Xinjian District

Xinjian (Chinese: 新建区; pinyin: Xīnjiàn Qū) is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, China, located on the western (left) bank of the Gan River. It consists of two disjoint sections to the north and south of Wanli and Qingshanhu districts.

Xinjian
新建区
Coordinates: 28°41′34″N 115°48′55″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityNanchang
Area
  Total2,121.1 km2 (819.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total709,600
  Density330/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
330100

In 1999 it had a population of 643,535.[1]

Administrative divisions

Xinjian District is divided to 12 towns and 7 townships.[2]

12 towns
  • Changpo (长堎镇)
  • Wangcheng (望城镇)
  • Shengmi (生米镇)
  • Xishan (西山镇)
  • Shigang (石岗镇)
  • Songhu (松湖镇)
  • Qiaohe (樵舍镇)
  • Lehua (乐化镇)
  • Xixia (溪霞镇)
  • Xiangshan (象山镇)
  • Shibu (石埠镇)
  • Lianwei (联圩镇)
7 townships
  • Liuhu (流湖乡)
  • Houtian (厚田乡)
  • Jinqiao (金桥乡)
  • Tiehe (铁河乡)
  • Datangping (大塘坪乡)
  • Changyi (昌邑乡)
  • Nanji (南矶乡)

Climate

Climate data for Xinjian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.5
(77.9)
28.5
(83.3)
33.2
(91.8)
35.3
(95.5)
35.6
(96.1)
37.9
(100.2)
40.9
(105.6)
40.4
(104.7)
39.0
(102.2)
36.6
(97.9)
31.1
(88.0)
23.4
(74.1)
40.9
(105.6)
Average high °C (°F) 9.3
(48.7)
12.2
(54.0)
16.3
(61.3)
22.8
(73.0)
27.5
(81.5)
30.1
(86.2)
33.9
(93.0)
33.5
(92.3)
29.8
(85.6)
24.7
(76.5)
18.4
(65.1)
12.1
(53.8)
22.6
(72.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.1
(43.0)
8.5
(47.3)
12.4
(54.3)
18.5
(65.3)
23.5
(74.3)
26.4
(79.5)
29.9
(85.8)
29.5
(85.1)
25.8
(78.4)
20.5
(68.9)
14.3
(57.7)
8.4
(47.1)
18.7
(65.6)
Average low °C (°F) 3.7
(38.7)
5.9
(42.6)
9.5
(49.1)
15.3
(59.5)
20.2
(68.4)
23.5
(74.3)
26.7
(80.1)
26.4
(79.5)
22.8
(73.0)
17.4
(63.3)
11.4
(52.5)
5.7
(42.3)
15.7
(60.3)
Record low °C (°F) −4.3
(24.3)
−6.2
(20.8)
−1.3
(29.7)
3.5
(38.3)
9.5
(49.1)
14.5
(58.1)
19.0
(66.2)
19.3
(66.7)
14.1
(57.4)
3.3
(37.9)
−1.5
(29.3)
−9.8
(14.4)
−9.8
(14.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 76.8
(3.02)
87.7
(3.45)
172.5
(6.79)
211.9
(8.34)
227.7
(8.96)
316.6
(12.46)
185.3
(7.30)
120.0
(4.72)
66.5
(2.62)
46.4
(1.83)
86.0
(3.39)
49.2
(1.94)
1,646.6
(64.82)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 12.7 13.0 17.1 16.4 15.1 16.4 11.4 10.9 6.7 6.8 9.2 9.6 145.3
Average snowy days 3.1 1.8 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.1 6.5
Average relative humidity (%) 72 73 75 74 74 79 72 73 71 66 69 68 72
Mean monthly sunshine hours 82.2 86.3 95.5 118.2 136.4 126.0 211.7 203.2 177.4 164.6 129.0 117.0 1,647.5
Percent possible sunshine 25 27 26 31 33 30 50 50 48 47 41 37 37
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

  1. National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  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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