Chaling County
茶陵县
Chaling is located in Hunan
Chaling
Chaling
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°48′50″N 113°38′28″E / 26.814°N 113.641°E / 26.814; 113.641
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityZhuzhou
SeatYunyang Subdistrict
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Chaling County (simplified Chinese: 茶陵县; traditional Chinese: 茶陵縣; pinyin: Chálíng Xiàn; lit. 'tea hill') is a county in Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of Zhuzhou City. Located on the south eastern margin of the province, the county is bordered to the north by You County, to the east by Anren County, to the south by Yanling County, to the east by Lianhua, Yongxin Counties and Jinggangshan City of Jiangxi. Chaling County covers 2,500 km2 (970 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 631,036 and resident a population of 586,000.[1] The county has 4 subdistricts, 10 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is at Yunyang Subdistrict (云阳街道).[2]

Subdivisions

NameHanziPopulation (2005)Area (Km2)Note
Chengguan城关镇90,00014
Jieshou界首镇28,00084
Yantang严塘镇40,750243
Hukou湖口镇34,00072.7
Huanxi浣溪镇16,000136
Majiang马江镇33,00085
Gaolong高陇镇19,500140.66
Yaobei腰陂镇57,600230
Lushui潞水镇32,000127
Huju虎踞镇28,00083
Pingshui平水镇26,700137.6
Zaoshi枣市镇27,000112.75
Huotian火田镇144
Taokeng桃坑乡16,200270
Xiadong下东乡17,20031.9
Lingfang舲舫乡29,10087.4
Sicong思聪乡30,20041.2
Mijiang洣江街道26,67041.2
Batuan八团乡65,000116
Zhitang秩堂乡26,000163

In the present, Chaling County has 4 subdistricts, 10 towns and 2 townships.

4 subdistricts
  • Mijiang (洣江街道)
  • Sicong (思聪街道)
  • Xiadong (下东街道)
  • Yunyang (云阳街道)
10 towns
  • Gaolong (高陇镇)
  • Huju (虎踞镇)
  • Hukou (湖口镇)
  • Huotian (火田镇)
  • Jieshou (界首镇)
  • Majiang (马江镇)
  • Yantang (严塘镇)
  • Yaolu (腰潞镇)
  • Zaoshi (枣市镇)
  • Zhitang (秩堂镇)
2 towns
  • Lingfang (舲舫乡)
  • Taokeng (桃坑乡)

Climate

Climate data for Chaling (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3)
31.7
(89.1)
35.2
(95.4)
35.9
(96.6)
36.6
(97.9)
38.0
(100.4)
40.2
(104.4)
40.7
(105.3)
38.4
(101.1)
36.1
(97.0)
32.5
(90.5)
25.6
(78.1)
40.7
(105.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.0
(50.0)
13.0
(55.4)
16.9
(62.4)
23.6
(74.5)
28.0
(82.4)
31.1
(88.0)
34.5
(94.1)
33.5
(92.3)
29.9
(85.8)
24.9
(76.8)
19.0
(66.2)
13.0
(55.4)
23.1
(73.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.5
(43.7)
9.0
(48.2)
12.7
(54.9)
18.7
(65.7)
23.2
(73.8)
26.5
(79.7)
29.2
(84.6)
28.4
(83.1)
25.1
(77.2)
20.0
(68.0)
14.3
(57.7)
8.8
(47.8)
18.5
(65.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.0
(39.2)
6.2
(43.2)
9.8
(49.6)
15.2
(59.4)
19.7
(67.5)
23.3
(73.9)
25.3
(77.5)
24.8
(76.6)
21.6
(70.9)
16.5
(61.7)
10.9
(51.6)
5.7
(42.3)
15.3
(59.5)
Record low °C (°F) −4.2
(24.4)
−3.9
(25.0)
−1.4
(29.5)
3.7
(38.7)
9.8
(49.6)
13.9
(57.0)
18.4
(65.1)
18.2
(64.8)
13.2
(55.8)
4.6
(40.3)
−0.6
(30.9)
−7.5
(18.5)
−7.5
(18.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 77.2
(3.04)
87.1
(3.43)
178.0
(7.01)
166.9
(6.57)
202.1
(7.96)
235.3
(9.26)
133.8
(5.27)
146.2
(5.76)
66.8
(2.63)
59.7
(2.35)
80.1
(3.15)
56.8
(2.24)
1,490
(58.67)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 14.0 13.6 18.3 17.0 16.7 14.5 11.4 12.3 8.8 7.6 9.8 10.2 154.2
Average snowy days 2.9 1.4 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.8 5.5
Average relative humidity (%) 80 80 82 80 79 80 74 76 76 73 75 75 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 64.4 68.3 75.3 112.0 142.3 156.7 243.7 215.3 173.4 148.7 122.6 109.0 1,631.7
Percent possible sunshine 19 22 20 29 34 38 58 54 47 42 38 34 36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

  1. the population of Chaling County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Hetang District on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development (2015年茶陵市国民经济和社会发展统计公报) zztj.gov: chaling.gov or ahmhxc.com
  2. the divisions of Chaling County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Chaling County on November 20, 2015 《关于同意茶陵市乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕61号) rednet (20-Nov-15) Archived 2017-01-16 at the Wayback Machine, zznews.gov or 163.com
  3. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  4. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.


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