Suichuan County

Suichuan County (simplified Chinese: 遂川县; traditional Chinese: 遂川縣; pinyin: Suìchuān Xiàn) is a county in the southwest of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan province to the southwest. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ji'an, and is its southernmost county-level division.

Suichuan County

遂川县

Suichwan
Location of Suichuan County (red) within Ji'an City (gold) and Jiangxi
Coordinates: 26°18′50″N 114°31′16″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityJi'an
Area
  Total3,144.17 km2 (1,213.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total622,200
  Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.suichuan.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

Nowadays, Suichuan County has 11 towns and 12 townships.[1]

11 towns
  • Quanjiang (泉江镇)
  • Yutian (雩田镇)
  • Bizhou (碧洲镇)
  • Caolin (草林镇)
  • Duiziqian (堆子前镇)
  • Zuo'an (左安镇)
  • Gaoping (高坪镇)
  • Dafen (大汾镇)
  • Yaqian (衙前镇)
  • Heyuan (禾源镇)
  • Tanghu (汤湖镇)
12 townships
  • Wudoujiang (五斗江乡)
  • Xixi (西溪乡)
  • Nanjiang (南江乡)
  • Huangkeng (枚江乡)
  • Daijiapu (戴家埔乡)
  • Yingpanwei (营盘圩乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 508,688 in 1999.[2]

Economy

Suichan County is one of the largest producers of kumquats in China.[3]

Climate

Notes and references

  1. "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  3. Zhonghua quan guo min zhu fu nü lian he hui (1988). Chung-kuo fu nü. Foreign Language Press. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  4. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.


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