Nanchang County (Chinese:南昌县;pinyin:Nánchāng Xiàn) is a county of Jiangxi Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanchang, the provincial capital.

The population in 1999 was 986,031.

Administration

Nanchang County has 11 towns and 7 townships.

Towns

  • Liantang (莲塘镇)
  • Xiangtang (向塘镇)
  • Sanjiang (三江镇)
  • Jiangxiang (蒋巷镇)
  • Youlan (幽兰镇)
  • Tangnan (塘南镇)
  • Gangshang (冈上镇)
  • Wuyang (武阳镇)
  • Guangfu (广福镇)
  • Changdong (昌东镇)
  • Maqiu (麻丘镇)

Townships

  • Nanxin (南新乡)
  • Tacheng (塔城乡)
  • Jingkou (泾口乡)
  • Bayi (八一乡)
  • Huangma (黄马乡)
  • Fushan (富山乡)
  • Dongxin (东新乡)

Climate

Climate data for Nanchang County, elevation 32m (105ft), (1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)9.3 (48.7)12.2 (54.0)16.8 (62.2)23.0 (73.4)27.6 (81.7)30.3 (86.5)34.3 (93.7)33.6 (92.5)29.7 (85.5)24.5 (76.1)18.2 (64.8)11.7 (53.1)22.6 (72.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)6.0 (42.8)8.4 (47.1)12.7 (54.9)18.6 (65.5)23.5 (74.3)26.4 (79.5)30.0 (86.0)29.4 (84.9)25.7 (78.3)20.4 (68.7)14.1 (57.4)8.0 (46.4)18.6 (65.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)3.6 (38.5)5.7 (42.3)9.7 (49.5)15.2 (59.4)20.2 (68.4)23.5 (74.3)26.6 (79.9)26.3 (79.3)22.7 (72.9)17.4 (63.3)11.2 (52.2)5.2 (41.4)15.6 (60.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)72.0 (2.83)97.6 (3.84)170.0 (6.69)199.6 (7.86)217.7 (8.57)318.1 (12.52)169.4 (6.67)121.1 (4.77)63.9 (2.52)48.0 (1.89)93.9 (3.70)56.1 (2.21)1,627.4 (64.07)
Average precipitation days12.113.217.016.315.015.710.610.46.96.99.89.2143.1
Average snowy days2.81.50.20000000015.5
Average relative humidity (%)75777776768073737370747175
Mean monthly sunshine hours79.177.994.2122.8136.8130.3221.6210.0172.1151.7125.1116.11,637.7
Percentage possible sunshine24242532333152524743393637
Source: China Meteorological Administration

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