Tuần Giáo district
District in Northwest, Vietnam
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Tuần Giáo is a rural district of Điện Biên province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. As of 2006, the district had a population of 71,423.[1] The district covers an area of 1,136.29 km2. The district capital lies at Tuần Giáo.[1]
On 24 June 1983, a 6.7 earthquake occurred in Tuần Giáo at around 14:00 local time, 11 km northeast of Tuần Giáo townlet, causing heavy losses to the Tuần Giáo district and surrounding areas. After the event, a series of aftershocks occurred, with the largest occurring on 15 July 1983 with a magnitude of 5.4.[2]
In 2006, a portion of the district was carved out to form Mường Ảng district.
Administrative divisions
Tuan Giao has 14 administrative units, including 1 town and 13 communes:
Climate
| Climate data for Tuần Giáo, elevation 570 m (1,870 ft) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.3 (88.3) |
36.3 (97.3) |
36.8 (98.2) |
38.8 (101.8) |
39.8 (103.6) |
36.6 (97.9) |
36.3 (97.3) |
36.4 (97.5) |
36.4 (97.5) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.0 (93.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
39.8 (103.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.1 (82.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.2 (86.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.1 (52.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
2.7 (36.9) |
4.1 (39.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 26.7 (1.05) |
25.9 (1.02) |
58.7 (2.31) |
135.6 (5.34) |
216.8 (8.54) |
286.3 (11.27) |
316.7 (12.47) |
276.3 (10.88) |
137.8 (5.43) |
65.8 (2.59) |
40.5 (1.59) |
25.7 (1.01) |
1,612.9 (63.50) |
| Average rainy days | 4.8 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 13.2 | 17.4 | 21.3 | 23.2 | 21.2 | 13.7 | 8.9 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 144.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82.6 | 79.5 | 77.8 | 79.5 | 81.8 | 85.1 | 86.3 | 86.8 | 85.9 | 84.8 | 84.6 | 83.8 | 83.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 141.8 | 152.0 | 178.3 | 199.0 | 193.2 | 132.4 | 132.7 | 149.5 | 162.4 | 158.8 | 150.1 | 145.9 | 1,896.3 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[3] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Pha Din, elevation 1,347 m (4,419 ft) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.6 (97.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.0 (96.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
36.6 (97.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 26.0 (1.02) |
30.3 (1.19) |
64.1 (2.52) |
133.8 (5.27) |
222.9 (8.78) |
305.3 (12.02) |
359.6 (14.16) |
324.8 (12.79) |
168.6 (6.64) |
71.7 (2.82) |
44.1 (1.74) |
26.0 (1.02) |
1,784.3 (70.25) |
| Average rainy days | 5.7 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 13.7 | 17.9 | 22.0 | 24.4 | 22.3 | 15.6 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 155.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81.4 | 75.8 | 71.1 | 75.5 | 83.0 | 89.7 | 91.4 | 90.5 | 86.9 | 86.0 | 83.9 | 81.9 | 83.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 179.7 | 172.6 | 205.9 | 213.4 | 192.5 | 119.7 | 125.6 | 140.5 | 162.4 | 164.9 | 162.7 | 180.9 | 2,019.9 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[4] | |||||||||||||