Jinsha County
Jinsha County
金沙县 | |
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 Jinsha in Bijie | |
 Bijie in Guizhou | |
| Coordinates (Jinsha County government): 27°27′33″N 106°13′13″E / 27.4593°N 106.2202°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture-level city | Bijie |
| County seat | Guchang Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,523.23 km2 (974.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 560,575 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Jinsha (simplified Chinese: 金沙县; traditional Chinese: 金沙縣; pinyin: Jīnshā Xiàn) is a county in northwestern Guizhou province, China, bordering Sichuan to the north across the Chishui River. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Bijie.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Jinsha County is divided into 15 subdistricts, 14 towns, 1 township and 6 ethnic townships:[1]
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- ethnic townships
- Shichang Miao and Yi Ethnic Township 石场苗族彝族乡
- Taiping Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 太平彝族苗族乡
- Anluo Miao, Yi and Manchu Ethnic Township 安洛苗族彝族满族乡
- Xinhua Miao, Yi and Manchu Ethnic Township 新化苗族彝族满族乡
- Datian Yi, Miao and Bouyei Ethnic Township 大田彝族苗族布依族乡
- Malu Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 马路彝族苗族乡
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Jinsha, elevation 942 m (3,091 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.6 (92.5) |
35.5 (95.9) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.1 (95.2) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.6 (97.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
33.4 (92.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
37.9 (100.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
15.4 (59.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
12.4 (54.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.9 (23.2) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
2.7 (36.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.6 (1.20) |
24.7 (0.97) |
43.9 (1.73) |
72.3 (2.85) |
124.9 (4.92) |
179.4 (7.06) |
180.2 (7.09) |
119.2 (4.69) |
101.4 (3.99) |
92.0 (3.62) |
36.7 (1.44) |
26.6 (1.05) |
1,031.9 (40.61) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 17.0 | 15.3 | 17.4 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 13.9 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 17.3 | 12.8 | 14.3 | 184 |
| Average snowy days | 4.5 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 8.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 28.9 | 39.2 | 66.4 | 92.9 | 106.5 | 93.5 | 164.9 | 175.5 | 115.5 | 60.7 | 61.2 | 38.4 | 1,043.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 9 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 39 | 44 | 32 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 23 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：金沙县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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