Typical retail street in Dianjiang

Dianjiang County (simplified Chinese: 垫江县; traditional Chinese: 墊江縣; pinyin: Diànjiāng Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Chongqing Municipality, China, bordering Sichuan province to the northwest. As of 2015, it has two subdistricts, two townships, and 22 towns under its administration.

History

Dianjiang County was developed in the time of the Western Wei Emperor Gong Di in 555 CE. Before the Chongqing area became a municipality, Dianjiang belonged to other regions. From October 1, 1949, to March 14, 1997, it belonged to Dazhu, Fuling prefecture.

Administrative divisions

Dianjiang has two subdistricts, two townships, five regional center towns and 17 general towns.

Subdistricts
SubdistrictsChinese
Subdistricts Subdistricts Chinese Guiyang Subdistrict 桂阳街道 Guixi Subdistrict 桂溪街道Townships Townships Chinese Dashi Township 大石乡 Shaping Township 沙坪乡Regional center towns Towns Chinese Towns Chinese Towns Chinese Chengxi Town 澄溪镇 Gao'an Town 高安镇 Gaofeng Town 高峰镇 Pingshan Town 坪山镇 Zhoujia Town 周嘉镇
Guiyang Subdistrict桂阳街道
Guixi Subdistrict桂溪街道
TownshipsChinese
Dashi Township大石乡
Shaping Township沙坪乡
TownsChineseTownsChineseTownsChinese
Chengxi Town澄溪镇Gao'an Town高安镇Gaofeng Town高峰镇
Pingshan Town坪山镇Zhoujia Town周嘉镇
General towns
TownsChineseTownsChineseTownsChineseTownsChinese
General towns Towns Chinese Towns Chinese Towns Chinese Towns Chinese Xinmin Town 新民镇 Shaping Town 沙坪镇 Pushun Town 普顺镇 Yongping Town 永平镇 Yong'an Town 永安镇 Wudong Town 五洞镇 Taiping Town 太平镇 Sanxi Town 三溪镇 Yantai Town 砚台镇 Heyou Town 鹤游镇 Caohui Town 曹回镇 Peixing Town 裴兴镇 Changlong Town 长龙镇 Gangjia Town 杠家镇 Huangsha Town 黄沙镇 Wangjia Town 汪家镇 Baojia Town 包家镇 Baijia Town 白家镇
Xinmin Town新民镇Shaping Town沙坪镇Pushun Town普顺镇Yongping Town永平镇
Yong'an Town永安镇Wudong Town五洞镇Taiping Town太平镇Sanxi Town三溪镇
Yantai Town砚台镇Heyou Town鹤游镇Caohui Town曹回镇Peixing Town裴兴镇
Changlong Town长龙镇Gangjia Town杠家镇Huangsha Town黄沙镇
Wangjia Town汪家镇Baojia Town包家镇Baijia Town白家镇

Climate

Climate data for Dianjiang, elevation 416 m (1,365 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)17.9 (64.2)25.0 (77.0)34.5 (94.1)35.1 (95.2)36.2 (97.2)37.3 (99.1)39.5 (103.1)42.1 (107.8)40.6 (105.1)34.3 (93.7)27.0 (80.6)17.8 (64.0)42.1 (107.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)9.1 (48.4)12.0 (53.6)16.9 (62.4)22.5 (72.5)25.9 (78.6)28.7 (83.7)32.5 (90.5)32.9 (91.2)27.7 (81.9)21.4 (70.5)16.3 (61.3)10.3 (50.5)21.4 (70.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)6.4 (43.5)8.7 (47.7)12.7 (54.9)17.7 (63.9)21.3 (70.3)24.3 (75.7)27.7 (81.9)27.6 (81.7)23.3 (73.9)17.8 (64.0)13.1 (55.6)7.8 (46.0)17.4 (63.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)4.4 (39.9)6.3 (43.3)9.8 (49.6)14.3 (57.7)18.0 (64.4)21.2 (70.2)24.0 (75.2)23.7 (74.7)20.3 (68.5)15.5 (59.9)10.9 (51.6)6.0 (42.8)14.5 (58.2)
Record low °C (°F)−2.7 (27.1)−1.3 (29.7)−0.4 (31.3)4.8 (40.6)9.5 (49.1)14.0 (57.2)17.4 (63.3)17.7 (63.9)13.4 (56.1)5.1 (41.2)0.7 (33.3)−3.1 (26.4)−3.1 (26.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)20.6 (0.81)22.4 (0.88)55.6 (2.19)107.8 (4.24)173.5 (6.83)165.4 (6.51)152.4 (6.00)151.2 (5.95)128.7 (5.07)116.8 (4.60)62.4 (2.46)23.3 (0.92)1,180.1 (46.46)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)10.49.312.114.416.315.511.411.412.715.711.710.3151.2
Average snowy days1.10.50000000000.21.8
Average relative humidity (%)83797777788176727884848580
Mean monthly sunshine hours30.539.681.0115.9117.2116.2188.3195.6118.969.754.928.31,156.1
Percentage possible sunshine912223028284448332017925
Source: China Meteorological Administration

Economics

Based on statistics from October 2015, in the first three quarters, Dianjiang County achieved a GDP of 16.63 billion yuan (an increase of 11.4 percent, and faster than the growth in the previous six months by 0.4 percentage points). The contributions to the GDP were composed of the primary sector producing 2.17 billion yuan (an increase of 4.5%); the secondary sector producing 8.78 billion yuan (an increase of 12.6%); and the tertiary sector producing 5.68 billion yuan (an increase of 12.2%).

Transportation

The area is served by Dianjiang railway station on the Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway.