Nankang District, Ganzhou

Nankang (Chinese: 南康) is a district of the city of Ganzhou in southern Jiangxi province. It was a county-level city until November 2013, when the State Council made it a district of Ganzhou.[1]

Nankang
南康区
District
Location of Nankang (red) in Jiangxi. The map includes the towns of Tandong and Tankou, now administered by the neighboring Zhanggong District
Location of Nankang (red) in Jiangxi. The map includes the towns of Tandong and Tankou, now administered by the neighboring Zhanggong District
Coordinates: 25°39′43″N 114°45′54″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityGanzhou
Area
 • Total1,796 km2 (693 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total787,636
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Postal Code
341400

Administration

Nankang has a population of 810,000. It covers an area of 1796 square kilometers. The seat of the district is at Rongjiang Town (蓉江镇).

In the present, Nankang District has 2 subdistricts, 8 towns, 11 townships and 1 ethnic township.[2]

2 subdistricts
  • Rongjiang (蓉江街道)
  • Dongshan (东山街道)
8 towns
  • Tangjiang (唐江镇)
  • Fenggang (凤岗镇)
  • Tankou (潭口镇)
  • Longling (龙岭镇)
  • Longhui (龙回镇)
  • Jingba (镜坝镇)
  • Hengshi (横市镇)
  • Tandong (潭东镇)
11 townships
  • Fushi (浮石乡)
  • Hengzhai (横寨乡)
  • Zhufang (朱坊乡)
  • Taiwo (太窝乡)
  • Sanjiang (三江乡)
  • Longhua (龙华乡)
  • Shibatang (十八塘乡)
  • Mashuang (麻双乡)
  • Daping (大坪乡)
  • Pingshi (坪市乡)
  • Longmu (隆木乡)
1 ethnic township
  • Chitu She Ethnic Township (赤土畲族乡)

Climate
Climate data for Nankang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 27.8
(82.0)		 31.7
(89.1)		 32.0
(89.6)		 34.5
(94.1)		 36.2
(97.2)		 37.7
(99.9)		 40.1
(104.2)		 40.4
(104.7)		 38.6
(101.5)		 36.6
(97.9)		 33.5
(92.3)		 28.3
(82.9)		 40.4
(104.7)
Average high °C (°F) 12.9
(55.2)		 15.7
(60.3)		 18.9
(66.0)		 25.1
(77.2)		 29.1
(84.4)		 31.7
(89.1)		 34.6
(94.3)		 34.0
(93.2)		 30.9
(87.6)		 26.7
(80.1)		 21.3
(70.3)		 15.3
(59.5)		 24.7
(76.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.4
(47.1)		 11.0
(51.8)		 14.4
(57.9)		 20.3
(68.5)		 24.3
(75.7)		 27.1
(80.8)		 29.3
(84.7)		 28.5
(83.3)		 25.7
(78.3)		 21.0
(69.8)		 15.6
(60.1)		 10.0
(50.0)		 19.6
(67.3)
Average low °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)		 7.8
(46.0)		 11.3
(52.3)		 16.8
(62.2)		 20.9
(69.6)		 23.9
(75.0)		 25.4
(77.7)		 24.8
(76.6)		 22.1
(71.8)		 17.0
(62.6)		 11.7
(53.1)		 6.3
(43.3)		 16.1
(61.0)
Record low °C (°F) −3.7
(25.3)		 −2.1
(28.2)		 −0.7
(30.7)		 4.4
(39.9)		 11.1
(52.0)		 16.3
(61.3)		 18.8
(65.8)		 20.1
(68.2)		 13.7
(56.7)		 6.0
(42.8)		 0.3
(32.5)		 −5.9
(21.4)		 −5.9
(21.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73.2
(2.88)		 95.6
(3.76)		 177.6
(6.99)		 169.7
(6.68)		 217.2
(8.55)		 209.6
(8.25)		 126.5
(4.98)		 144.8
(5.70)		 86.8
(3.42)		 55.6
(2.19)		 63.6
(2.50)		 51.7
(2.04)		 1,471.9
(57.94)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.4 13.0 18.2 15.8 17.1 16.6 12.5 13.9 9.7 5.7 8.1 8.2 150.2
Average snowy days 1.1 0.7 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 2.3
Average relative humidity (%) 79 80 83 80 80 81 73 77 79 75 77 76 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 82.9 79.7 75.4 103.4 132.2 151.1 241.5 217.9 170.6 164.4 136.5 122.3 1,677.9
Percent possible sunshine 25 25 20 27 32 37 58 54 47 46 42 38 38
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Transportation

Ganzhou West railway station is located here.

References
  1. 江西南康撤市设区获国务院批复. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  2. "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  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.
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