Rong County, Sichuan (original) (raw)
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This article is about the county in Zigong, Sichuan. For the county in Yulin, Guangxi (容县), see Rong County, Guangxi.
County in Sichuan, China
| Rong County 荣县 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
 Location of Rong County (red) within Zigong City (yellow) and Sichuan |
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| Coordinates: 29°26′43″N 104°25′03″E / 29.4454°N 104.4174°E / 29.4454; 104.4174 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zigong |
| County seat | Xuyang Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,598.97 km2 (617.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 540,000 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (870/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Rongxian | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 榮縣 |
| Simplified Chinese | 荣县 |
| Postal | Junghsien |
| TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinRóngxìanWade–GilesJung2-hsien4 | |
Rong County or Rongxian is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Zigong city.
The county has a total area of 1,609 km2 (621 sq mi).[1] The average elevation above sea level of county is 230 m.
Administrative divisions
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Rong County administers 2 subdistricts and 19 towns:[2]
subdistricts
- Wutong 梧桐街道
- Qingyang 青阳街道
towns
- Xuyang 旭阳镇
- Shuangshi 双石镇
- Dingxin 鼎新镇
- Lede 乐德镇
- Guwen 古文镇
- Hekou 河口镇
- Xinqiao 新桥镇
- Zhengzi 正紫镇
- Dujia 度佳镇
- Dongjia 东佳镇
- Changshan 长山镇
- Baohua 保华镇
- Liujia 留佳镇
- Laimou 来牟镇
- Shuanggu 双古镇
- Guanshan 观山镇
- Gaoshan 高山镇
- Dongxing 东兴镇
- Tiechang 铁厂镇
As of 2008, the county had a population of 700,000.[2]
| Climate data for Rongxian, elevation 384 m (1,260 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.4(66.9) | 23.6(74.5) | 31.9(89.4) | 34.6(94.3) | 37.3(99.1) | 37.7(99.9) | 37.5(99.5) | 39.7(103.5) | 37.9(100.2) | 31.0(87.8) | 25.7(78.3) | 19.3(66.7) | 39.7(103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.2(50.4) | 13.4(56.1) | 18.3(64.9) | 23.9(75.0) | 27.4(81.3) | 29.0(84.2) | 31.4(88.5) | 31.3(88.3) | 26.7(80.1) | 21.4(70.5) | 17.1(62.8) | 11.6(52.9) | 21.8(71.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.3(45.1) | 9.8(49.6) | 14.0(57.2) | 19.0(66.2) | 22.5(72.5) | 24.6(76.3) | 26.9(80.4) | 26.6(79.9) | 22.8(73.0) | 18.2(64.8) | 13.9(57.0) | 8.8(47.8) | 17.9(64.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.2(41.4) | 7.4(45.3) | 10.9(51.6) | 15.3(59.5) | 18.8(65.8) | 21.4(70.5) | 23.6(74.5) | 23.2(73.8) | 20.2(68.4) | 16.1(61.0) | 11.7(53.1) | 6.8(44.2) | 15.1(59.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.2(28.0) | −0.7(30.7) | 0.8(33.4) | 6.7(44.1) | 10.0(50.0) | 15.1(59.2) | 18.1(64.6) | 16.4(61.5) | 13.9(57.0) | 5.6(42.1) | 2.9(37.2) | −1.7(28.9) | −2.2(28.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.1(0.40) | 13.0(0.51) | 28.0(1.10) | 60.4(2.38) | 84.5(3.33) | 150.5(5.93) | 191.1(7.52) | 216.1(8.51) | 108.7(4.28) | 49.2(1.94) | 19.7(0.78) | 8.6(0.34) | 939.9(37.02) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.9 | 8.0 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 14.3 | 15.8 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 144.8 |
| Average snowy days | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 83 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 54.3 | 64.8 | 109.7 | 142.4 | 146.2 | 122.6 | 168.0 | 176.1 | 100.0 | 65.3 | 68.1 | 50.0 | 1,267.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 17 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 40 | 44 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 28 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] |
A Temple in Yong-hien, the city below the Great Buddha in 1910
- ^ "Róng Xiàn (County, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：容县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.