Ruichang
瑞昌市
Juichang
Location of Ruichang (red) in Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi
Location of Ruichang (red) in Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi
Coordinates: 29°40′34″N 115°40′52″E / 29.676°N 115.681°E / 29.676; 115.681
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityJiujiang
Area
  Total1,423.11 km2 (549.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
  Total462,700
  Density330/km2 (840/sq mi)
Postal Code
332200

Ruichang (Chinese: 瑞昌; pinyin: Ruìchāng) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiujiang, in the north of Jiangxi province, along the Yangtze River, bordering Hubei province to the north.

Ruichang suffered deaths and extensive damage from the 2005 Ruichang earthquake.

Administrative divisions

Ruichang City is divided to 2 subdistricts, 8 towns and 9 townships.[1]

2 subdistricts
  • Pencheng (湓城街道)
  • Guilin (桂林街道)
8 towns
  • Matou (码头镇)
  • Baiyang (白杨镇)
  • Nanyi (南义镇)
  • Henggang (横港镇)
  • Fan (范镇)
  • Zhaochen (肇陈镇)
  • Gaofeng (高丰镇)
  • Xiafan (夏畈镇)
9 townships
  • Leyuan (乐园乡)
  • Hongyi (洪一乡)
  • Huayuan (花园乡)
  • Hongxia (洪下乡)
  • Leyuan (乐园乡)
  • Wujiao (武蛟乡)
  • Henglishan (横立山乡)
  • Huangjin (黄金乡)
  • Nanyang (南阳乡)

Transportation

Ruichang is served by the Wuhan–Jiujiang Railway.

Climate

Climate data for Ruichang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.8
(71.2)
28.0
(82.4)
33.1
(91.6)
34.4
(93.9)
36.9
(98.4)
37.7
(99.9)
40.8
(105.4)
40.1
(104.2)
38.3
(100.9)
39.7
(103.5)
30.1
(86.2)
24.0
(75.2)
40.8
(105.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.5
(47.3)
11.4
(52.5)
16.1
(61.0)
22.6
(72.7)
27.3
(81.1)
30.1
(86.2)
33.6
(92.5)
32.9
(91.2)
28.9
(84.0)
23.7
(74.7)
17.5
(63.5)
11.2
(52.2)
22.0
(71.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.6
(40.3)
7.1
(44.8)
11.4
(52.5)
17.5
(63.5)
22.5
(72.5)
25.8
(78.4)
29.2
(84.6)
28.4
(83.1)
24.3
(75.7)
18.7
(65.7)
12.5
(54.5)
6.7
(44.1)
17.4
(63.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.8
(35.2)
4.0
(39.2)
7.8
(46.0)
13.5
(56.3)
18.5
(65.3)
22.4
(72.3)
25.6
(78.1)
25.1
(77.2)
21.0
(69.8)
15.0
(59.0)
9.0
(48.2)
3.5
(38.3)
13.9
(57.1)
Record low °C (°F) −6.4
(20.5)
−6.2
(20.8)
−3.4
(25.9)
1.2
(34.2)
9.3
(48.7)
14.0
(57.2)
17.8
(64.0)
17.3
(63.1)
12.0
(53.6)
2.5
(36.5)
−2.5
(27.5)
−10.3
(13.5)
−10.3
(13.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74.9
(2.95)
91.1
(3.59)
142.5
(5.61)
177.1
(6.97)
190.3
(7.49)
230.8
(9.09)
191.7
(7.55)
133.7
(5.26)
95.2
(3.75)
63.1
(2.48)
68.3
(2.69)
48.7
(1.92)
1,507.4
(59.35)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 12.5 12.6 15.7 14.3 14.5 14.7 11.7 12.2 8.7 8.4 10 9.3 144.6
Average snowy days 3.9 2.2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.6 8.3
Average relative humidity (%) 78 78 77 76 76 80 77 78 77 75 77 76 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 81.6 83.2 101.9 127.1 142.0 119.5 183.7 179.6 146.5 140.2 116.3 107.7 1,529.3
Percent possible sunshine 25 26 27 33 34 28 43 44 40 40 37 34 34
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.


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