Xiangxiang
| Xiangxiang 湘乡市 | |
|---|---|
| County-level city | |
  Xiangxiang Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 27°43′07″N 112°33′01″E / 27.7186489581°N 112.5502288824°ECoordinates: 27°43′07″N 112°33′01″E / 27.7186489581°N 112.5502288824°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Xiangtan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,011 km2 (776 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 900,000 |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Xiangxiang (simplified Chinese: 湘乡; traditional Chinese: 湘鄉; pinyin: Xiāngxiāng) is a county-level city under the administration of Xiangtan, Hunan province, China.[1] Located on Central Hunan and the west of Xiangtan, Xiangxiang is bordered by Ningxiang County and Shaoshan City to the north, Xiangtan County to the east, Shuangfeng County to the south, Louxing District of Loudi City to the west, it has an area of 1,912.7 km2 (738.5 sq mi) with a population of rough 850,000 (as of 2012).[2] It has 4 subdistricts, 15 towns and 3 townships under its jurisdiction, the government seat is Wangchunmen (望春门街道).[3]
Administrative divisions
There are numerous township-level divisions in Xiangxiang.[4]
| Name | Chinese | Population (2005) | Area (Km2) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wangchunmen | 望春门街道 | 38,000 | 7.8 | |
| Dongshan | 东山街道 | 40,161 | 3.98 | |
| Xinxianglu | 新湘路街道 | 89,000 | 20.03 | |
| Kunlunqiao | 昆仑桥街道 | 38,139 | ||
| Quantang | 泉塘镇 | 49,700 | ||
| Zhongsha | 中沙镇 | 26,230 | 68.5 | |
| Hutian | 壶天镇 | 49,580 | 144.7 | |
| Shanzao | 山枣镇 | 50,430 | 101.7 | |
| Yueshan | 月山镇 | 69,880 | 146.5 | |
| Lishan | 栗山镇 | 27,100 | 67.8 | |
| Meiqiao | 梅桥镇 | 50,900 | 137.6 | |
| Qizi | 棋梓镇 | 53,000 | 138.9 | |
| Maotian | 毛田镇 | 21,480 | 78 | |
| Tanshi | 潭市镇 | 47,600 | 127.8 | |
| Baitian | 白田镇 | 48,000 | 105.73 | |
| Fanjiang | 翻江镇 | 42,880 | 133.39 | |
| Yutang | 虞塘镇 | 38,000 | 94.6 | |
| Jinshi | 金石镇 | 35,860 | 88.9 | |
| Longdong | 龙洞镇 | 29,200 | 76.8 | |
| Dongjiao | 东郊乡 | 15,000 | 162 | |
| Yuduan | 育塅乡 | 39,860 | 88 | |
| Jinsou | 金薮乡 | 29,420 (2010)[5] |
Notable people
- Zeng Guofan
- Mao Zedong attended high school in the city.
- Zhou Qunfei
Climate
| Climate data for Xiangxiang (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.9 (96.6) |
36.2 (97.2) |
37.3 (99.1) |
39.6 (103.3) |
40.9 (105.6) |
38.2 (100.8) |
35.9 (96.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
40.9 (105.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.8 (91) |
28.3 (82.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41) |
7.2 (45) |
11.1 (52) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.2 (72) |
25.6 (78.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.8 (55) |
7.3 (45.1) |
17.3 (63.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
4.1 (39.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
2.2 (36) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
2.8 (37) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−11 (12.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 71.6 (2.819) |
94.6 (3.724) |
130.6 (5.142) |
170.3 (6.705) |
191.8 (7.551) |
209.3 (8.24) |
136.7 (5.382) |
113.8 (4.48) |
71.8 (2.827) |
75.4 (2.969) |
73.8 (2.906) |
47.7 (1.878) |
1,387.4 (54.623) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 80 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ (in Chinese) Profile of Xiangxiang, Official website of Xiangxiang Government, visited on May 29, 2008.
- ↑ 湘潭市人民政府关于将湘乡市龙洞镇7个村和金石镇2个村成建制划归韶山市管辖的通知 (2012年4月25日-潭政发〔2012〕11号)
- ↑ xzqh.org: 湘乡市历史沿革 (2016-02-02)
- ↑ "2016年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：湘乡市" [2016 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Xiangxiang City] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
统计用区划代码 名称 430381001000 望春门街道 430381002000 新湘路街道 430381003000 昆仑桥街道 430381004000 东山街道 430381100000 山枣镇 430381101000 栗山镇 430381102000 中沙镇 430381103000 虞塘镇 430381104000 潭市镇 430381105000 棋梓镇 430381106000 壶天镇 430381107000 翻江镇 430381108000 金石镇 430381109000 白田镇 430381110000 月山镇 430381111000 泉塘镇 430381112000 梅桥镇 430381113000 毛田镇 430381114000 龙洞镇 430381200000 东郊乡 430381202000 金薮乡 430381203000 育塅乡
- ↑ http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/hn/15786.html
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