Baojing County
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 | |
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Location of Baojing County within Xiangxi | |
Baojing Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 28°42′32″N 109°39′00″E / 28.709°N 109.650°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 | 160/km2 (410/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 1,745.88 km2 (674.09 sq mi), 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, the county seat is Qianling (迁陵镇).[5]
Climate edit
| Climate data for Baojing (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) | 23.2 (73.8) | 28.3 (82.9) | 30.5 (86.9) | 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 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 11 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 36 | 41 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 23 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
- ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Baojing" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Land Use Plan (2006–20)/《湘西土家族苗族自治州土地利用总体规划（2006-2020年）》.(in Chinese) Accessed 8 July 2014.
- ^ 湘西自治州2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 (in Chinese). Xiangxi Prefecture People's Government. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ about the population of Baojing County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Baojing County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development - (2015年保靖县国民经济和社会发展统计公报): bjzf.gov.cn 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine or ahmhxc.com
- ^ the divisions of Baojing County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Baojing County on November 27, 2015 - 《湖南省民政厅关于同意保靖县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕114号): rednet.cn, also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》: people.com 2017-04-07 at the Wayback Machine or
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.