County in Jiangxi, People's Republic of China
Tonggu County (simplified Chinese: 铜鼓县; traditional Chinese: 銅鼓縣; pinyin: Tónggǔ Xiàn) is a county of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan province to the west. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Yichun.
Administrative divisions
In the present, Tonggu County has 6 towns and 3 townships.[1]
- 6 towns
- 3 townships
Demographics
The population of the district was 135,924 in 1999.[2] 70% of the population are Hakka-speakers.
Climate
| Climate data for Tonggu (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
|
Sep
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Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
|
24.4
(75.9)
|
28.5
(83.3)
|
33.2
(91.8)
|
34.0
(93.2)
|
35.3
(95.5)
|
37.1
(98.8)
|
39.4
(102.9)
|
40.1
(104.2)
|
37.4
(99.3)
|
34.5
(94.1)
|
30.9
(87.6)
|
25.4
(77.7)
|
40.1
(104.2)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
9.9
(49.8)
|
12.7
(54.9)
|
16.6
(61.9)
|
23.0
(73.4)
|
27.2
(81.0)
|
29.8
(85.6)
|
32.8
(91.0)
|
32.6
(90.7)
|
29.3
(84.7)
|
24.4
(75.9)
|
18.7
(65.7)
|
12.9
(55.2)
|
22.5
(72.5)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
5.1
(41.2)
|
7.6
(45.7)
|
11.3
(52.3)
|
17.1
(62.8)
|
21.5
(70.7)
|
24.7
(76.5)
|
27.4
(81.3)
|
26.6
(79.9)
|
23.3
(73.9)
|
17.9
(64.2)
|
12.2
(54.0)
|
6.9
(44.4)
|
16.8
(62.2)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
2.2
(36.0)
|
4.3
(39.7)
|
7.8
(46.0)
|
13.1
(55.6)
|
17.7
(63.9)
|
21.4
(70.5)
|
23.5
(74.3)
|
23.1
(73.6)
|
19.5
(67.1)
|
13.9
(57.0)
|
8.3
(46.9)
|
3.2
(37.8)
|
13.2
(55.7)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−7.0
(19.4)
|
−5.6
(21.9)
|
−4.9
(23.2)
|
−0.9
(30.4)
|
7.3
(45.1)
|
12.1
(53.8)
|
15.6
(60.1)
|
16.3
(61.3)
|
10.6
(51.1)
|
0.0
(32.0)
|
−4.1
(24.6)
|
−10.4
(13.3)
|
−10.4
(13.3)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
83.3
(3.28)
|
98.6
(3.88)
|
176.3
(6.94)
|
216.1
(8.51)
|
261.3
(10.29)
|
350.3
(13.79)
|
217.9
(8.58)
|
169.5
(6.67)
|
96.5
(3.80)
|
64.1
(2.52)
|
90.3
(3.56)
|
58.9
(2.32)
|
1,883.1
(74.14)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
|
14.7
|
14.6
|
19.2
|
18.4
|
18.1
|
18.5
|
14.5
|
15.0
|
11.1
|
10.5
|
11.6
|
11.7
|
177.9
|
| Average snowy days
|
3.5
|
2.1
|
0.5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.1
|
1.3
|
7.5
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
84
|
84
|
85
|
83
|
83
|
85
|
82
|
83
|
83
|
82
|
83
|
82
|
83
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
68.2
|
69.0
|
75.8
|
100.8
|
117.1
|
108.9
|
181.2
|
166.7
|
139.7
|
128.1
|
109.9
|
103.6
|
1,369
|
| Percent possible sunshine
|
21
|
22
|
20
|
26
|
28
|
26
|
43
|
41
|
38
|
36
|
34
|
32
|
31
|
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
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