County in Henan, People's Republic of China
Jia County or Jiaxian (simplified Chinese: 郏县; traditional Chinese: 郟縣; pinyin: Jiá Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Pingdingshan City, in south-central Henan Province, China.
Jia county is famous for heluo noodles, the Three-Su Temple and Linfeng village.
Three-Su Temple is the place where the famous poets Su Xun, Su Shi and Su Zhe are buried.
Linfeng village's traditional red stone architecture has high historical and cultural value with distinctive local characteristics.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this county is divided to 6 towns, 7 townships and 1 ethnic township.[3]
- Towns
- Townships
- Ethnic townships
Climate
Climate data for Jiaxian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Record high °C (°F)
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19.7 (67.5)
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24.4 (75.9)
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28.5 (83.3)
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33.8 (92.8)
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41.3 (106.3)
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40.7 (105.3)
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40.0 (104.0)
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37.7 (99.9)
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40.0 (104.0)
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34.4 (93.9)
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27.6 (81.7)
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22.0 (71.6)
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41.3 (106.3)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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6.7 (44.1)
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10.2 (50.4)
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15.6 (60.1)
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22.1 (71.8)
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27.5 (81.5)
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32.2 (90.0)
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32.1 (89.8)
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30.7 (87.3)
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27.1 (80.8)
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22.1 (71.8)
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14.9 (58.8)
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8.8 (47.8)
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20.8 (69.5)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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1.2 (34.2)
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4.3 (39.7)
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9.5 (49.1)
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15.8 (60.4)
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21.3 (70.3)
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26.1 (79.0)
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27.3 (81.1)
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25.8 (78.4)
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21.3 (70.3)
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15.9 (60.6)
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9.0 (48.2)
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3.2 (37.8)
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15.1 (59.1)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−3.0 (26.6)
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−0.4 (31.3)
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4.3 (39.7)
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9.9 (49.8)
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15.5 (59.9)
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20.6 (69.1)
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23.2 (73.8)
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22.0 (71.6)
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17.0 (62.6)
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11.3 (52.3)
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4.5 (40.1)
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−0.9 (30.4)
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10.3 (50.6)
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Record low °C (°F)
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−16.8 (1.8)
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−16.7 (1.9)
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−9.3 (15.3)
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−2.1 (28.2)
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3.4 (38.1)
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11.2 (52.2)
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15.4 (59.7)
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11.3 (52.3)
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7.8 (46.0)
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0.2 (32.4)
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−7.3 (18.9)
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−12.6 (9.3)
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−16.8 (1.8)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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11.8 (0.46)
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13.7 (0.54)
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24.1 (0.95)
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38.2 (1.50)
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61.8 (2.43)
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84.5 (3.33)
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149.7 (5.89)
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108.3 (4.26)
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80.9 (3.19)
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41.3 (1.63)
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30.7 (1.21)
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9.8 (0.39)
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654.8 (25.78)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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3.9
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4.7
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6.0
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6.6
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7.8
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8.2
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10.9
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10.8
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9.2
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7.0
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6.2
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3.7
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85
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Average snowy days
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4.0
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3.0
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1.2
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0.1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.9
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2.4
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11.6
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Average relative humidity (%)
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61
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62
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64
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67
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65
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65
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79
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82
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77
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70
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67
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61
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68
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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130.7
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139.1
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177.4
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205.7
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218.2
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205.5
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196.8
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190.4
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164.3
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162.6
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147.6
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143.7
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2,082
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Percent possible sunshine
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41
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45
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48
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52
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51
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48
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45
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46
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45
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47
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48
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47
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47
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]
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