Hongze District

Hongze (simplified Chinese: 洪泽; traditional Chinese: 洪澤; pinyin: Hóngzé) is one of four districts (a former county) of the prefecture-level city of Huai'an, Jiangsu Province, China. Occupying the southeastern shores of Lake Hongze, it borders the prefecture-level cities of Suqian to the northwest and Yangzhou (briefly) to the east.

Hongze
洪泽区
Hungtze
Commercial area in Hongze District
Commercial area in Hongze District
Hongze is located in Jiangsu
Hongze
Hongze
Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 33°13′26″N 118°49′34″E[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangsu
Prefecture-level cityHuai'an
Area
  Total1,394 km2 (538 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total388,000
  Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
223100

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the New Fourth Army established Huaibao and Hongze counties around Lake Hongze, in 1940 and 1941 respectively. Both counties were dissolved in 1950. The new Hongze county, within a wider area around the lake, was founded to implement the guiding principle of "reshuffling administrative divisions by the lake" in 1956.[2]

Administrative divisions

At present, Hongze District has 11 towns.[3]

11 towns
  • Gaoliangjian (高良涧镇)
  • Jiangba (蒋坝镇)
  • Renhe (仁和镇)
  • Chahe (岔河镇)
  • Xishunhe (西顺河镇)
  • Laozishan (老子山镇)
  • Sanhe (三河镇)
  • Dongshuanggou (东双沟镇)
  • Wanji (万集镇)
  • Huangji (黄集镇)
  • Gonghe (共和镇)

Climate

Climate data for Hongze (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.0
(69.8)
26.8
(80.2)
28.8
(83.8)
32.5
(90.5)
35.1
(95.2)
36.3
(97.3)
38.0
(100.4)
37.6
(99.7)
36.7
(98.1)
31.2
(88.2)
27.2
(81.0)
21.0
(69.8)
38.0
(100.4)
Average high °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)
8.6
(47.5)
13.9
(57.0)
20.4
(68.7)
25.5
(77.9)
28.9
(84.0)
31.2
(88.2)
30.7
(87.3)
26.9
(80.4)
21.7
(71.1)
15.0
(59.0)
8.3
(46.9)
19.7
(67.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.8
(35.2)
4.2
(39.6)
9.0
(48.2)
15.2
(59.4)
20.6
(69.1)
24.5
(76.1)
27.4
(81.3)
26.9
(80.4)
22.6
(72.7)
16.9
(62.4)
10.3
(50.5)
4.0
(39.2)
15.3
(59.5)
Average low °C (°F) −1.3
(29.7)
0.7
(33.3)
4.9
(40.8)
10.6
(51.1)
16.1
(61.0)
20.7
(69.3)
24.5
(76.1)
24.0
(75.2)
19.4
(66.9)
13.1
(55.6)
6.6
(43.9)
0.7
(33.3)
11.7
(53.0)
Record low °C (°F) −10.3
(13.5)
−8.4
(16.9)
−4.2
(24.4)
−1.4
(29.5)
7.8
(46.0)
12.5
(54.5)
18.7
(65.7)
15.3
(59.5)
12.0
(53.6)
2.4
(36.3)
−5.2
(22.6)
−10.2
(13.6)
−10.3
(13.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 30.4
(1.20)
34.4
(1.35)
52.7
(2.07)
52.0
(2.05)
75.4
(2.97)
134.8
(5.31)
231.4
(9.11)
172.4
(6.79)
75.6
(2.98)
45.0
(1.77)
44.8
(1.76)
25.9
(1.02)
974.8
(38.38)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 6.6 7.4 8.1 7.8 8.8 9.5 13.0 12.8 8.0 6.7 7.0 5.8 101.5
Average snowy days 3.5 2.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 1.2 9
Average relative humidity (%) 73 72 69 70 72 77 84 85 81 77 75 72 76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 148.5 142.1 174.2 194.6 204.6 171.5 186.2 198.8 184.1 184.8 156.5 155.8 2,101.7
Percent possible sunshine 47 45 47 50 47 40 43 48 50 53 50 51 48
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

See also

References

  1. Google (2014-07-02). "Hongze" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. 江苏省志・地理志 [Jiangsu Provical Gazetteer, Volume on Geography] (PDF). Jiangsu Guji Press. 1999. pp. 100–1. ISBN 978-7-806-43266-2.
  3. "淮安市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  4. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  5. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.


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