Guidong County
Guidong County
桂东县 | |
|---|---|
  Guidong Location of the seat in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 26°04′37″N 113°56′38″E / 26.077°N 113.944°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Chenzhou |
| Seat | Oujiang |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4235XX |
Guidong County (simplified Chinese: 桂东县; traditional Chinese: 桂東縣; pinyin: Guìdōng Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, bordering Jiangxi province to the east. It is under the administration of Chenzhou prefecture-level City.
Located on the southeastern margin of the province, it is the easternmost county-level division of Chenzhou City. The county is bordered to the north by Yanling County, to the west by Zixing City, to the south by Rucheng County, to the east by Suichuan, Shangyou and Chongyi Counties of Jiangxi. Guidong County covers 1,451.6 km2 (560.5 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a resident population of 232,700.[2] The county has 7 towns and 4 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Oujiang (沤江镇).[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Guidong (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
36.7 (98.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
21.6 (70.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
12.0 (53.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.7 (19.9) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 76.5 (3.01) |
114.1 (4.49) |
168.4 (6.63) |
189.3 (7.45) |
224.8 (8.85) |
252.2 (9.93) |
179.9 (7.08) |
239.7 (9.44) |
129.0 (5.08) |
64.5 (2.54) |
61.2 (2.41) |
43.0 (1.69) |
1,742.6 (68.6) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 83 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Guidong" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ about the population of Guidong County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Guidong County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development - (2015年桂东县国民经济和社会发展统计公报): ahmhxc.com or tjj.czs.gov
- ^ the divisions of Guidong County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Guidong County on November 27, 2015 - 《湖南省民政厅关于同意桂东县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕101号): rednet.cn, also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》: people.com or xinhuanet.com
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