Jiange County
剑阁县 | |
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Jianmen Pass gate | |
| Coordinates: 32°17′17″N 105°31′26″E / 32.288°N 105.524°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Guangyuan |
| County seat | Pu'an |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,204 km2 (1,237 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 457,656 |
| • Density | 142.8/km2 (370.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Jiange County (simplified Chinese: 剑阁县; traditional Chinese: 劍閣縣; pinyin: Jiàngé Xiàn) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Guangyuan city. The history of Jiange County as a county division goes back around 1700 years. The county has historically been a junction between the north and south of Western China, through the Jianmen Pass. It is a popular tourist destination in Sichuan.
The county government was formerly located in Pu'an town, and has been in Xiasi town since 2000. Jianmen administers 27 towns and 2 townships:
Towns
Townships
Jianmen's local specialties include Jianmen ham and Jianmenguan tofu. It is also known for the Jianmen cane. The local dialects, especially from Jinxian town, are notable for preserving the tones of old Sichuan dialects.
| Climate data for Jiange, elevation 545 m (1,788 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.6 (99.7) |
40.5 (104.9) |
39.7 (103.5) |
36.5 (97.7) |
30.4 (86.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
21.2 (70.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.6 (45.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.1 (37.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.7 (0.34) |
13.2 (0.52) |
25.8 (1.02) |
51.2 (2.02) |
100.8 (3.97) |
150.9 (5.94) |
310.7 (12.23) |
171.0 (6.73) |
166.2 (6.54) |
62.6 (2.46) |
19.4 (0.76) |
6.7 (0.26) |
1,087.2 (42.79) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.6 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 15.4 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 12.7 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 124.3 |
| Average snowy days | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 72.5 | 69.4 | 104.3 | 141.1 | 161.7 | 150.5 | 162.7 | 168.6 | 92.6 | 81.4 | 72.3 | 73.8 | 1,350.9 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 23 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 30 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administrationall-time extreme temperature (July 2026 and August 2022 | |||||||||||||