Ji'an

For other uses, see Ji'an (disambiguation).

Ji'an 吉安
—  Prefecture-level city  —
吉安市
Location of Ji'an
Ji'an Location in China
Coordinates: 27°08′N 115°00′E / 27.133°N 115°E / 27.133; 115Coordinates: 27°08′N 115°00′E / 27.133°N 115°E / 27.133; 115
Country	China
Province	Jiangxi
Government
– CPC Secretary	Zhou Meng
– Mayor	Wang Ping
Area
– Prefecture-level city	25,219 km2 (9,737.1 sq mi)
– Urban	1,331 km2 (513.9 sq mi)
– Metro	1,331 km2 (513.9 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
– Prefecture-level city	4,810,340
– Density	190.7/km2 (494/sq mi)
– Metro	460,194
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	343000
Area code(s)	0796
Website	http://www.jian.gov.cn/

Ji'an (Chinese: 吉安; pinyin: Jí'ān) is a prefecture-level city in Jiangxi province of the People's Republic of China. It has an area of 25,219 km² and a population of 4,810,340 at 2010 census whom 460,194 live in the built up area made of 2 urban districts.^[1] The local speech is a variety of Gan Chinese.

The former deputy governor of the central bank of the PR of China, Xiao Gang, is from here. This city is also the home of Jinggangshan University.

Administration

The Ji'an municipal region comprises two districts, Jizhou and Qingyuan, a county-level city and ten counties.

County-level cities

• Jinggangshan (井冈山) - see also Jinggangshan Mountains

Counties

• Yongxin (永新)
• Anfu (安福县)
• Xingan (新干县)
• Xiajiang (峡江县)
• Yongfeng (永丰县)
• Jishui (吉水县)
• JiAn (吉安县)
• Taihe (泰和县)
• WanAn (万安县)
• Suichuan (遂川县)

Geography

Ji'an has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) affected by the Asian monsoon, with long, humid, very hot summers and cool and drier winters with occasional cold snaps. Monthly daily averages range from 6.5 °C (43.7 °F) in January to 29.5 °C (85.1 °F) in July, with an annual average of 18.4 °C (65.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,520 millimetres (60 in).

Climate data for Ji'an, Jiangxi (1971—2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	10.2 (50.4)	11.8 (53.2)	16.0 (60.8)	22.5 (72.5)	27.3 (81.1)	30.7 (87.3)	34.3 (93.7)	33.7 (92.7)	29.8 (85.6)	24.7 (76.5)	18.7 (65.7)	13.4 (56.1)	22.8
Average low °C (°F)	3.8 (38.8)	5.5 (41.9)	9.3 (48.7)	15.3 (59.5)	19.8 (67.6)	23.3 (73.9)	25.6 (78.1)	25.2 (77.4)	21.7 (71.1)	16.5 (61.7)	10.5 (50.9)	5.2 (41.4)	15.1
Precipitation mm (inches)	73.4 (2.89)	103.2 (4.063)	169.0 (6.654)	224.4 (8.835)	214.6 (8.449)	234.0 (9.213)	116.3 (4.579)	134.5 (5.295)	79.6 (3.134)	74.2 (2.921)	55.0 (2.165)	40.7 (1.602)	1,518.9 (59.799)
% humidity	81	82	84	83	81	81	74	76	77	76	76	75	78.8
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	13.7	15.0	18.9	19.2	18.3	16.0	10.8	11.9	9.0	9.4	8.3	8.3	158.8
Sunshine hours	76.4	67.9	71.4	96.2	131.1	153.6	247.8	226.9	165.4	145.8	129.9	128.1	1,640.5
Source: 中国气象局 国家气象信息中心

Notes

1. ^ "Profile of Ji'an" (in Chinese). Official website of Ji'an City Government. http://www.jian.gov.cn/introduce/index.asp. Retrieved 2009-01-04. 

External links

• Official Ji'an City Website (Chinese)
• Jinggangshan University