Qingchuan County
County in Sichuan, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Qingchuan County (Chinese: 青川县; pinyin: Qīngchuān Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Sichuan province, China, bordering the provinces of Gansu to the north and Shaanxi to the northeast. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Guangyuan. It has an area of 3269 square kilometers and a population of 156,387,[1][2] including Han Chinese as well as Hui people.
Qingchuan County
青川县 | |
|---|---|
.png) Location of Qingchuan County (red) and Guangyuan (yellow) within Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 32°34′30″N 105°14′20″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Guangyuan |
| County seat | Qiaozhuang (乔庄镇) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,269 km2 (1,262 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 156,387 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 648100 |
| Area code | 0839 |
| Website | www |
Qingchuan has 12 towns, 6 townships, and 2 Ethnic townships:[3]
Towns
- Qiaozhuang (乔庄镇)
- Qingxi (青溪镇)
- Fangshi (房石镇)
- Guanzhuang (关庄镇)
- Liangshui (凉水镇)
- Zhuyuan (竹园镇)
- Muyu (木鱼镇)
- Shazhou (沙州镇)
- Yaodu (姚渡镇)
- Sanguo (三锅镇)
- Jianfeng (建峰镇)
- Le'an (乐安镇)
Townships
- Chaba (茶坝乡)
- Quhe (曲河乡)
- Shiba (石坝乡)
- Qifo (七佛乡)
- Qima (骑马乡)
- Guanyindian (观音店乡)
Ethnic townships
- Dayuan Hui Ethnic Township (大院回族乡)
- Haoxi Hui Ethnic Township (蒿溪回族乡)
Other
- Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve (唐家河国家级自然保护区)
| Climate data for Qingchuan, elevation 782 m (2,566 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
34.1 (93.4) |
36.3 (97.3) |
37.1 (98.8) |
36.0 (96.8) |
34.4 (93.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
37.1 (98.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.2 (39.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
2.1 (35.8) |
5.7 (42.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
0.8 (33.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.0 (0.31) |
10.9 (0.43) |
24.2 (0.95) |
49.5 (1.95) |
99.2 (3.91) |
120.3 (4.74) |
252.1 (9.93) |
214.6 (8.45) |
156.2 (6.15) |
65.1 (2.56) |
18.6 (0.73) |
5.4 (0.21) |
1,024.1 (40.32) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.6 | 7.3 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 16.4 | 14.4 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 135.7 |
| Average snowy days | 4.9 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 9.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 78 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 80.6 | 67.6 | 90.5 | 118.6 | 137.3 | 124.0 | 135.0 | 129.4 | 66.4 | 66.2 | 73.8 | 84.3 | 1,173.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 25 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
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