	21	17	27
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[7]^[8]

Notes

^ Also formerly romanized as Kin-tang Heen.^[3]

References

Citations

^ "Jintang" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
^ 我市2010年第六次全国人口普查数据公报 (in Simplified Chinese). Government of Chengdu. 2011-05-13. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
^ Gutzlaff (1838), p. 533.
^ Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), "China" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：金堂县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
^ "四川省成都市金堂县". 博雅地名分享网 (in Chinese).
^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

Bibliography

Gutzlaff, Charles (1838), China Opened, or, A Display of the Topography, History, Customs, Manners, Arts, Manufactures, Commerce, Literature, Religion, Jurisprudence, Etc. of the Chinese Empire, Vol. II, London: Smith, Elder, & Co..

External links

Government website Archived 2010-01-07 at the Wayback Machine (Simplified Chinese)
Page of description (Simplified Chinese)

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[4] Also formerly romanized as Kin-tang Heen.^[3]

[1] "Jintang" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.

[2010census-2] 我市2010年第六次全国人口普查数据公报 (in Simplified Chinese). Government of Chengdu. 2011-05-13. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-08-04.

[FOOTNOTEGutzlaff1838[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidiO5AAAAAcAAJpgPA533_533]-3] Gutzlaff (1838), p. 533.

[5] Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), "China" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons

[6] 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：金堂县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.

[7] "四川省成都市金堂县". 博雅地名分享网 (in Chinese).

[cma_graphical-8] 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[9] 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

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