Quanzhou County
Quanzhou County
全州县 · Cenzcouh Yen | |
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 Public square | |
  Quanzhou Location of the seat in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 25°55′44″N 111°04′23″E / 25.929°N 111.073°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Autonomous region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Guilin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,021 km2 (1,553 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | 803,495 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 541500 |
Quanzhou County (Chinese: 全州县; pinyin: Quánzhōu Xiàn; Zhuang: Cenzcouh Yen) is a county in the northeast of Guangxi, China, bordering Hunan province to the north and east. It is under the administration of Guilin City. Quanzhou is the biggest county in Guilin both in size and in population, and contains the northernmost point of Guangxi. The dialect of here belongs to the Xiang Chinese.
Historically Quanzhou was under the administration of Hunan Province. It was only after Ming Dynasty (1368CE -1644CE) that it was removed from Hunan into Guangxi.
Yao people
Four languages are spoken by the Yao people of Quanzhou County.[1]
Ethnic Yao are found in the following townships and villages.[1]
- Dongshan 东山瑶族乡 (4800 households; 20,000 persons)
- Jiaojiang 蕉江瑶族乡 (400 households; 1,900 persons), including Banyaoshan Village 板瑶山村 (20 households; 120 persons)
- Shaoshui 绍水镇 (190 households; 900 persons), including Tongyou Village 桐油村 (60 households; 200 persons)
Climate
| Climate data for Quanzhou (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.1 (95.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
39.2 (102.6) |
40.2 (104.4) |
37.7 (99.9) |
36.0 (96.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.6 (90.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
8.9 (48.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.6 (25.5) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
0.4 (32.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 76.8 (3.02) |
111.5 (4.39) |
152.3 (6.00) |
198.0 (7.80) |
272.0 (10.71) |
233.4 (9.19) |
149.7 (5.89) |
122.1 (4.81) |
57.4 (2.26) |
69.3 (2.73) |
75.4 (2.97) |
48.0 (1.89) |
1,565.9 (61.66) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 78 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
References
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