Jize County (simplified Chinese: 鸡泽县; traditional Chinese: 雞澤縣; pinyin: Jīzé Xiàn) is a county of southern Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of Handan City, with a population of 250,000[when?] residing in an area of 337 km2 (130 sq mi).
Jize County 鸡泽县 Kitseh | |
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  Jize Location in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 36°54′N 114°52′E / 36.900°N 114.867°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Handan |
| County seat | Jize Town (鸡泽镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 337 km2 (130 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 37 m (123 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 250,000 |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 057350 |
Administrative divisions
There are 3 towns and 4 townships under the county's administration.[1]
Towns:
- Jize (鸡泽镇), Xiaozhai (小寨镇), Shuangta (双塔镇)
Townships:
- Fengzheng Township (风正乡), Wuguanying Township (吴官营镇), Futudian Township (浮图店乡), Caozhuang Township (曹庄乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Jize (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) | 25.6 (78.1) | 30.6 (87.1) | 36.7 (98.1) | 38.6 (101.5) | 42.5 (108.5) | 41.5 (106.7) | 37.2 (99.0) | 38.8 (101.8) | 33.5 (92.3) | 27.4 (81.3) | 25.3 (77.5) | 42.5 (108.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) | 8.3 (46.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 21.7 (71.1) | 27.4 (81.3) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.5 (90.5) | 30.7 (87.3) | 27.1 (80.8) | 21.3 (70.3) | 12.4 (54.3) | 5.4 (41.7) | 19.9 (67.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) | 1.8 (35.2) | 8.5 (47.3) | 15.2 (59.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 26.2 (79.2) | 27.4 (81.3) | 25.7 (78.3) | 20.9 (69.6) | 14.6 (58.3) | 6.2 (43.2) | −0.4 (31.3) | 13.7 (56.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) | −3.3 (26.1) | 2.8 (37.0) | 9.2 (48.6) | 14.9 (58.8) | 20.3 (68.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 21.6 (70.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 9.2 (48.6) | 1.3 (34.3) | −4.6 (23.7) | 8.6 (47.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.1 (−4.2) | −19.0 (−2.2) | −10.1 (13.8) | −3.2 (26.2) | 2.5 (36.5) | 10.2 (50.4) | 16.1 (61.0) | 12.8 (55.0) | 3.5 (38.3) | −2.9 (26.8) | −15.6 (3.9) | −19.2 (−2.6) | −20.1 (−4.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.8 (0.11) | 7.2 (0.28) | 9.6 (0.38) | 26.4 (1.04) | 40.6 (1.60) | 53.6 (2.11) | 127.0 (5.00) | 106.3 (4.19) | 46.4 (1.83) | 26.2 (1.03) | 15.5 (0.61) | 3.4 (0.13) | 465 (18.31) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 65.3 |
| Average snowy days | 2.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 9.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 56 | 54 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 76 | 81 | 75 | 68 | 69 | 66 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 137.5 | 145.1 | 194.1 | 216.4 | 243.4 | 213.1 | 173.3 | 180.7 | 171.6 | 169.5 | 142.1 | 135.7 | 2,122.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 44 | 47 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 49 | 39 | 43 | 47 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||