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Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County

Coordinates: 28°33′46″N 107°53′58″E / 28.5629°N 107.8994°E / 28.5629; 107.8994
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Wuchuan County
务川县
Wuchwan
婺川
务川仡佬族苗族自治县
Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County
Wuchuan is located in Guizhou
Wuchuan
Wuchuan
Location of the seat in Guizhou
Wuchuan is located in Southwest China
Wuchuan
Wuchuan
Wuchuan (Southwest China)
Coordinates (Wuchuan County government): 28°33′46″N 107°53′58″E / 28.5629°N 107.8994°E / 28.5629; 107.8994
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityZunyi
Area
 • Total
2,777.59 km2 (1,072.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
321,581
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 务川仡佬族苗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 務川仡佬族苗族自治縣; pinyin: Wùchuān Gēlǎozú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn; alternatively 婺川) is a county in the northeast of Guizhou province, China, bordering Chongqing to the north. It is under the administration of Zunyi city.

Climate

Climate data for Wuchuan (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0)
30.0
(86.0)
32.8
(91.0)
33.2
(91.8)
35.5
(95.9)
35.7
(96.3)
38.6
(101.5)
38.7
(101.7)
38.7
(101.7)
33.1
(91.6)
28.2
(82.8)
20.1
(68.2)
38.7
(101.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.1
(46.6)
10.0
(50.0)
14.7
(58.5)
20.7
(69.3)
25.0
(77.0)
27.6
(81.7)
30.8
(87.4)
31.3
(88.3)
27.1
(80.8)
20.6
(69.1)
15.8
(60.4)
10.4
(50.7)
20.2
(68.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.0
(41.0)
6.7
(44.1)
10.6
(51.1)
15.9
(60.6)
20.2
(68.4)
23.2
(73.8)
25.9
(78.6)
25.7
(78.3)
22.0
(71.6)
16.5
(61.7)
11.9
(53.4)
6.9
(44.4)
15.9
(60.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.9
(37.2)
4.5
(40.1)
7.7
(45.9)
12.6
(54.7)
16.6
(61.9)
19.9
(67.8)
22.4
(72.3)
21.8
(71.2)
18.6
(65.5)
13.9
(57.0)
9.4
(48.9)
4.6
(40.3)
12.9
(55.2)
Record low °C (°F) −3.5
(25.7)
−3.0
(26.6)
−2.0
(28.4)
3.6
(38.5)
9.1
(48.4)
12.8
(55.0)
14.8
(58.6)
15.5
(59.9)
11.7
(53.1)
5.1
(41.2)
−0.9
(30.4)
−4.0
(24.8)
−4.0
(24.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 23.3
(0.92)
25.1
(0.99)
43.5
(1.71)
101.9
(4.01)
173.7
(6.84)
209.0
(8.23)
187.5
(7.38)
140.9
(5.55)
91.5
(3.60)
102.3
(4.03)
50.5
(1.99)
21.6
(0.85)
1,170.8
(46.1)
Average relative humidity (%) 79 77 78 78 79 81 78 77 78 84 81 79 79
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center

Education

Jiaoba Township Central Primary School (蕉坝乡中心完小) is in the county. In 2017 it had about 1,000 students, with about 100 using the school's boarding facilities, which have eight dormitories. That year the principal stated that families often tried their best to not have their children live on campus, and described the dormitories as being "poor"; The Economist stated that relative to other area primary schools its facilities were better than average.[1]

References

  1. ^ "China's grim rural boarding schools". The Economist. 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2018-12-06. At Jiaoba's primary school, where more than 100 children board (about one-tenth of the total),[...]