Hezhang County
Hezhang County
赫章县 | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture-level city | Bijie |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Hezhang (Chinese: 赫章; pinyin: Hèzhāng) is a county in the west of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of Bijie City.
Ethnic groups
The Hezhang County Almanac (2001:105-108) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.
- Bai: 3,856 persons (1995)
- Qixingmin 七姓民: located in Yongkang 永康 and Shanmuqing 杉木箐, Shuitangbao Township 水塘堡乡
- Autonyms/Yi exonyms: Luoju 罗举, Zhuoluoju 卓罗举
- Historical names: Boren 僰人 and Baizi 白子
- Other names: Qixingmin 七姓民 and Minjia 民家
- Surnames: 张、李、苏、杨、赵、许、钱
- Locations: ancestors from Sandaohe 三道河, Weining County 威宁县
- Nanjingren 南京人 (Yi exonym: Awutu 阿武吐)
- Qixingmin 七姓民: located in Yongkang 永康 and Shanmuqing 杉木箐, Shuitangbao Township 水塘堡乡
- Buyi: 2,939 persons (1995): in Nongchang Village 农场村, Kele Township 可乐乡 (pop. 332)
Ethnic Bai are also found in:
- Sanjiazhai 三家寨, Kele Township 可乐乡
- Wopi 窝皮寸、Zexiong 则雄, Songlinpo Township 松林坡乡
Mining
The county has large reserves of coal, iron, lead, zinc, and germanium. Mining had been and remains a major industry; however, inadequate management and regulation of zinc mining has resulted in widespread cadmium poisoning.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Hezhang (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.4 (83.1) |
29.7 (85.5) |
34.3 (93.7) |
35.0 (95.0) |
36.4 (97.5) |
37.1 (98.8) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.1 (95.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
37.1 (98.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
18.8 (65.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
3.0 (37.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
2.6 (36.7) |
10.0 (50.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.4 (0.33) |
10.0 (0.39) |
21.5 (0.85) |
45.5 (1.79) |
89.8 (3.54) |
145.8 (5.74) |
164.7 (6.48) |
162.9 (6.41) |
106.7 (4.20) |
53.2 (2.09) |
18.1 (0.71) |
6.2 (0.24) |
832.8 (32.77) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 79 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 80 | 81 | 79 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ Wang Jingfeng (March 1, 2013). "Zinc Agony in Hezhang: A mining boom in Guizhou Province resulted in widespread dumping of toxic waste – but decades later, the local government is still unwilling to release officials figures on pollution". Caixin.
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