Guixi

Guixi (simplified Chinese: 贵溪; traditional Chinese: 貴溪; lit. 'Noble Stream') is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Yingtan, Jiangxi Province, China, bordering Fujian Province to the southeast.

Guixi

贵溪市

Kweiki
County-level city
Location in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 28°17′33″N 117°14′43″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityYingtan
Area
 • Total2,480 km2 (960 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total640,000
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Postal Code
335400

The city covers two-thirds of the land area in the municipal region. Like Yuehu District, the prefectural seat, Guixi's centre Xiongshi lies on the Xin River (信江).

Administration

The city executive, legislature and judiciary are in Xiongshi Town (雄石镇), together with the CPC and PSB branches.[1]

In the present, Guixi City has 3 subdistricts, 13 towns, 6 townships and 1 ethnic Township.[2]

3 Subdistricts (街道, jie dao)
  • Huayuan (花园街道)
  • Xiongshi (雄石街道)
  • Dongmen (东门街道)

13 Towns (镇, zhen)
  • Zhoufang (周坊)
  • Sili (泗沥))
  • Hongtang (鸿塘)
  • Zhiguang (志光)
  • Hetan (河潭)
  • Liukou (流口)
  • Luohe (罗河)
  • Jintun (金屯))
  • Tangwan (塘湾)
  • Wenfang (文坊)
  • Lengshui (冷水)
  • Longhushan (龙虎山) - access to Longhushan Mountain
  • Shangqing (上清) - access to Longhushan Mt.
  • Former Taqiao Town (塔桥)-is merged to the other

6 Townships (乡, xiang)
  • Binjiang (滨江乡)
  • Baitian (白田乡)
  • Leixi (雷溪乡)
  • Pengwan (彭湾乡)
  • Erkou (耳口乡)
  • Yujia (余家乡)

1 Ethnic Township (族乡, zu xiang)
  • She Zhangping Township (漳坪畲族乡)

Transportation

Rail

Guixi is a railroad junction for the Anhui–Jiangxi and the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railways.

Climate
Climate data for Guixi (1981–2010 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 10.3
(50.5)		 12.6
(54.7)		 16.5
(61.7)		 22.9
(73.2)		 27.9
(82.2)		 30.6
(87.1)		 34.8
(94.6)		 34.1
(93.4)		 30.2
(86.4)		 25.2
(77.4)		 19.1
(66.4)		 13.3
(55.9)		 23.1
(73.6)
Average low °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8)		 5.9
(42.6)		 9.2
(48.6)		 14.9
(58.8)		 19.6
(67.3)		 23.1
(73.6)		 26.3
(79.3)		 25.7
(78.3)		 22.3
(72.1)		 17.0
(62.6)		 10.9
(51.6)		 5.2
(41.4)		 15.3
(59.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 91.2
(3.59)		 120.4
(4.74)		 212.9
(8.38)		 249.8
(9.83)		 257.8
(10.15)		 339.8
(13.38)		 159.9
(6.30)		 145.4
(5.72)		 88.7
(3.49)		 51.1
(2.01)		 87.2
(3.43)		 58.7
(2.31)		 1,862.9
(73.33)
Source: National Meteorological Center of CMA[3]

Notes and references
  1. Jiangxi Sheng Ditu, published by PLA Factory 4236, January, 2002. ISBN 7-5031-2862-3/K-1312
  2. "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  3. . China Meteorological Administration http://www.nmc.cn/publish/forecast/AJX/guixi.html. Retrieved 2020-12-08. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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