# Chaling County

Chaling County (simplified Chinese: 茶陵县; traditional Chinese: 茶陵縣; pinyin: Chálíng Xiàn; lit. 'tea hill') is a county in Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of Zhuzhou City. Located on the south eastern margin of the province, the county is bordered to the north by You County, to the east by Anren County, to the south by Yanling County, and to the east by Lianhua, Yongxin Counties and Jinggangshan City of Jiangxi. Chaling County covers 2,500 km$^2$ (970 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 631,036 and resident a population of 586,000. The county has 4 subdistricts, 10 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is at Yunyang Subdistrict (云阳街道).

## Subdivisions

| Name | Hanzi | Population (2005) | Area (km$^2$) |
| Chengguan | 城关镇 | 90,000 | 14 |
| Jieshou | 界首镇 | 28,000 | 84 |
| Yantang | 严塘镇 | 40,750 | 243 |
| Hukou | 湖口镇 | 34,000 | 72.7 |
| Huanxi | 浣溪镇 | 16,000 | 136 |
| Majiang | 马江镇 | 33,000 | 85 |
| Gaolong | 高陇镇 | 19,500 | 140.66 |
| Yaobei | 腰陂镇 | 57,600 | 230 |
| Lushui | 潞水镇 | 32,000 | 127 |
| Huju | 虎踞镇 | 28,000 | 83 |
| Pingshui | 平水镇 | 26,700 | 137.6 |
| Zaoshi | 枣市镇 | 27,000 | 112.75 |
| Huotian | 火田镇 | | 144 |
| Taokeng | 桃坑乡 | 16,200 | 270 |
| Xiadong | 下东乡 | 17,200 | 31.9 |
| Lingfang | 舲舫乡 | 29,100 | 87.4 |
| Sicong | 思聪乡 | 30,200 | 41.2 |
| Mijiang | 洣江街道 | 26,670 | 41.2 |
| Batuan | 八团乡 | 65,000 | 116 |
| Zhitang | 秩堂乡 | 26,000 | 163 |
In the present, Chaling County has 4 subdistricts, 10 towns and 2 townships.

### 4 subdistricts

* Mijiang (洣江街道)
* Sicong (思聪街道)
* Xiadong (下东街道)
* Yunyang (云阳街道)

### 10 towns

* Gaolong (高陇镇)
* Huju (虎踞镇)
* Hukou (湖口镇)
* Huotian (火田镇)
* Jieshou (界首镇)
* Majiang (马江镇)
* Yantang (严塘镇)
* Yaolu (腰潞镇)
* Zaoshi (枣市镇)
* Zhitang (秩堂镇)

### 2 towns

* Lingfang (舲舫乡)
* Taokeng (桃坑乡)

## Climate

Climate data for Chaling, elevation 136 m (446 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) | 26.3 (79.3) | 31.7 (89.1) | 35.2 (95.4) | 35.9 (96.6) | 36.6 (97.9) | 38.0 (100.4) | 40.2 (104.4) | 40.7 (105.3) | 38.4 (101.1) | 36.1 (97.0) | 32.5 (90.5) | 25.6 (78.1) | 40.7 (105.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.0 (55.4) | 16.9 (62.4) | 23.6 (74.5) | 28.0 (82.4) | 31.1 (88.0) | 34.5 (94.1) | 33.5 (92.3) | 29.9 (85.8) | 24.9 (76.8) | 19.0 (66.2) | 13.0 (55.4) | 23.1 (73.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.7 (54.9) | 18.7 (65.7) | 23.2 (73.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.4 (83.1) | 25.1 (77.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 14.3 (57.7) | 8.8 (47.8) | 18.5 (65.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) | 6.2 (43.2) | 9.8 (49.6) | 15.2 (59.4) | 19.7 (67.5) | 23.3 (73.9) | 25.3 (77.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 21.6 (70.9) | 16.5 (61.7) | 10.9 (51.6) | 5.7 (42.3) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) | −3.9 (25.0) | −1.4 (29.5) | 3.7 (38.7) | 9.8 (49.6) | 13.9 (57.0) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.2 (64.8) | 13.2 (55.8) | 4.6 (40.3) | −0.6 (30.9) | −7.5 (18.5) | −7.5 (18.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.2 (3.04) | 87.1 (3.43) | 178.0 (7.01) | 166.9 (6.57) | 202.1 (7.96) | 235.3 (9.26) | 133.8 (5.27) | 146.2 (5.76) | 66.8 (2.63) | 59.7 (2.35) | 80.1 (3.15) | 56.8 (2.24) | 1,490 (58.67) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.0 | 13.6 | 18.3 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 14.5 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 154.2 |
| Average snowy days | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 64.4 | 68.3 | 75.3 | 112.0 | 142.3 | 156.7 | 243.7 | 215.3 | 173.4 | 148.7 | 122.6 | 109.0 | 1,631.7 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 19 | 22 | 20 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 58 | 54 | 47 | 42 | 38 | 34 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||