Dushan County
Dushan County
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Coordinates (Dushan County government): 25°49′20″N 107°32′42″E / 25.8221°N 107.5450°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Guizhou |
Prefecture | Qiannan |
County seat | Baiquan |
Area | |
• Total | 2,442.2 km2 (942.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,001 m (3,284 ft) |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 265,083 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 558200 |
Area code | 0854 |
Website | http://www.dushan.gov.cn/ |
Dushan County (simplified Chinese:
Dushan is located in a mountainous area, with elevations increasing from south to north. The primary river in the county is the Duliu River (
History
[edit]From 2016 to 2020, the county government spent 40 billion renminbi ($5.7 billion U.S. dollars) on construction projects. Amanda Lee of the South China Morning Post described these as "white elephant".[2] Guan Video created a 22-minute film titled How Dushan Burnt 40 Billion (Chinese:
Administrative divisions
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Txu-oclc-10552568-ng48-12.jpg/220px-Txu-oclc-10552568-ng48-12.jpg)
Dushan County is divided into 1 subdistrict and 8 towns:[3]
- subdistricts
- Jingcheng
井城 街道
- towns
- Mawan
麻 万 镇 - Jichang
基 长镇 - Shangsi
上司 镇 - Xiasi
下司 镇 - Mawei
麻 尾 镇 - Baiquan
百 泉 镇 - Yingshan
影山 镇 - Yushui
玉水 镇
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Dushan, elevation 1,014 m (3,327 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) | 21.9 (71.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.8 (92.8) |
32.9 (91.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
19.7 (67.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
15.4 (59.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37.9 (1.49) |
38.1 (1.50) |
65.7 (2.59) |
107.2 (4.22) |
194.8 (7.67) |
245.3 (9.66) |
229.1 (9.02) |
146.6 (5.77) |
105.5 (4.15) |
78.4 (3.09) |
44.6 (1.76) |
27.4 (1.08) |
1,320.6 (52) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.1 | 14.1 | 18.4 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 18.4 | 17.8 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 180.9 |
Average snowy days | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 82 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 38.7 | 50.1 | 65.5 | 89.6 | 102.7 | 82.4 | 126.7 | 152.8 | 122.3 | 92.2 | 91.0 | 70.2 | 1,084.2 |
Percent possible sunshine | 12 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 30 | 38 | 34 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 24 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c
独 山 县概况 (in Chinese). xzqh.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2011-06-15. - ^ a b Lee, Amanda (2020-07-16). "China's debt-fuelled county admits 'reckless borrowing' after video questions 40 billion yuan construction spree". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ^ 2023
年 统计用 区 划代码和城 乡划分 代 码:独 山 县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. - ^
中国 气象数 据 网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023. - ^
中国 气象数 据 网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.