Xiaogan

Xiaogan

孝感市
Siaokan
Xiaogan 孝感市 Siaokan
Prefecture-level city
	view west towards city's south central area
	Location of Xiaogan City in Hubei and the PRC
	Xiaogan Location of the city centre in Hubei
	Coordinates (Xiaogan municipal government): 30°55′05″N 113°57′25″E / 30.918°N 113.957°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hubei
Municipal seat	Xiaonan District
Area
• Prefecture-level city	8,922.72 km2 (3,445.08 sq mi)
• Urban	1,034.8 km2 (399.5 sq mi)
• Metro	1,034.8 km2 (399.5 sq mi)
Population (2020 census)
• Prefecture-level city	4,270,371
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Urban	988,479
• Urban density	960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
• Metro	988,479
• Metro density	960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
GDP
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 145.7 billion; US$ 23.4 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 29,924; US$ 4,804
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	432100
Area code	712
ISO 3166 code	CN-HB-09
Website	www.xiaogan.gov.cn

Xiaogan (Chinese: 孝感; pinyin: Xiàogǎn) is a prefecture-level city in east-central Hubei province, People's Republic of China, some 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of the provincial capital of Wuhan. According to the 2020 census, its population totaled 4,270,371, of whom 988,479 lived in the built-up (or metro) area of Xiaonan District.

The city name Xiaogan, meaning Filial Piety Moves Tian (Chinese: 孝行感天), is from the story of Dong Yong, who sold himself for his father's funeral, in The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars.^[3]

The Sheshui River originates in Xiaogan's Dawu County. On the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, many in Wuhan eat 'di cai zhu ji dan' (地菜煮鸡蛋) which is supposed to prevent illness in the coming year. This practice is related to a story involving Shennong in Xiaogan.^[4]

Administrative divisions

Map of Xiaogan (labeled as HSIAO-KAN (SIAOKAN) 孝感) and nearby areas (1953)

Since 2000, Xiaogan has been divided into 1 district, 3 county-level cities and 3 counties:^[5]^[6]

Map
Xiaonan Xiaochang County Dawu County Yunmeng County Yingcheng (city) Anlu (city) Hanchuan (city)

Climate

Climate data for Xiaogan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	20.6 (69.1)	27.5 (81.5)	31.4 (88.5)	33.8 (92.8)	35.3 (95.5)	37.5 (99.5)	39.4 (102.9)	38.5 (101.3)	37.0 (98.6)	34.0 (93.2)	28.8 (83.8)	21.9 (71.4)	39.4 (102.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	8.1 (46.6)	11.1 (52.0)	16.0 (60.8)	22.3 (72.1)	27.0 (80.6)	29.9 (85.8)	32.5 (90.5)	32.4 (90.3)	28.7 (83.7)	23.2 (73.8)	16.9 (62.4)	10.6 (51.1)	21.6 (70.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	3.7 (38.7)	6.5 (43.7)	11.2 (52.2)	17.2 (63.0)	22.2 (72.0)	25.8 (78.4)	28.5 (83.3)	27.9 (82.2)	23.6 (74.5)	17.7 (63.9)	11.4 (52.5)	5.7 (42.3)	16.8 (62.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.5 (32.9)	2.9 (37.2)	7.3 (45.1)	13.0 (55.4)	18.2 (64.8)	22.5 (72.5)	25.4 (77.7)	24.7 (76.5)	19.9 (67.8)	13.8 (56.8)	7.5 (45.5)	2.1 (35.8)	13.2 (55.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−13.7 (7.3)	−7.3 (18.9)	−2.7 (27.1)	0.8 (33.4)	8.3 (46.9)	12.9 (55.2)	18.6 (65.5)	15.9 (60.6)	10.7 (51.3)	1.5 (34.7)	−3.8 (25.2)	−14.9 (5.2)	−14.9 (5.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	42.3 (1.67)	52.3 (2.06)	78.5 (3.09)	117.0 (4.61)	144.3 (5.68)	183.0 (7.20)	209.3 (8.24)	113.3 (4.46)	68.3 (2.69)	61.0 (2.40)	47.4 (1.87)	25.6 (1.01)	1,142.3 (44.98)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	8.5	9.7	11.3	10.6	12.1	11.2	10.8	9.1	7.2	8.9	8.3	6.6	114.3
Average snowy days	3.9	2.3	0.9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	1.1	8.5
Average relative humidity (%)	76	76	76	76	77	82	82	80	77	77	77	74	78
Mean monthly sunshine hours	109.0	105.8	134.3	156.5	166.3	153.7	203.8	211.6	167.1	153.2	137.4	127.2	1,825.9
Percent possible sunshine	34	33	36	40	39	36	47	52	46	44	44	41	41
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[7]^[8]

Food

Xiaogan Rice wine (孝感米酒)

Notable people from Xiaogan

Sister cities

Brest, Belarus

References

^ "China: Húbĕi (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
^ 湖北省统计局、国家统计局湖北调查总队 (August 2016). 《湖北统计年鉴－2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7847-6. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
^ 孝行感天－孝感的由来. Huaxia.com (in Simplified Chinese). 17 September 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2018. 孝感既为董永故里，其遗址很多，集中分布于两地：今孝感市区和董永曾长期生活过的今孝南区毛陈镇。
^ 三月三吃地菜煮鸡蛋能治头痛？专家：可防流感. 长江日报. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 1 May 2020 – via QQ News.
^ 2016年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：孝感市 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018. 统计用区划代码名称 420901000000 市辖区 420902000000 孝南区 420921000000 孝昌县 420922000000 大悟县 420923000000 云梦县 420981000000 应城市 420982000000 安陆市 420984000000 汉川市
^ 孝感市历史沿革 (in Chinese). XZQH.org. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2018. 2000年第五次全国人口普查，孝感市总人口4992537人。其中：孝南区883123人，孝昌县612166人，大悟县605786人，云梦县571591人，应城市650485人，安陆市611990人，汉川市1057396人。
^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.