Xixiang County
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Xixiang County (simplified Chinese: 西乡县; traditional Chinese: 西鄉縣; pinyin: Xīxiāng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Hanzhong City, in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the southwest. Its administrative center, Xixiang, formerly known as Hsihsiang, lies on the Muma River. The county contains fourteen towns, eleven townships, and covers an area of 3,240 km2 (1,250 sq mi).
Administrative divisions
As of 2019, Xixiang County is divided to 2 subdistricts and 15 towns.
Subdistricts
- Chengbei Subdistrict (城北街道)
- Chengnan Subdistrict (城南街道)
Towns
- Yanghe (杨河镇)
- Liushu (柳树镇)
- Shahe (沙河镇)
- Sidu (私渡镇)
- Sangyuan (桑园镇)
- Bailongtang (白龙塘镇)
- Xiakou (峡口镇)
- Yankou (堰口镇)
- Cha (茶镇)
- Gaochuan (高川镇)
- Lianghekou (两河口镇)
- Dahe (大河镇)
- Luojiaba (骆家坝镇)
- Ziwu (子午镇)
- Baimianxia (白勉峡镇)
Climate
| Climate data for Xixiang, elevation 446 m (1,463 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.3 (63.1) | 22.8 (73.0) | 32.2 (90.0) | 35.7 (96.3) | 36.0 (96.8) | 37.9 (100.2) | 40.7 (105.3) | 40.2 (104.4) | 38.4 (101.1) | 32.9 (91.2) | 24.6 (76.3) | 17.8 (64.0) | 40.7 (105.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) | 11.6 (52.9) | 17.2 (63.0) | 23.0 (73.4) | 26.5 (79.7) | 29.7 (85.5) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.5 (88.7) | 25.8 (78.4) | 19.9 (67.8) | 13.8 (56.8) | 8.8 (47.8) | 20.7 (69.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) | 5.7 (42.3) | 10.4 (50.7) | 15.8 (60.4) | 19.9 (67.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.6 (78.1) | 20.7 (69.3) | 15.2 (59.4) | 9.1 (48.4) | 3.8 (38.8) | 14.9 (58.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) | 1.6 (34.9) | 5.6 (42.1) | 10.7 (51.3) | 15.1 (59.2) | 19.4 (66.9) | 22.1 (71.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 17.5 (63.5) | 12.3 (54.1) | 6.2 (43.2) | 0.6 (33.1) | 11.0 (51.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.8 (10.8) | −7.2 (19.0) | −4.5 (23.9) | 0.3 (32.5) | 6.1 (43.0) | 12.3 (54.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 14.4 (57.9) | 8.0 (46.4) | 1.6 (34.9) | −4.3 (24.3) | −10.8 (12.6) | −11.8 (10.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.0 (0.20) | 9.6 (0.38) | 26.6 (1.05) | 57.2 (2.25) | 99.2 (3.91) | 110.7 (4.36) | 151.1 (5.95) | 126.1 (4.96) | 133.1 (5.24) | 88.5 (3.48) | 34.6 (1.36) | 6.9 (0.27) | 848.6 (33.41) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.9 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 9.3 | 5.3 | 117.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 6.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 82 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 77.4 | 82.1 | 124.4 | 152.7 | 160.5 | 157.3 | 183.4 | 185.0 | 106.9 | 85.0 | 68.2 | 73.0 | 1,455.9 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 24 | 26 | 33 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 42 | 45 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 32 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration |
Economy
In the 19th century and early 20th century the area produced silk which was exported to Gansu.
Transportation
Xixiang is served by the Yangpingguan–Ankang Railway. The Muma River supports small boat traffic.