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.
Xiaogan 孝感市 Siaokan | |
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 view west towards city's south central area | |
.png) Location of Xiaogan City in Hubei and the PRC | |
  Xiaogan 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 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Municipal seat | Xiaonan District |
| Area | |
| • 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) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| • 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) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 145.7 billion US$ 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 |
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
Since 2000, Xiaogan has been divided into 1 district, 3 county-level cities and 3 counties:[5][6]
- Xiaonan District (孝南区)
- Yingcheng City (应城市)
- Anlu City (安陆市)
- Hanchuan City (汉川市)
- Xiaochang County (孝昌县)
- Dawu County (大悟县)
- Yunmeng County (云梦县)
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Climate
| Climate data for Xiaogan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| 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
- Xiaogan Rice wine (孝感米酒)
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
Media related to Xiaogan at Wikimedia Commons