Xincai County

Xincai County 新蔡县 Sintsai
County
Xincai Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 32°44′42″N 114°57′54″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture-level city	Zhumadian
Government
• CPC County Party Secretary	Jia Guoyin (贾国印)
• County Magistrate	Wang Jingfeng (王景峰)
Area [1]
• Total	1,442 km^2 (557 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[2]
• Total	846,400
• Density	590/km^2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	463500[3]
Website	www.xincai.gov.cn

Xincai County (Chinese: 新蔡县; pinyin: Xīncài Xiàn; postal: Sintsai) is a county in the southeast of Henan province, China, bordering Anhui province to the northeast and east. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Zhumadian. Xincai was one of the early locations of the Cai state during the Spring and Autumn period.

Administrative divisions

Xincai county administers three subdistricts, ten towns, one ethnic town and nine townships.^[4]

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin
;Subdistricts
Gulü Subdistrict	古吕街道	gǔ lǚ jiēdào
Jinshi Subdistrict	今是街道	jīn shì jiēdào
Yueliangwan Subdistrict	月亮湾街道	yuèliàng wān jiēdào
;Towns
Zhuandian	砖店镇	zhuān diàn
Chendian	陈店镇	chén diàn
Fogesi	佛阁寺镇	fú gé sì
Liancun	练村镇	liàn cūn
Tangcun	棠村	táng cūn
Hanji	韩集镇	hán jí
Longkou	龙口镇	lóngkǒu
Huanglou	黄楼镇	huáng lóu
Sunzhao	孙召镇	sūn zhào
Yudian	孙召镇	yú diàn
;Ethnic towns
Liqiao Hui Town	李桥回族镇	lǐ qiáo huízú zhèn
;Townships
Hewu Township	河坞乡	hé wù xiāng
Guanjin Township	关津乡	guān jīn xiāng
Songgang Township	宋岗乡	sòng gǎng xiāng
Dungang Township	顿岗乡	dùn gǎng xiāng
Jiantou Township	涧头乡	jiàn tóu xiāng
Yangzhuanghu Township	杨庄户乡	yáng zhuānghù xiāng
Huazhuang Township	化庄乡	huà zhuāng xiāng
Licheng Township	栎城乡	lì chéng xiāng
Mituosi Township	弥陀寺乡	mítuó sì xiāng

Climate

Climate data for Xincai (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	21.1 (70.0)	26.5 (79.7)	28.3 (82.9)	32.5 (90.5)	37.3 (99.1)	40.9 (105.6)	41.4 (106.5)	38.3 (100.9)	39.1 (102.4)	39.2 (102.6)	28.4 (83.1)	21.4 (70.5)	41.4 (106.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.6 (43.9)	10.1 (50.2)	15.2 (59.4)	21.5 (70.7)	27.0 (80.6)	30.9 (87.6)	32.0 (89.6)	31.0 (87.8)	27.5 (81.5)	22.6 (72.7)	15.5 (59.9)	9.0 (48.2)	20.7 (69.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	1.8 (35.2)	4.8 (40.6)	9.7 (49.5)	15.7 (60.3)	21.1 (70.0)	25.5 (77.9)	27.6 (81.7)	26.5 (79.7)	22.3 (72.1)	16.8 (62.2)	10.0 (50.0)	3.9 (39.0)	15.5 (59.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.0 (28.4)	0.6 (33.1)	4.9 (40.8)	10.3 (50.5)	15.8 (60.4)	20.9 (69.6)	23.9 (75.0)	23.1 (73.6)	18.3 (64.9)	12.3 (54.1)	5.6 (42.1)	−0.1 (31.8)	11.1 (52.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−17.5 (0.5)	−13.3 (8.1)	−7.7 (18.1)	−0.9 (30.4)	4.0 (39.2)	11.8 (53.2)	17.6 (63.7)	14.3 (57.7)	7.5 (45.5)	0.8 (33.4)	−8.4 (16.9)	−17.2 (1.0)	−17.5 (0.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	24.9 (0.98)	31.8 (1.25)	52.5 (2.07)	61.9 (2.44)	98.5 (3.88)	161.4 (6.35)	185.5 (7.30)	143.6 (5.65)	78.9 (3.11)	58.6 (2.31)	44.3 (1.74)	20.9 (0.82)	962.8 (37.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	6.1	7.3	8.0	8.2	9.7	9.4	11.8	11.4	8.7	7.9	7.4	5.4	101.3
Average snowy days	4.5	2.8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	1.8	11
Average relative humidity (%)	71	71	71	73	73	73	81	83	78	72	71	70	74
Mean monthly sunshine hours	110.1	116.0	150.4	180.6	179.9	170.5	183.7	169.5	145.9	144.3	135.7	124.6	1,811.2
Percent possible sunshine	34	37	40	46	42	40	42	41	40	41	44	40	41
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

References

1. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
2. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
3. 全国邮编区号搜索 [National Postal Code Number Search]. ip138.com (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 7 December 2017. 市、县、区名 湖北省荆门市京山县{...} 邮政编码 431800
4. "2017年统计用区划代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
5. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
6. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

External links

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