Jixian County

Jixian County 集贤县
County
Jixian Location in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 46.728°N 131.140°E / 46.728; 131.140
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Heilongjiang
Prefecture-level city	Shuangyashan
Area
• Total	2,860 km^2 (1,100 sq mi)
Population  (2003)
• Total	310,000
• Density	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Jixian County (simplified Chinese: 集贤县; traditional Chinese: 集賢縣; pinyin: Jíxián Xiàn) is a county of eastern Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shuangyashan.

Administrative divisions

Jixian County is divided into 5 towns and 3 townships.^[1]

5 towns

• Fuli (福利镇), Jixian (集贤镇), Shengchang (升昌镇), Fengle (丰乐镇), Taiping (太平镇)

3 townships

• Yaotun (腰屯乡), Xing'an (兴安乡), Yong'an (永安乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 305,051 in 1999.^[2]

Climate

Climate data for Jixian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	3.9 (39.0)	9.2 (48.6)	18.6 (65.5)	30.8 (87.4)	33.1 (91.6)	36.9 (98.4)	38.6 (101.5)	34.7 (94.5)	32.5 (90.5)	26.6 (79.9)	17.2 (63.0)	7.1 (44.8)	38.6 (101.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−11.8 (10.8)	−6.7 (19.9)	1.8 (35.2)	12.8 (55.0)	20.9 (69.6)	25.6 (78.1)	27.8 (82.0)	26.1 (79.0)	21.2 (70.2)	12.2 (54.0)	−0.5 (31.1)	−10.3 (13.5)	9.9 (49.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−16.6 (2.1)	−12 (10)	−3.3 (26.1)	7.1 (44.8)	15.0 (59.0)	20.2 (68.4)	23.1 (73.6)	21.2 (70.2)	15.4 (59.7)	6.8 (44.2)	−5.1 (22.8)	−14.7 (5.5)	4.8 (40.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−21 (−6)	−17.4 (0.7)	−8.9 (16.0)	1.2 (34.2)	9.0 (48.2)	14.8 (58.6)	18.2 (64.8)	16.4 (61.5)	9.7 (49.5)	1.3 (34.3)	−9.7 (14.5)	−19 (−2)	−0.4 (31.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−35.1 (−31.2)	−30.2 (−22.4)	−26.1 (−15.0)	−12.3 (9.9)	−2.6 (27.3)	4.3 (39.7)	9.6 (49.3)	7.4 (45.3)	−2.9 (26.8)	−12.9 (8.8)	−25.4 (−13.7)	−33.0 (−27.4)	−35.1 (−31.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	6.8 (0.27)	4.8 (0.19)	14.2 (0.56)	26.2 (1.03)	57.1 (2.25)	88.2 (3.47)	118.9 (4.68)	114.7 (4.52)	63.1 (2.48)	32.1 (1.26)	15.3 (0.60)	10.8 (0.43)	552.2 (21.74)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	6.3	4.8	7.1	8.0	11.9	13.6	13.3	13.4	10.1	7.5	6.7	8.5	111.2
Average snowy days	9.1	6.8	8.4	4.0	0.1	0	0	0	0	2.6	8.0	11.1	50.1
Average relative humidity (%)	67	61	55	51	55	67	75	78	70	59	60	67	64
Mean monthly sunshine hours	179.5	207.6	244.2	231.2	241.3	229.9	228.8	217.6	214.0	191.9	161.0	154.0	2,501
Percent possible sunshine	64	71	66	57	52	49	48	50	57	58	58	58	57
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Notes and references

1. "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
2. (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
3. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
4. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.