Ji'an
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| Ji'an 吉安市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
Ji'an city hall (吉安市行政中心)
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 Location of Ji'an City jurisdiction in Jiangxi |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Zhou Meng |
| • Mayor | Hu Shizhong |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 25,283 km2 (9,762 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,340 km2 (520 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,340 km2 (520 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 62 m (202 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 4,810,339 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 538,699 |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 343000 |
| Area code(s) | 0796 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 赣D |
| Website | jian |
Ji'an (Chinese: 吉安; pinyin: Jí'ān) is a prefecture-level city in Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan to the west. It has an area of 25,219 km2 (9,737 sq mi) and as of the 2010 census, had a population of 4,810,339, of whom 538,699 live in the built-up (or metro) area made of 2 urban districts.[1] The local speech is a variety of Gan Chinese.
The former deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, Xiao Gang, is from here. This city is also the home of Jinggangshan University.
It was formerly known as Luling (廬陵).[2]
Administration
The Ji'an municipal region comprises two districts, Jizhou and Qingyuan, a county-level city and ten counties.
- County-level cities
- Jinggangshan (井冈山市) - see also Jinggang Mountains
- Counties
- Yongxin (永新县)
- Anfu (安福县)
- Xingan (新干县)
- Xiajiang (峡江县)
- Yongfeng (永丰县)
- Jishui (吉水县)
- Ji'an (吉安县)
- Taihe (泰和县)
- Wan'an (万安县)
- Suichuan (遂川县)
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Geography
Ji'an has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) affected by the East Asian monsoon, with long, humid, very hot summers and cool and drier winters with occasional cold snaps. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 6.5 °C (43.7 °F) in January to 29.5 °C (85.1 °F) in July, with an annual average of 18.40 °C (65.1 °F). The average annual precipitation is 1,520 mm (60 in). With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 19% in March to 59% in July, the city receives 1,641 hours of bright sunshine annually. Winter begins somewhat sunny and dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier; spring begins especially gloomy, and from April to June each of the months averages more than 210 mm (8.3 in) of rainfall. After the heavy rains subside in June, summer is especially sunny. Autumn is warm and relatively dry.
| Climate data for Ji'an (1971—2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
30.7 (87.3) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
5.2 (41.4) |
15.1 (59.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73.4 (2.89) |
103.2 (4.063) |
169.0 (6.654) |
224.4 (8.835) |
214.6 (8.449) |
234.0 (9.213) |
116.3 (4.579) |
134.5 (5.295) |
79.6 (3.134) |
74.2 (2.921) |
55.0 (2.165) |
40.7 (1.602) |
1,518.9 (59.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.7 | 15.0 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 18.3 | 16.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 158.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 78.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 76.4 | 67.9 | 71.4 | 96.2 | 131.1 | 153.6 | 247.8 | 226.9 | 165.4 | 145.8 | 129.9 | 128.1 | 1,640.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 23 | 22 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 37 | 59 | 56 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 36.6 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Transport
Jinggangshan Airport in Taihe County serves Ji'an.
Education
Jinggangshan University is located in Qingyuan District, Ji'an.
The Ji'an Public Library (吉安市图书馆) serves the city.[3]
References
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- ↑ Gerritsen, Anne. 2004. "From Demon to Deity: Kang Wang in Thirteenth-century Jizhou and Beyond (du Démon À La Divinité: Kang Wang À Jizhou Au Xiiie Siècle Et Au-delà)". T'oung Pao 90 (1/3). BRILL: 1. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4528955.
- ↑ Home page. Ji'an Public Library. Retrieved on October 10, 2015.
- Gerritsen, Anne. 2004. "From Demon to Deity: Kang Wang in Thirteenth-century Jizhou and Beyond (du Démon À La Divinité: Kang Wang À Jizhou Au Xiiie Siècle Et Au-delà)". T'oung Pao 90 (1/3). BRILL: 1–31. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4528955.
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- Ji'an City official website
- Ji'an City official website (simplified Chinese)
- Ji'an Public Library (simplified Chinese)
