Congjiang County
County in Guizhou, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
County in Guizhou, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Congjiang County (simplified Chinese: 从江县; traditional Chinese: 從江縣; pinyin: Cóngjiāng xiàn) is a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou, China. It is divided by the Duliu River (都柳江), the upper reaches of the Liu River, and borders Guangxi to the south.
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Congjiang County
从江县 | |
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View of the county seat from along the Duliu River (17 August 2003) | |
 Congjiang is the southernmost division in this map of Qiandongnan | |
.png) Qiandongnan in Guizhou | |
| Coordinates (Congjiang County government): 25°45′15″N 108°54′19″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Autonomous prefecture | Qiandongnan |
| County seat | Bingmei |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,244 km2 (1,253 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 290,845 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
It is an important transit point as the first county inside Guizhou on China National Highway 321 between Sanjiang (Guangxi) and Guiyang, the provincial capital. A large bridge spans the river and connects the city's two halves.
Congjiang County is divided into 12 towns, 4 townships and 3 ethnic townships:[1]
In Congjiang County, Miao consists of the following three dialects (Congjiang County Gazetteer 1999:129).
The county seat is known as Congjiang.[2]
The community of Biasha or Basha is within the county. The population are Miao people, and the residents are allowed under the Chinese government to possess and use firearms as this is their cultural heritage.[3] Demonstrations of gun marksmanship and other activities serve as tourist attractions. Katia Andreassi of National Geographic described it as "one of the most visited towns in the area".[4] It is 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) from Congjiang town.[2]
| Climate data for Congjiang, elevation 258 m (846 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) | 26.6 (79.9) |
30.3 (86.5) |
36.5 (97.7) |
35.7 (96.3) |
36.0 (96.8) |
37.8 (100.0) |
39.2 (102.6) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.2 (99.0) |
35.8 (96.4) |
31.1 (88.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.2 (91.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
23.8 (74.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
7.5 (45.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.4 (52.5) |
6.7 (44.1) |
15.3 (59.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
5.1 (41.2) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41.9 (1.65) |
47.6 (1.87) |
84.8 (3.34) |
110.8 (4.36) |
194.9 (7.67) |
232.9 (9.17) |
181.4 (7.14) |
116.0 (4.57) |
75.6 (2.98) |
72.0 (2.83) |
51.0 (2.01) |
35.4 (1.39) |
1,244.3 (48.98) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.6 | 11.0 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 153.5 |
| Average snowy days | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 38.2 | 51.4 | 64.0 | 93.4 | 116.5 | 106.9 | 170.3 | 180.9 | 139.7 | 107.8 | 93.2 | 72.9 | 1,235.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 11 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 41 | 45 | 38 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 27 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
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