| Jinxiang County 金乡县Kinsiang | |
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| County | |
 Location in Jining | |
  JinxiangLocation in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 35°04′N 116°19′E / 35.067°N 116.317°E / 35.067; 116.317 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Jining |
| Area | |
| • Total | 886 km (342 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 36 m (117 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 673,000 |
| • Density | 760/km (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 272200 |
| Area code | (0)537 |
| License Plate Prefix | 鲁H |
| Website | www |
Jinxiang County (simplified Chinese: 金乡县; traditional Chinese: 金鄉縣; pinyin: Jīnxiāng Xiàn; lit. 'gold hometown') is a county of southwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Jiangsu province to the southeast. It is under the administration of Jining City.
The population was 601,369 in 1999.
The county town of Jinxiang is known as "the world's garlic capital", producing 80% of the world's garlic exports.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this county is divided to 9 towns and 4 townships.
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Climate
| Climate data for Jinxiang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
34.0 (93.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
39.3 (102.7) |
39.6 (103.3) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
20.1 (68.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
1.9 (35.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
3.9 (39.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.4 (0.37) |
15.0 (0.59) |
20.8 (0.82) |
37.4 (1.47) |
52.4 (2.06) |
67.8 (2.67) |
182.4 (7.18) |
169.6 (6.68) |
69.4 (2.73) |
30.0 (1.18) |
28.0 (1.10) |
11.6 (0.46) |
693.8 (27.31) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 74.4 |
| Average snowy days | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 8.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 61 | 58 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 80 | 83 | 77 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 138.2 | 147.4 | 194.3 | 220.8 | 238.4 | 220.8 | 199.0 | 192.7 | 179.3 | 177.3 | 152.7 | 143.0 | 2,203.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 44 | 47 | 52 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
References
- National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
- "Supply chains: the dirty secret of China's prisons". Financial Times. 29 August 2018.
- 济宁市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.