Chongyi County
Statistics
Chongyi has an area of 2,206.27 km2 (851.85 sq mi) and population of 200,000.
Administration
The county executive, legislature, judiciary are at Hengshui Town (横水镇), together with the CPC and PSB branches.
Chongyi County is divided to 6 towns and 10 townships.
- 6 Towns
- Hengshui (横水镇)
- Yangmei (扬眉镇)
- Guobu (过埠镇)
- Qianchang (铅厂镇)
- Changlong (长龙镇)
- Guantian (关田镇)
- 10 Townships
- Longgou Township (龙勾乡)
- Jieba Township (杰坝乡)
- Jinkeng Township (金坑乡)
- Sishun Township (思顺乡)
- Lintan Township (麟潭乡)
- Shangbao Township (上堡乡)
- Niedu Township (聂都乡)
- Wenying Township (文英乡)
- Ledong Township (乐洞乡)
- Fengzhou Township (丰州乡)
Economy
Mining of uranium is carried out in the region.
Climate
| Climate data for Chongyi, elevation 280 m (920 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °C (°F) |
27.2
(81.0) |
31.8
(89.2) |
32.9
(91.2) |
34.3
(93.7) |
36.4
(97.5) |
37.9
(100.2) |
39.7
(103.5) |
39.9
(103.8) |
38.4
(101.1) |
37.6
(99.7) |
33.8
(92.8) |
27.2
(81.0) |
39.9
(103.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) |
13.3
(55.9) |
16.0
(60.8) |
18.9
(66.0) |
24.9
(76.8) |
28.7
(83.7) |
31.4
(88.5) |
34.0
(93.2) |
33.5
(92.3) |
30.7
(87.3) |
27.1
(80.8) |
21.9
(71.4) |
16.5
(61.7) |
24.7
(76.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) |
8.1
(46.6) |
10.7
(51.3) |
13.9
(57.0) |
19.6
(67.3) |
23.3
(73.9) |
26.2
(79.2) |
27.9
(82.2) |
27.2
(81.0) |
24.6
(76.3) |
20.3
(68.5) |
15.0
(59.0) |
9.9
(49.8) |
18.9
(66.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) |
5.1
(41.2) |
7.5
(45.5) |
10.9
(51.6) |
16.2
(61.2) |
19.9
(67.8) |
23.0
(73.4) |
24.0
(75.2) |
23.7
(74.7) |
21.2
(70.2) |
16.3
(61.3) |
11.1
(52.0) |
6.1
(43.0) |
15.4
(59.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) |
−3.9
(25.0) |
−1.7
(28.9) |
0.6
(33.1) |
6.7
(44.1) |
11.5
(52.7) |
16.1
(61.0) |
20.8
(69.4) |
20.2
(68.4) |
13.9
(57.0) |
5.6
(42.1) |
0.1
(32.2) |
−2.8
(27.0) |
−3.9
(25.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) |
74.2
(2.92) |
94.8
(3.73) |
167.3
(6.59) |
171.9
(6.77) |
227.7
(8.96) |
254.3
(10.01) |
148.2
(5.83) |
195.2
(7.69) |
118.6
(4.67) |
54.7
(2.15) |
65.5
(2.58) |
49.2
(1.94) |
1,621.6
(63.84) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) |
12.3 |
13.5 |
19.1 |
17.0 |
18.2 |
18.2 |
13.5 |
15.9 |
10.8 |
6.6 |
8.2 |
8.7 |
162 |
| Average snowy days |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) |
79 |
80 |
83 |
82 |
82 |
82 |
78 |
81 |
80 |
76 |
78 |
77 |
80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours |
67.4 |
64.9 |
58.2 |
83.2 |
104.9 |
113.6 |
184.7 |
168.6 |
134.5 |
139.9 |
112.6 |
103.0 |
1,335.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine |
20 |
20 |
16 |
22 |
25 |
28 |
44 |
42 |
37 |
39 |
35 |
32 |
30 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration |
