Zhijin County
County in Guizhou, China
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Zhijin County is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie in west-central Guizhou province, China.
Zhijin County
织金县 | |
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 Zhijin is the southernmost division in this map of Bijie | |
.png) Bijie in Guizhou | |
| Coordinates (Zhijin County government): 26°39′49″N 105°46′13″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture-level city | Bijie |
| County seat | Wenteng |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,865.26 km2 (1,106.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 784,119 |
| • Density | 273.664/km2 (708.787/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Zhijin County | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 織金縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 织金县 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Gold-Weaving County | ||||||||
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Pacified-&-Distant Prefecture
| Former names | |||||||||
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 "Ping-yuen-fou" and 2 other towns of "Koei-tcheou" from Du Halde's 1736 Description of China, based on reports from Jesuit missionaries | |||||||||
| Pingyuan Prefecture | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 平遠府 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 平远府 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Peaceful-&-Distant Prefecture Pacified-&-Distant Prefecture | ||||||||
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History
Administrative divisions
Zhijin County is divided into 6 subdistricts, 16 towns, 3 townships and 7 ethnic townships:[1]
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- ethnic townships
- Ziqiang Miao Ethnic Township 自强苗族乡
- Daping Miao and Yi Ethnic Township 大平苗族彝族乡
- Guanzhai Miao Ethnic Township 官寨苗族乡
- Chadian Bouyei, Miao and Yi Ethnic Township 茶店布依族苗族彝族乡
- Jinlong Miao, Yi and Bouyei Ethnic Township 金龙苗族彝族布依族乡
- Houzhai Miao Ethnic Township 后寨苗族乡
- Jichang Miao, Yi and Bouyei Ethnic Township 鸡场苗族彝族布依族乡
Geography
Zhijin County is located in the southeastern part of Bijie City, roughly in the middle of Guizhou province. It is 151 km from Guiyang, 95 km from Anshun, and 129 km from Bijie City. It spans 82.5 km from East to West, and 66 km from North to South. Its total area is 2,868 km2 (1,107 sq mi).
Karst topography dominates the landscape, with caves everywhere. The Zhijin Cave 22 km from the county seat is considered the most magnificent cave in China, and is a popular tourist spot.
The highest point in the county has altitude 2262 m, and the lowest 1319 m.
Climate
The average temperature is 14.7 c, with annual rainfall 1391 mm.
| Climate data for Zhijin, elevation 1,319 m (4,327 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) | 21.7 (71.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
34.0 (93.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
18.9 (66.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.3 (52.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
14.7 (58.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
1.9 (35.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28.8 (1.13) |
20.4 (0.80) |
34.7 (1.37) |
82.0 (3.23) |
172.9 (6.81) |
297.8 (11.72) |
268.5 (10.57) |
179.5 (7.07) |
140.8 (5.54) |
108.4 (4.27) |
34.3 (1.35) |
22.9 (0.90) |
1,391 (54.76) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 18.9 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 18.4 | 19.6 | 17.2 | 14.8 | 13.5 | 18.7 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 199.6 |
| Average snowy days | 4.9 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 9.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 37.2 | 56.1 | 89.1 | 117.2 | 121.5 | 91.9 | 146.6 | 161.5 | 114.6 | 65.9 | 69.9 | 47.0 | 1,118.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 11 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 35 | 40 | 31 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 25 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Economy
The most important industry is tourism, with Zhijin Cave the number one attraction drawing tourists from all over China and the world.
Demographics
There are 23 ethnic groups living in Zhijin, including Han Chinese, Miao, Yi, Hui and Buyei. 48.02% of Zhijin's population are considered minorities in China.
