County in Chongqing, People's Republic of China
Typical retail street in Dianjiang Dianjiang County (simplified Chinese : 垫江县 ; traditional Chinese : 墊江縣 ; pinyin : Diànjiāng Xiàn county in the northeast of Chongqing Municipality , China,[ 1] Sichuan province to the northwest. As of 2015, it has two subdistricts, two townships, and 22 towns under its administration.
History
Dianjiang County was developed in the time of the Western Wei Emperor Gong Di in 555 CE. Before the Chongqing area became a municipality, Dianjiang belonged to other regions. From October 1, 1949, to March 14, 1997, it belonged to Dazhu , Fuling prefecture.[ 2]
Administrative divisions
Dianjiang has two subdistricts,[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Subdistricts
Subdistricts
Chinese
Guiyang Subdistrict
桂阳街道
Guixi Subdistrict
桂溪街道
Townships
Townships
Chinese
Dashi Township
大石乡
Shaping Township
沙坪乡
Regional center towns
Towns
Chinese
Towns
Chinese
Towns
Chinese
Chengxi Town
澄溪镇
Gao'an Town
高安镇
Gaofeng Town
高峰镇
Pingshan Town 坪山镇
Zhoujia Town
周嘉镇
General towns
Towns
Chinese
Towns
Chinese
Towns
Chinese
Towns
Chinese
Xinmin Town
新民镇
Shaping Town
沙坪镇
Pushun Town
普顺镇
Yongping Town
永平镇
Yong'an Town
永安镇
Wudong Town
五洞镇
Taiping Town
太平镇
Sanxi Town
三溪镇
Yantai Town
砚台镇
Heyou Town
鹤游镇
Caohui Town
曹回镇
Peixing Town
裴兴镇
Changlong Town
长龙镇
Gangjia Town
杠家镇
Huangsha Town
黄沙镇
Wangjia Town
汪家镇
Baojia Town
包家镇
Baijia Town
白家镇
Climate
Climate data for Dianjiang, elevation 416 m (1,365 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
17.9
25.0
32.4
35.1
36.2
37.3
39.5
42.1
40.5
34.3
27.0
17.8
42.1
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
9.1
12.0
16.9
22.5
25.9
28.7
32.5
32.9
27.7
21.4
16.3
10.3
21.4
Daily mean °C (°F)
6.4
8.7
12.7
17.7
21.3
24.3
27.7
27.6
23.3
17.8
13.1
7.8
17.4
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
4.4
6.3
9.8
14.3
18.0
21.2
24.0
23.7
20.3
15.5
10.9
6.0
14.5
Record low °C (°F)
−2.7
−1.3
−0.4
4.8
9.5
14.0
17.4
17.7
13.4
5.1
0.7
−3.1
−3.1
Average precipitation mm (inches)
20.6
22.4
55.6
107.8
173.5
165.4
152.4
151.2
128.7
116.8
62.4
23.3
1,180.1
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
10.4
9.3
12.1
14.4
16.3
15.5
11.4
11.4
12.7
15.7
11.7
10.3
151.2
Average snowy days
1.1
0.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.2
1.8
Average relative humidity (%)
83
79
77
77
78
81
76
72
78
84
84
85
80
Mean monthly sunshine hours
30.5
39.6
81.0
115.9
117.2
116.2
188.3
195.6
118.9
69.7
54.9
28.3
1,156.1
Percent possible sunshine
9
12
22
30
28
28
44
48
33
20
17
9
25
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 7] [ 8]
Economics
Based on statistics from October 2015, in the first three quarters , Dianjiang County achieved a GDP of 16.63 billion yuan (an increase of 11.4 percent, and faster than the growth in the previous six months by 0.4 percentage points). The contributions to the GDP were composed of the primary sector producing 2.17 billion yuan (an increase of 4.5%); the secondary sector producing 8.78 billion yuan (an increase of 12.6%); and the tertiary sector producing 5.68 billion yuan (an increase of 12.2%).[ 9]
Transportation
The area is served by Dianjiang railway station on the Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway .
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