Jia County or Jiaxian (simplified Chinese: 郏县; traditional Chinese: 郟縣; pinyin: Jiá Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Pingdingshan City, in south-central Henan Province, China.

Jia County
郏县
Jiaxian is located in Henan
Jiaxian
Jiaxian
Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 33°58′19″N 113°12′47″E / 33.972°N 113.213°E / 33.972; 113.213
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityPingdingshan
Area
 • Total727 km2 (281 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total577,600
 • Density790/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
467100

Jia county is famous for heluo noodles, the Three-Su Temple and Linfeng village.

Three-Su Temple is the place where the famous poets Su Xun, Su Shi and Su Zhe are buried.

Linfeng village's traditional red stone architecture has high historical and cultural value with distinctive local characteristics.

Administrative divisions

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As 2012, this county is divided to 6 towns, 7 townships and 1 ethnic township.[3]

Towns
Townships
Ethnic townships

Climate

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Climate data for Jiaxian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.7
(67.5)
24.4
(75.9)
28.5
(83.3)
33.8
(92.8)
41.3
(106.3)
40.7
(105.3)
40.0
(104.0)
37.7
(99.9)
40.0
(104.0)
34.4
(93.9)
27.6
(81.7)
22.0
(71.6)
41.3
(106.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.7
(44.1)
10.2
(50.4)
15.6
(60.1)
22.1
(71.8)
27.5
(81.5)
32.2
(90.0)
32.1
(89.8)
30.7
(87.3)
27.1
(80.8)
22.1
(71.8)
14.9
(58.8)
8.8
(47.8)
20.8
(69.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2)
4.3
(39.7)
9.5
(49.1)
15.8
(60.4)
21.3
(70.3)
26.1
(79.0)
27.3
(81.1)
25.8
(78.4)
21.3
(70.3)
15.9
(60.6)
9.0
(48.2)
3.2
(37.8)
15.1
(59.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.0
(26.6)
−0.4
(31.3)
4.3
(39.7)
9.9
(49.8)
15.5
(59.9)
20.6
(69.1)
23.2
(73.8)
22.0
(71.6)
17.0
(62.6)
11.3
(52.3)
4.5
(40.1)
−0.9
(30.4)
10.3
(50.6)
Record low °C (°F) −16.8
(1.8)
−16.7
(1.9)
−9.3
(15.3)
−2.1
(28.2)
3.4
(38.1)
11.2
(52.2)
15.4
(59.7)
11.3
(52.3)
7.8
(46.0)
0.2
(32.4)
−7.3
(18.9)
−12.6
(9.3)
−16.8
(1.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11.8
(0.46)
13.7
(0.54)
24.1
(0.95)
38.2
(1.50)
61.8
(2.43)
84.5
(3.33)
149.7
(5.89)
108.3
(4.26)
80.9
(3.19)
41.3
(1.63)
30.7
(1.21)
9.8
(0.39)
654.8
(25.78)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.9 4.7 6.0 6.6 7.8 8.2 10.9 10.8 9.2 7.0 6.2 3.7 85
Average snowy days 4.0 3.0 1.2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 2.4 11.6
Average relative humidity (%) 61 62 64 67 65 65 79 82 77 70 67 61 68
Mean monthly sunshine hours 130.7 139.1 177.4 205.7 218.2 205.5 196.8 190.4 164.3 162.6 147.6 143.7 2,082
Percent possible sunshine 41 45 48 52 51 48 45 46 45 47 48 47 47
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

References

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  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. ^ 平顶山市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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