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County in Guizhou, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jinping County (simplified Chinese: 锦屏县; traditional Chinese: 錦屏縣; pinyin: Jǐnpíng Xiàn) is a county in the east of Guizhou province, China, bordering Hunan to the east. It is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.
Jinping County
锦屏县 Kinping | |
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Coordinates (Jinping County government): 26°40′34″N 109°12′01″E | |
Country | China |
Province | Guizhou |
Autonomous prefecture | Qiandongnan |
County seat | Sanjiang |
Area | |
• Total | 1,596.9 km2 (616.6 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 154,841 |
• Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Jinping County is divided into 7 towns and 8 townships:[1]
Dong (also known as the Kam language) is the most widely spoken non-Chinese language in Jinping County. The three main dialects of Dong are the Jiuzhai (九寨), Datong (大同), and Qimeng (启蒙) dialects (Tu & Yang 2008: 105).[2]
Eastern Miao (also known as the Hmu language) is spoken as a first language by about 40,000 people in Jinping County. There are three main Miao dialects spoken in Jinping County, with their respective geographical distributions listed as follows (Tu & Yang 2008: 50).[2]
Note: Ouli has some notable internal dialectal differences. For example, the dialect spoken in Ouli has some differences from the dialect spoken in Loujiang (娄江), Tongpo (铜坡), and Suijiang (稳江).
Note: Yuhe is the most divergent dialect.
Climate data for Jinping, elevation 343 m (1,125 ft), (1991–2017 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) | 26.2 (79.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
35.9 (96.6) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.4 (99.3) |
38.7 (101.7) |
39.6 (103.3) |
38.2 (100.8) |
34.9 (94.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
39.6 (103.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
22.2 (71.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
12.8 (55.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
16.9 (62.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 55.0 (2.17) |
63.0 (2.48) |
93.2 (3.67) |
128.4 (5.06) |
196.6 (7.74) |
221.7 (8.73) |
171.3 (6.74) |
122.5 (4.82) |
86.2 (3.39) |
86.6 (3.41) |
62.9 (2.48) |
42.7 (1.68) |
1,330.1 (52.37) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 15.1 | 14.8 | 18.7 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 16.4 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 9.6 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 169.6 |
Average snowy days | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 7.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 83 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 37.9 | 45.2 | 57.4 | 84.6 | 102.8 | 97.8 | 166.1 | 174.7 | 134.4 | 91.9 | 82.1 | 65.1 | 1,140 |
Percent possible sunshine | 12 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 40 | 43 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 25 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] |
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