Changjiang Li Autonomous County
Changjiang
昌江县 Ch'ang-chiang, Cheongkong | |
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| 昌江黎族自治县 Changjiang Li Autonomous County | |
  Changjiang Location in Hainan | |
| Coordinates: 19°21′58″N 109°2′32″E / 19.36611°N 109.04222°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hainan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,617 km2 (624 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Total | 225,131 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
Changjiang Li Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 昌江黎族自治县; traditional Chinese: 昌江黎族自治縣; pinyin: Chāngjiāng Lízú Zìzhìxiàn; postal: Cheongkong) is an autonomous county in Hainan, China. It is one of six counties of Hainan. Its postal code is 572700, and in 1999 its population was 225,131 people, largely made up of the Li people.
The county seat is in Shilu Town. Shilu is known for a major iron ore deposit (the Shilu Iron Ore Mine, 石碌铁矿), which has been worked since the Japanese occupation of the island in the early 1940s.[1][2]
Climate
Changjiang has a tropical savanna climate (Aw)
| Climate data for Changjiang (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.9 (94.8) |
37.4 (99.3) |
39.9 (103.8) |
40.2 (104.4) |
39.1 (102.4) |
38.5 (101.3) |
38.8 (101.8) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.2 (93.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.8 (92.8) |
32.9 (91.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
30.2 (86.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
24.9 (76.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.3 (70.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
5.4 (41.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.5 (0.22) |
10.2 (0.40) |
33.5 (1.32) |
63.1 (2.48) |
181.0 (7.13) |
186.5 (7.34) |
260.8 (10.27) |
338.8 (13.34) |
308.4 (12.14) |
215.3 (8.48) |
41.5 (1.63) |
13.4 (0.53) |
1,658 (65.28) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 77 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~chgis/work/downloads/faqs/1999_pop_faq.html
- Official website (Chinese)
Notes
- ^ Vogel, Ezra F. (1990), One Step Ahead in China: Guandong Under Reform, Harvard University Press, p. 277, ISBN 0674639111
- ^ 石碌铁矿
External links
Media related to Changjiang Li Autonomous County at Wikimedia Commons
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