Wugang, Hunan
Wugang
武冈市 | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Shaoyang |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 422400 |
Wugang (simplified Chinese: 武冈; traditional Chinese: 武岡; pinyin: Wǔgāng) is a county-level city under the administration of Shaoyang, Hunan province, China.
Language
The Wugang dialect belongs to Xiang Chinese language. The minority languages of Miao people and Yao people are also spoken.
Ethnic groups
Wugang is mostly populated by Xiang-speaking people which is a branch of Han-Chinese.
There are also Miao minority and Yao minority living in Wugang.[2][3] One branch of the Wugang Yao people is known as "Tang" (擋).[4]
Demographics
Wugang has a population of approximately 730,000.
Climate
| Climate data for Wugang | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
9 (48) |
14 (57) |
20 (68) |
25 (77) |
29 (84) |
32 (89) |
32 (89) |
28 (82) |
22 (71) |
16 (60) |
11 (51) |
21 (69) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2 (35) |
3 (37) |
7 (44) |
13 (55) |
17 (62) |
21 (69) |
23 (73) |
22 (71) |
19 (66) |
14 (57) |
9 (48) |
3 (37) |
13 (55) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61 (2.4) |
76 (3.0) |
110 (4.3) |
180 (6.9) |
220 (8.5) |
190 (7.6) |
110 (4.4) |
140 (5.4) |
84 (3.3) |
99 (3.9) |
81 (3.2) |
46 (1.8) |
1,390 (54.8) |
| Source: Weatherbase [5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Wugang" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ Original from the University of Michigan Digitized Jul 23, 2011Herold Jacob Wiens (1967). Han Chinese expansion in South China (reprint ed.). Shoe String Press. p. 276. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
The Yun-nan districts of Kuang-nan, Ch'iu-pei and Fu-ning also have some Yao who have migrated from Kuang-hsi in the last few decades, but the numbers are small. 20 Ling Shun-sheng mentioned them in 1947 only in Shu-p'u, Chien-yang, Wu-kang, Tao Hsien and Yung-ming.zl 4.
- ^ Herold Jacob Wiens, United States. Office of Naval Research (1952). China's march into the tropics: a discussion of the southward penetration of China's culture, peoples, and political control in relation to the non-Han-Chinese peoples of South China and in the perspective of historical and cultural geography. Defense Technical Information Center. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
Ling Shuh-sheng mentions-them at present only in Shu-p'u, Chien-yang, Wu- kang, Tao Hsien and Yung-ming. 1 4. The She (Hsia) of
- ^ Richard David Cushman (1970). Rebel haunts and lotus huts: problems in the ethnohistory of the Yao, Part 1. Cornell. p. 111. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
259 Tang (y) ^ a. Mandarin b. ? c. 59:85:t3a d. Chinese name for Yao subgroup in Wu kang chou, Hunan? Tanh y a. Annamese b. Blue clothes c. 594:264 d. Used by Annamese to refer to the Ch'ing i. Variant of Xanh ye 51 500 Tchang fa (y) a. Mandarin b.
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Wugang, China". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.