Baojing County
County in Hunan, People's Republic of China
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Baojing County (simplified Chinese: 保靖县; traditional Chinese: 保靖縣; pinyin: Bǎojìng Xiàn) is a county of Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture.
Baojing County
保靖县 Paotsing | |
|---|---|
Location of Baojing County within Xiangxi | |
  Baojing Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 28°42′32″N 109°39′00″E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Xiangxi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,745.88 km2 (674.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
• Total | 277,379 |
| • Density | 158.876/km2 (411.488/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4165XX |
Located in west-central Xiangxi at the western edge of Hunan province, Baojing County is immediately adjacent to the southeast of Chongqing Municipality. The county is bordered to the northwest by Longshan County, to the northeast by Yongshun County, to the east by Guzhang County, to the south by Jishou City and Huayuan County, and to the west by Xiushan County of Chongqing. Baojing County covers an area of 1,745.88 km2 (674.09 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 311,200 and a resident population of 294,600.[4] The county has 10 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is Qianling (迁陵镇).[5]
Climate
| Climate data for Baojing, elevation 325 m (1,066 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.4 (95.7) |
36.4 (97.5) |
38.7 (101.7) |
39.2 (102.6) |
37.5 (99.5) |
34.0 (93.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
16.5 (61.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
13.4 (56.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41.7 (1.64) |
45.4 (1.79) |
80.6 (3.17) |
121.6 (4.79) |
200.9 (7.91) |
213.8 (8.42) |
203.6 (8.02) |
141.6 (5.57) |
91.1 (3.59) |
109.8 (4.32) |
66.5 (2.62) |
29.1 (1.15) |
1,345.7 (52.99) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.3 | 13.4 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 18.5 | 17.3 | 14.8 | 14.0 | 10.4 | 15.2 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 173.5 |
| Average snowy days | 5.2 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 11.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 37.2 | 40.4 | 62.1 | 83.0 | 96.4 | 93.5 | 154.4 | 164.5 | 111.5 | 76.7 | 63.5 | 48.5 | 1,031.7 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 11 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 36 | 41 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 23 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
