Prefecture-level city in Hubei, People's Republic of China
Xiaogan
孝感市
Siaokan
view west towards city's south central area
Location of Xiaogan City in Hubei and the PRC
Location of the city centre in Hubei
Coordinates (Xiaogan municipal government): 30°55′05″N 113°57′25″E / 30.918°N 113.957°E / 30.918; 113.957 Country People's Republic of China Province Hubei Municipal seat Xiaonan District • Prefecture-level city 8,922.72 km2 (3,445.08 sq mi) • Urban
1,034.8 km2 (399.5 sq mi) • Metro
1,034.8 km2 (399.5 sq mi) • Prefecture-level city 4,270,371 • Density 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) • Urban
988,479 • Urban density 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) • Metro
988,479 • Metro density 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) • Prefecture-level city CN¥ 145.7 billionUS$ 23.4 billion • Per capita CN¥ 29,924 US$ 4,804 Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard )Postal code 432100
Area code 712 ISO 3166 code CN-HB-09 Website www .xiaogan .gov .cn
Xiaogan (Chinese : 孝感 ; pinyin : Xiàogǎn ) is a prefecture-level city in east-central Hubei province, People's Republic of China, some 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of the provincial capital of Wuhan . According to the 2020 census, its population totaled 4,270,371, of whom 988,479 lived in the built-up (or metro ) area of Xiaonan District.
The city name Xiaogan, meaning Filial Piety Moves Tian (Chinese: 孝 行感 天 ), is from the story of Dong Yong , who sold himself for his father's funeral, in The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars .[3]
The Sheshui River originates in Xiaogan's Dawu County . On the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, many in Wuhan eat 'di cai zhu ji dan' (地菜煮鸡蛋 ) which is supposed to prevent illness in the coming year. This practice is related to a story involving Shennong in Xiaogan.[4]
Administrative divisions
Map of Xiaogan (labeled as HSIAO-KAN (SIAOKAN) 孝感 ) and nearby areas (1953)
Since 2000, Xiaogan has been divided into 1 district, 3 county-level cities and 3 counties:[5] [6]
Climate
Climate data for Xiaogan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
20.6 (69.1)
27.5 (81.5)
31.4 (88.5)
33.8 (92.8)
35.3 (95.5)
37.5 (99.5)
39.4 (102.9)
38.5 (101.3)
37.0 (98.6)
34.0 (93.2)
28.8 (83.8)
21.9 (71.4)
39.4 (102.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
8.1 (46.6)
11.1 (52.0)
16.0 (60.8)
22.3 (72.1)
27.0 (80.6)
29.9 (85.8)
32.5 (90.5)
32.4 (90.3)
28.7 (83.7)
23.2 (73.8)
16.9 (62.4)
10.6 (51.1)
21.6 (70.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)
3.7 (38.7)
6.5 (43.7)
11.2 (52.2)
17.2 (63.0)
22.2 (72.0)
25.8 (78.4)
28.5 (83.3)
27.9 (82.2)
23.6 (74.5)
17.7 (63.9)
11.4 (52.5)
5.7 (42.3)
16.8 (62.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
0.5 (32.9)
2.9 (37.2)
7.3 (45.1)
13.0 (55.4)
18.2 (64.8)
22.5 (72.5)
25.4 (77.7)
24.7 (76.5)
19.9 (67.8)
13.8 (56.8)
7.5 (45.5)
2.1 (35.8)
13.2 (55.7)
Record low °C (°F)
−13.7 (7.3)
−7.3 (18.9)
−2.7 (27.1)
0.8 (33.4)
8.3 (46.9)
12.9 (55.2)
18.6 (65.5)
15.9 (60.6)
10.7 (51.3)
1.5 (34.7)
−3.8 (25.2)
−14.9 (5.2)
−14.9 (5.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
42.3 (1.67)
52.3 (2.06)
78.5 (3.09)
117.0 (4.61)
144.3 (5.68)
183.0 (7.20)
209.3 (8.24)
113.3 (4.46)
68.3 (2.69)
61.0 (2.40)
47.4 (1.87)
25.6 (1.01)
1,142.3 (44.98)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
8.5
9.7
11.3
10.6
12.1
11.2
10.8
9.1
7.2
8.9
8.3
6.6
114.3
Average snowy days
3.9
2.3
0.9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.3
1.1
8.5
Average relative humidity (%)
76
76
76
76
77
82
82
80
77
77
77
74
78
Mean monthly sunshine hours
109.0
105.8
134.3
156.5
166.3
153.7
203.8
211.6
167.1
153.2
137.4
127.2
1,825.9
Percent possible sunshine
34
33
36
40
39
36
47
52
46
44
44
41
41
Source: China Meteorological Administration [7] [8]
Food
Notable people from Xiaogan
Sister cities
References
Further reading
Acerbi, Jacob (2020). Chaos and Grime: A Year in the Life of a Chinese City . Philadelphia: LSI Holdings, LLC. ISBN 1734454415 , 978-1734454413 .
External links
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