Jinxiang County County in Shandong, People's Republic of China
Jinxiang County (simplified Chinese : ; traditional Chinese : ; pinyin : Jīnxiāng Xiàn ; lit. ' gold hometown ' ) is a county of southwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Jiangsu province to the southeast. It is under the administration of Jining City.
The population was 601,369 in 1999.[ 1]
The county town of Jinxiang is known as "the world's garlic capital", producing 80% of the world's garlic exports.[ 2]
Administrative divisions
As of 2012, this county is divided to 9 towns and 4 townships.[ 3]
Towns
Jinxiang (金乡镇
Yangshan (羊山镇
Huji (胡集镇
Xiaoyun (肖云镇
Jishu (鸡黍镇
Wangpi (王丕镇
Sima (司马镇
Yushan (鱼山镇
Mamiao (马庙镇
Townships
Huayu Township (化雨乡
Buji Township (卜集乡
Gaohe Township (高河乡
Xinglong Township (兴隆乡
Climate
Climate data for Jinxiang, elevation 36 m (118 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
16.7
25.3
28.9
34.0
37.0
39.3
39.6
37.5
36.1
35.5
26.9
20.3
39.6
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
5.1
9.0
15.0
21.4
26.9
31.4
31.9
30.7
27.1
21.7
13.7
6.9
20.1
Daily mean °C (°F)
0.0
3.5
9.2
15.5
21.2
25.9
27.4
26.1
21.7
16.0
8.4
1.9
14.7
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−3.9
−1.0
4.1
10.1
15.8
20.8
23.6
22.5
17.3
11.4
4.1
−2.0
10.2
Record low °C (°F)
−15.2
−13.4
−9.7
−1.8
3.9
11.9
16.8
11.3
7.2
−0.3
−9.7
−13.0
−15.2
Average precipitation mm (inches)
9.4
15.0
20.8
37.4
52.4
67.8
182.4
169.6
69.4
30.0
28.0
11.6
693.8
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
3.3
3.9
4.4
5.7
6.7
7.4
11.3
10.5
7.4
5.2
5.1
3.5
74.4
Average snowy days
2.9
2.5
0.6
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.8
1.6
8.5
Average relative humidity (%)
65
61
58
63
64
65
80
83
77
68
69
67
68
Mean monthly sunshine hours
138.2
147.4
194.3
220.8
238.4
220.8
199.0
192.7
179.3
177.3
152.7
143.0
2,203.9
Percentage possible sunshine
44
47
52
56
55
51
45
47
49
51
50
47
50
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 4] [ 5]
