Dexing (simplified Chinese: 德兴; traditional Chinese: 德興市; pinyin: Déxīng) is a county-level city in the northeast of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Zhejiang province to the east. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shangrao.

Administrative divisions

At present, Dexing City has 3 subdistricts, 5 towns and 6 townships.

3 subdistricts

  • Yincheng (银城街道)
  • Xinying (新营街道)
  • Xiangtun (香屯街道)

5 towns

  • Rao'er (绕二镇)
  • Haikou (海口镇)
  • Xingangshan (新岗山镇)
  • Sizhou (泗洲镇)
  • Huaqiao (花桥镇)

6 townships

  • Huangbai (黄柏乡)
  • Wancun (万村乡)
  • Zhangcun (张村乡)
  • Banda (昄大乡)
  • Lizhai (李宅乡)
  • Longtoushan (龙头山乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 306,656 in 1999. Dexing is the original home of corporate finance expert Nan Jiang.

Climate

Climate data for Dexing, elevation 89 m (292 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)26.0 (78.8)29.3 (84.7)34.9 (94.8)35.1 (95.2)36.2 (97.2)38.4 (101.1)40.5 (104.9)39.7 (103.5)39.0 (102.2)37.8 (100.0)32.3 (90.1)25.9 (78.6)40.5 (104.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)10.7 (51.3)13.7 (56.7)17.7 (63.9)23.8 (74.8)28.2 (82.8)30.4 (86.7)34.4 (93.9)34.2 (93.6)30.8 (87.4)25.8 (78.4)19.7 (67.5)13.5 (56.3)23.6 (74.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)5.9 (42.6)8.4 (47.1)12.2 (54.0)18.0 (64.4)22.6 (72.7)25.6 (78.1)29.1 (84.4)28.6 (83.5)25.2 (77.4)19.7 (67.5)13.5 (56.3)7.7 (45.9)18.0 (64.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)2.9 (37.2)5.0 (41.0)8.6 (47.5)13.9 (57.0)18.5 (65.3)22.1 (71.8)24.9 (76.8)24.6 (76.3)21.0 (69.8)15.4 (59.7)9.4 (48.9)4.0 (39.2)14.2 (57.5)
Record low °C (°F)−7.1 (19.2)−5.2 (22.6)−4.4 (24.1)1.8 (35.2)8.3 (46.9)13.3 (55.9)19.0 (66.2)18.0 (64.4)11.5 (52.7)2.1 (35.8)−3.7 (25.3)−9.4 (15.1)−9.4 (15.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)104.4 (4.11)121.8 (4.80)210.9 (8.30)244.1 (9.61)258.7 (10.19)390.3 (15.37)243.8 (9.60)169.8 (6.69)72.4 (2.85)53.4 (2.10)92.3 (3.63)82.8 (3.26)2,044.7 (80.51)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)14.614.118.417.216.317.511.812.58.47.410.111.0159.3
Average snowy days2.31.30.4000000000.84.8
Average relative humidity (%)82818180808478787776818080
Mean monthly sunshine hours81.984.693.7115.6138.4120.4209.8203.2174.2160.9127.6117.51,627.8
Percentage possible sunshine25272530332949504846403737
Source: China Meteorological Administration

Transportation

Dexing railway station is situated near Longtoushan and is an intermediate stop on the Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway. Dexing East railway station is situated near Xingangshan and is an intermediate stop on the Jiujiang–Quzhou railway.

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