Maguan County
County in Yunnan, China
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Maguan County (simplified Chinese: 马关县; traditional Chinese: 馬關縣; pinyin: Mǎguān Xiàn; lit. 'horse pass', Vietnamese: Mã Quan) is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, bordering Vietnam's Lào Cai and Ha Giang provinces to the south.
Maguan County
马关县 · Majgvanh Yen | |
|---|---|
 Location of Maguan County (red) and Wenshan Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province of China | |
  Maguan County | |
| Coordinates: 23°00′30″N 104°23′34″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Wenshan |
| County seat | Mabai |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,767 km2 (1,068 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 318,704 |
| • Density | 115.2/km2 (298.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 663700 |
| Area code | 0876 |
| Website | www |
Geography
Maguan County is located in the southwest of Wenshan Prefecture, in southeastern Yunnan. It borders Malipo County to the east, Hekou County and Pingbian County to the west, Wenshan City to the north and Xichou County to the northeast. It also borders Vietnam: Xín Mần District and Hoàng Su Phì District of Hà Giang Province to the southeast and Si Ma Cai District and Mường Khương District of Lào Cai Province to the southwest.
Administrative divisions
In the present, Maguan County has 9 towns and 4 townships.[2]
- 9 towns
- Mabai (马白镇)
- Bazhai (八寨镇)
- Renhe (仁和镇)
- Muchang (木厂镇)
- Jiahanqing (夹寒箐镇)
- Xiaobazi (小坝子镇)
- Doulong (都龙镇)
- Jinchang (金厂镇)
- Pojiao (坡脚镇)
- 4 townships
- Nanlao (南捞乡)
- Dalishu (大栗树乡)
- Miechang (篾厂乡)
- Gulinqing (古林箐乡)
Ethnic groups
Transport
- Nearest airport: Wenshan Airport
Climate
| Climate data for Maguan, elevation 1,333 m (4,373 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) | 26.0 (78.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.3 (59.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.5 (63.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.9 (1.22) |
21.0 (0.83) |
50.4 (1.98) |
76.7 (3.02) |
151.0 (5.94) |
197.4 (7.77) |
270.0 (10.63) |
237.6 (9.35) |
133.1 (5.24) |
82.1 (3.23) |
38.8 (1.53) |
26.9 (1.06) |
1,315.9 (51.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 12.6 | 15.7 | 20.3 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 173.3 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 121.8 | 135.3 | 167.4 | 195.2 | 201.4 | 156.8 | 146.0 | 155.0 | 144.6 | 120.7 | 147.7 | 130.9 | 1,822.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 36 | 42 | 45 | 51 | 49 | 39 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 34 | 45 | 40 | 41 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
