Xiuwen County
County in Guizhou, China
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Xiuwen County (simplified Chinese: 修文县; traditional Chinese: 修文縣; pinyin: Xiūwén Xiàn) is a county in central Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Guiyang, the provincial capital, and lies to the north of Guiyang's urban area.
Xiuwen County
修文县 | |
|---|---|
  Xiuwen Location of the seat in Guizhou  Xiuwen Xiuwen (Southwest China) | |
| Coordinates (Xiuwen County government): 26°50′20″N 106°35′31″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture-level city | Guiyang |
| County seat | Longchang |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,076 km2 (415 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 248,955 |
| • Density | 231.4/km2 (599.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administrative divisions
Xiuwen County comprises 5 subdistricts, 6 towns and 1 ethnic township:[1]
- subdistricts
- Longchang Subdistrict 龙场街道
- Yangmingdong Subdistrict 阳明洞街道
- Jingyang Subdistrict 景阳街道
- Zhazuo Subdistrict 扎佐街道
- Jiuchang Subdistrict 久长街道
- towns
- Liuguang Town 六广镇
- Liutun Town 六屯镇
- Saping Town 洒坪镇
- Liutong Town 六桶镇
- Gubao Town 谷堡镇
- Xiaoqing Town 小箐镇
- ethnic township
- Dashi Bouyei Ethnic Township 大石布依族乡
Climate
| Climate data for Xiuwen, elevation 1,297 m (4,255 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
29.6 (85.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
33.5 (92.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
18.4 (65.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
6.7 (44.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
2.7 (36.9) |
10.9 (51.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
0.2 (32.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
9.6 (49.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28.7 (1.13) |
24.3 (0.96) |
40.8 (1.61) |
81.0 (3.19) |
161.9 (6.37) |
212.1 (8.35) |
208.2 (8.20) |
123.2 (4.85) |
90.1 (3.55) |
95.4 (3.76) |
38.1 (1.50) |
21.7 (0.85) |
1,125.5 (44.32) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 17.6 | 15.2 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 15.2 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 16.9 | 13.0 | 14.4 | 188.3 |
| Average snowy days | 6.9 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 13.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 86 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 37.3 | 55.5 | 81.7 | 110.5 | 121.0 | 103.4 | 165.1 | 173.9 | 128.3 | 77.7 | 76.5 | 51.7 | 1,182.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 11 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 39 | 43 | 35 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 26 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
