County in Sichuan, China
Kaijiang County (simplified Chinese: 开江县; traditional Chinese: 開江縣; pinyin: Kāijiāng Xiàn) is a county in the east of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Dazhou city. It has a population of 414,310, of which 180,354 in the urban area.[1]
Kaijiang was established in 553 and until 1914 it was named Xinning County (新宁县).[2]
The county is known for breeding ducks and waterfowls, and for olive oil production.[3] Culturally it has a strong tradition of feng shui.[2]
Administrative divisions
Kaijiang comprises 1 subdistrict, 11 towns and 1 township.[4] The county seat is Xinning Town.
- Congcheng Subdistrict (淙城街道)
- Xinning Town (新宁镇)
- Pu'an Town (普安镇)
- Huilong Town (回龙镇)
- Yongxing Town (永兴镇)
- Jiangzhi Town (讲治镇)
- Gantang Town (甘棠镇)
- Renshi Town (任市镇)
- Guangfu Town (广福镇)
- Changling Town (长岭镇)
- Bamiao Town (八庙镇)
- Lingyan Town (灵岩镇)
- Meijia Township (梅家乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Kaijiang, elevation 468 m (1,535 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
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20.2
(68.4)
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25.2
(77.4)
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32.0
(89.6)
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35.1
(95.2)
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36.1
(97.0)
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37.4
(99.3)
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39.1
(102.4)
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40.5
(104.9)
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39.9
(103.8)
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33.6
(92.5)
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26.3
(79.3)
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18.5
(65.3)
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40.5
(104.9)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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9.3
(48.7)
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12.3
(54.1)
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17.2
(63.0)
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22.8
(73.0)
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26.3
(79.3)
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29.0
(84.2)
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32.3
(90.1)
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32.6
(90.7)
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27.5
(81.5)
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21.5
(70.7)
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16.5
(61.7)
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10.6
(51.1)
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21.5
(70.7)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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5.9
(42.6)
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8.3
(46.9)
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12.4
(54.3)
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17.6
(63.7)
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21.4
(70.5)
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24.4
(75.9)
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27.4
(81.3)
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27.2
(81.0)
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23.0
(73.4)
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17.5
(63.5)
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12.6
(54.7)
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7.3
(45.1)
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17.1
(62.7)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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3.5
(38.3)
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5.4
(41.7)
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8.9
(48.0)
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13.7
(56.7)
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17.7
(63.9)
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21.0
(69.8)
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23.6
(74.5)
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23.2
(73.8)
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19.8
(67.6)
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14.9
(58.8)
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10.0
(50.0)
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5.0
(41.0)
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13.9
(57.0)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−4.0
(24.8)
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−3.5
(25.7)
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−1.6
(29.1)
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4.4
(39.9)
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9.1
(48.4)
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14.2
(57.6)
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16.5
(61.7)
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16.1
(61.0)
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11.5
(52.7)
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1.8
(35.2)
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−1.3
(29.7)
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−4.4
(24.1)
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−4.4
(24.1)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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17.8
(0.70)
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20.8
(0.82)
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56.9
(2.24)
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100.5
(3.96)
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163.7
(6.44)
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200.7
(7.90)
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192.7
(7.59)
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145.0
(5.71)
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164.1
(6.46)
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119.8
(4.72)
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57.6
(2.27)
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21.1
(0.83)
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1,260.7
(49.64)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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8.8
|
8.5
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11.9
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13.3
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14.8
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14.7
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13.3
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11.2
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13.2
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14.1
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10.8
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9.4
|
144
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| Average snowy days
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1.5
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0.3
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0.1
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.3
|
2.2
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
82
|
78
|
75
|
76
|
77
|
80
|
77
|
73
|
78
|
83
|
84
|
84
|
79
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
46.4
|
52.8
|
99.8
|
134.5
|
132.8
|
130.3
|
195.5
|
202.9
|
126.5
|
86.1
|
71.6
|
43.3
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1,322.5
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| Percent possible sunshine
|
14
|
17
|
27
|
34
|
31
|
31
|
46
|
50
|
34
|
25
|
23
|
14
|
29
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]
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