Shiqian County
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Shiqian County
石阡县 | |
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 Shiqian is the division located at the southwest corner of this map of Tongren | |
.png) Tongren in Guizhou | |
| Coordinates (Shiqian County government): 27°30′49″N 108°13′25″E / 27.5135°N 108.2237°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture-level city | Tongren |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,172 km2 (839 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 304,218 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Shiqian County (simplified Chinese: 石阡县; traditional Chinese: 石阡縣; pinyin: Shíqiān Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tongren, in the northeast of Guizhou Province, China.
Area: 2,172 km2 (839 sq mi).
Population: 370,000 in 2002.
Postal Code: 555100.
The government is located in Tangshan town.
Ethnic groups
The Shiqian County Almanac (1992) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.
- Dong (pop. 61,259)
- Miao (pop. 14,257)
- Tujia (pop. 4,500)
- Longtang (龙塘镇), Bailong (白龙乡), Huaqiao (花桥乡), Jufeng (聚凤乡)
- Yao (pop. 1,693)
- Beita township (北塔乡): Leijiatun (雷家屯), Wuchaguan (乌茶关)
- Huaqiao township (花桥乡): Shuiwei village (水尾村)
- Mongol (pop. 2,535)
- Sunjiaping township (孙家坪乡), Longchuan district (龙川区): Yujiazhai (余家寨), Zhong Yujiazhai (中余家寨), Xia Yujiazhai (下余家寨), Dayanshan (大岩山)
- Longdong township (龙洞乡): Dingjiaba (丁家坝)
- Pingdichang township (坪地场乡): Leishoushan (雷首山)
- Zhongkui township (中魁乡): Hexi Jiangpo (河西姜坡), Daping (大坪)
- Zhuang (pop. 585)
- Zhongba (中坝区), Zhongkui (中魁乡), Tangshan (汤山镇)
- Buyi (pop. 447)
- Longtang (龙塘区), Wan'an (万安乡), Tangshan (汤山镇), Juntian (均田乡)
- Qiang (pop. 623)
- Wan'an (万安乡), Jufeng (聚凤乡), Tangshan (汤山镇), Shanzhuang (山庄镇)
- Hui (pop. 323)
- Wan'an (万安乡), Zhongkui (中魁乡), Pingshan (坪山乡), Longtang (龙塘镇), Tangshan (汤山镇)
- Manchu (pop. 131)
- Muzhuang (本庄镇), Tangshan (汤山镇)
- Yi (pop. 368)
- Datun (大屯乡), Longdong (龙洞乡), Fuyan (扶堰乡), Baisha (白沙乡), Tangshan (汤山镇)
Climate
| Climate data for Shiqian (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) |
33.3 (91.9) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.4 (95.7) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.8 (98.2) |
40.0 (104.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
35.7 (96.3) |
29.8 (85.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.2 (84.6) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.3 (90.1) |
28.7 (83.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
5.3 (41.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
13.9 (57.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28.5 (1.12) |
30.9 (1.22) |
45.5 (1.79) |
104.8 (4.13) |
152.9 (6.02) |
191.5 (7.54) |
160.4 (6.31) |
124.5 (4.90) |
89.2 (3.51) |
94.7 (3.73) |
48.7 (1.92) |
24.4 (0.96) |
1,096 (43.15) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 78 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||