Songxi County (simplified Chinese: 松溪县; traditional Chinese: 松溪縣; pinyin: Sōngxī Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanping, in the northwest of Fujian province, People's Republic of China, bordering Zhejiang province to the east. Its county seat is located at Songyuan Subdistrict.
Songxi County 松溪县 Sungki | |||||||||||
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 Location of Songxi County within Nanping City | |||||||||||
  Songxi Location of the seat in Fujian | |||||||||||
| Coordinates: 27°31′34″N 118°47′06″E / 27.526°N 118.785°E | |||||||||||
| Country | People's Republic of China | ||||||||||
| Province | Fujian | ||||||||||
| Prefecture-level city | Nanping | ||||||||||
| County seat | Songyuan | ||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||
| • CPC County Committee Secretary | Huang Meiping | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
| • Total | 1,043 km2 (403 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
| • Total | 160,000 | ||||||||||
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) | ||||||||||
| Website | www.songxi.gov.cn | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 松溪县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 松溪縣 | ||||||||||
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Administration
1 Subdistrict
- Songyuan (松源街道)
2 Towns
- Zhengdun (郑墩镇)
- Weitian (渭田镇)
6 Townships
- Hedong (河东乡)
- Jiuxian (旧县乡)
- Xidong (溪东乡)
- Huaqiao (花桥乡)
- Zudun (祖墩乡)
- Chaping (茶平乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Songxi (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) | 27.7 (81.9) | 31.7 (89.1) | 33.6 (92.5) | 35.2 (95.4) | 36.3 (97.3) | 37.5 (99.5) | 42.2 (108.0) | 42.3 (108.1) | 39.4 (102.9) | 37.4 (99.3) | 33.7 (92.7) | 26.7 (80.1) | 42.3 (108.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.4 (56.1) | 15.9 (60.6) | 19.0 (66.2) | 24.6 (76.3) | 28.3 (82.9) | 30.7 (87.3) | 34.5 (94.1) | 34.3 (93.7) | 31.1 (88.0) | 26.8 (80.2) | 21.3 (70.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 24.6 (76.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) | 10.1 (50.2) | 13.3 (55.9) | 18.5 (65.3) | 22.5 (72.5) | 25.4 (77.7) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.8 (82.0) | 25.0 (77.0) | 20.2 (68.4) | 15.0 (59.0) | 9.5 (49.1) | 18.6 (65.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) | 6.4 (43.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | 14.4 (57.9) | 18.5 (65.3) | 21.8 (71.2) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 20.8 (69.4) | 15.7 (60.3) | 10.8 (51.4) | 5.5 (41.9) | 14.6 (58.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.8 (21.6) | −4.5 (23.9) | −3.9 (25.0) | 2.4 (36.3) | 8.6 (47.5) | 11.7 (53.1) | 18.7 (65.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 12.0 (53.6) | 3.0 (37.4) | −2.4 (27.7) | −7.5 (18.5) | −7.5 (18.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 72.3 (2.85) | 100.2 (3.94) | 210.7 (8.30) | 203.4 (8.01) | 244.7 (9.63) | 342.7 (13.49) | 138.6 (5.46) | 123.8 (4.87) | 81.1 (3.19) | 47.4 (1.87) | 64.7 (2.55) | 55.3 (2.18) | 1,684.9 (66.34) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.5 | 13.2 | 18.2 | 16.9 | 17.6 | 18.7 | 13.2 | 14.7 | 9.9 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 159.6 |
| Average snowy days | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 83 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 90.2 | 84.9 | 84.8 | 106.6 | 120.6 | 112.0 | 211.0 | 193.4 | 168.0 | 162.3 | 124.5 | 115.7 | 1,574 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 27 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 39 | 36 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
Expressway
Rail
The area is served by Songxi railway station.
Specialty
- Xiaojiao (小角)
See also
References
External links
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