Pengze County

Pengze County
彭泽县
County
Location of Pengze County (red) within Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi
Location of Pengze County (red) within Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi
Coordinates (Longcheng government): 29°53′46″N 116°32′56″E / 29.896°N 116.549°E / 29.896; 116.549
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityJiujiang
Area
 • Total
1,544 km2 (596 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
364,800
 • Density236.3/km2 (611.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
332700

Pengze County (simplified Chinese: 彭泽县; traditional Chinese: 彭澤縣; pinyin: Péngzé Xiàn) is a county in the north of Jiangxi Province, situated on the southeast (right) bank of the Yangtze. The northernmost county-level division of the province, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jiujiang.

Pengze county has a long history of written record. This county firstly established in the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu, Western Han dynasty (201 BCE)

Pengze. Nieuhof: L'ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale des Provinces Unies vers l'Empereur de la Chine, 1665

Administrative divisions

Pengze County has ten towns and three townships.

Towns

The ten towns of Pengze County are:

Townships

The three townships of Pengze County are:

Transport

Pengze is served by Pengze railway station on the Tongling–Jiujiang railway.

Climate

Climate data for Pengze, elevation 99 m (325 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1969–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.6
(70.9)		 27.4
(81.3)		 32.6
(90.7)		 33.0
(91.4)		 35.1
(95.2)		 37.5
(99.5)		 39.7
(103.5)		 40.0
(104.0)		 36.8
(98.2)		 33.6
(92.5)		 30.3
(86.5)		 22.8
(73.0)		 40.0
(104.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.9
(46.2)		 10.8
(51.4)		 15.8
(60.4)		 22.1
(71.8)		 26.9
(80.4)		 29.4
(84.9)		 32.9
(91.2)		 32.4
(90.3)		 28.4
(83.1)		 23.3
(73.9)		 16.9
(62.4)		 10.5
(50.9)		 21.4
(70.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.6
(40.3)		 7.1
(44.8)		 11.5
(52.7)		 17.4
(63.3)		 22.3
(72.1)		 25.4
(77.7)		 28.7
(83.7)		 28.2
(82.8)		 24.2
(75.6)		 18.9
(66.0)		 12.8
(55.0)		 6.8
(44.2)		 17.3
(63.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.2
(36.0)		 4.3
(39.7)		 8.4
(47.1)		 13.9
(57.0)		 18.8
(65.8)		 22.5
(72.5)		 25.7
(78.3)		 25.2
(77.4)		 21.3
(70.3)		 15.8
(60.4)		 9.8
(49.6)		 4.0
(39.2)		 14.3
(57.8)
Record low °C (°F) −6.4
(20.5)		 −18.9
(−2.0)		 −2.7
(27.1)		 3.2
(37.8)		 9.2
(48.6)		 14.9
(58.8)		 19.1
(66.4)		 17.9
(64.2)		 13.8
(56.8)		 4.5
(40.1)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 −6.5
(20.3)		 −18.9
(−2.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 79.8
(3.14)		 95.1
(3.74)		 135.7
(5.34)		 165.2
(6.50)		 199.6
(7.86)		 248.5
(9.78)		 219.8
(8.65)		 145.1
(5.71)		 64.0
(2.52)		 61.8
(2.43)		 72.0
(2.83)		 53.6
(2.11)		 1,540.2
(60.61)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 12.2 13.1 14.8 14.2 13.3 14.7 11.1 11.5 7.2 8.2 10.1 9.2 139.6
Average snowy days 3.6 2.3 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1.4 7.9
Average relative humidity (%) 76 76 75 73 75 81 78 79 78 75 76 72 76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 82.6 85.6 112.8 140.9 161.5 141.0 209.6 200.4 166.9 144.4 113.2 108.5 1,667.4
Percentage possible sunshine 25 27 30 36 38 34 49 49 46 41 36 34 37
Source: China Meteorological Administration all-time extreme low

References

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  2. ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ↑ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Overview of Jiangxi" 江西概况 (PDF) (in Simplified Chinese). 江西省人民政府网. Retrieved 31 December 2025.