County in Shandong, People's Republic of China
Jinxiang County (simplified Chinese: 金乡县; traditional Chinese: 金鄉縣; pinyin: Jīnxiāng Xiàn; lit. 'gold hometown') is a county of southwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Jiangsu province to the southeast. It is under the administration of Jining City.
The population was 601,369 in 1999.[1]
The county town of Jinxiang is known as "the world's garlic capital", producing 80% of the world's garlic exports.[2]
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this county is divided to 9 towns and 4 townships.[3]
- Towns
- Jinxiang (金乡镇)
- Yangshan (羊山镇)
- Huji (胡集镇)
- Xiaoyun (肖云镇)
- Jishu (鸡黍镇)
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- Wangpi (王丕镇)
- Sima (司马镇)
- Yushan (鱼山镇)
- Mamiao (马庙镇)
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- Townships
- Huayu Township (化雨乡)
- Buji Township (卜集乡)
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- Gaohe Township (高河乡)
- Xinglong Township (兴隆乡)
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Climate
| Climate data for Jinxiang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
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16.7
(62.1)
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25.3
(77.5)
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28.9
(84.0)
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34.0
(93.2)
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37.0
(98.6)
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39.3
(102.7)
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39.6
(103.3)
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37.5
(99.5)
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36.1
(97.0)
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35.5
(95.9)
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26.9
(80.4)
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20.3
(68.5)
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39.6
(103.3)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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5.1
(41.2)
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9.0
(48.2)
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15.0
(59.0)
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21.4
(70.5)
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26.9
(80.4)
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31.4
(88.5)
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31.9
(89.4)
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30.7
(87.3)
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27.1
(80.8)
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21.7
(71.1)
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13.7
(56.7)
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6.9
(44.4)
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20.1
(68.1)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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0.0
(32.0)
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3.5
(38.3)
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9.2
(48.6)
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15.5
(59.9)
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21.2
(70.2)
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25.9
(78.6)
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27.4
(81.3)
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26.1
(79.0)
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21.7
(71.1)
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16.0
(60.8)
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8.4
(47.1)
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1.9
(35.4)
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14.7
(58.5)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−3.9
(25.0)
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−1.0
(30.2)
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4.1
(39.4)
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10.1
(50.2)
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15.8
(60.4)
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20.8
(69.4)
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23.6
(74.5)
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22.5
(72.5)
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17.3
(63.1)
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11.4
(52.5)
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4.1
(39.4)
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−2.0
(28.4)
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10.2
(50.4)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−15.2
(4.6)
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−13.4
(7.9)
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−9.7
(14.5)
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−1.8
(28.8)
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3.9
(39.0)
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11.9
(53.4)
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16.8
(62.2)
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11.3
(52.3)
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7.2
(45.0)
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−0.3
(31.5)
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−9.7
(14.5)
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−13.0
(8.6)
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−15.2
(4.6)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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9.4
(0.37)
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15.0
(0.59)
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20.8
(0.82)
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37.4
(1.47)
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52.4
(2.06)
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67.8
(2.67)
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182.4
(7.18)
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169.6
(6.68)
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69.4
(2.73)
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30.0
(1.18)
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28.0
(1.10)
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11.6
(0.46)
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693.8
(27.31)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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3.3
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3.9
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4.4
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5.7
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6.7
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7.4
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11.3
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10.5
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7.4
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5.2
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5.1
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3.5
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74.4
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| Average snowy days
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2.9
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2.5
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0.6
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0.1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.8
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1.6
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8.5
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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65
|
61
|
58
|
63
|
64
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65
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80
|
83
|
77
|
68
|
69
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67
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68
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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138.2
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147.4
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194.3
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220.8
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238.4
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220.8
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199.0
|
192.7
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179.3
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177.3
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152.7
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143.0
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2,203.9
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| Percent possible sunshine
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44
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47
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52
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56
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55
|
51
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45
|
47
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49
|
51
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50
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47
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50
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]
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References
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