Shiqian County
County in Guizhou, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shiqian County (simplified Chinese: 石阡县; traditional Chinese: 石阡縣; pinyin: Shíqiān Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tongren, in the northeast of Guizhou Province, China. The government is located in Tangshan.
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Shiqian County
石阡县 | |
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 Shiqian is the division located at the southwest corner of this map of Tongren | |
.png) Tongren in Guizhou | |
| Coordinates (Shiqian County government): 27°30′49″N 108°13′25″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture-level city | Tongren |
| County seat | Tangshan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,172 km2 (839 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 304,218 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 555100 |
Shiqian County is divided into 3 subdistricts, 6 towns, 1 township and 9 ethnic townships:[1]
- subdistricts
- Tangshan Subdistrict 汤山街道
- Quandu Subdistrict 泉都街道
- Zhongba Subdistrict 中坝街道
- towns
- Benzhuang Town 本庄镇
- Baisha Town 白沙镇
- Longtang Town 龙塘镇
- Huaqiao Town 花桥镇
- Wude Town 五德镇
- Heba Town 河坝镇
- township
- Guorong Township 国荣乡
- ethnic townships
- Jufeng Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 聚凤仡佬族侗族乡
- Longjing Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 龙井侗族仡佬族乡
- Dashaba Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 大沙坝仡佬族侗族乡
- Fengxiang Dong and Gelao Ethnic Township 枫香侗族仡佬族乡
- Qingyang Miao, Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 青阳苗族仡佬族侗族乡
- Shigu Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 石固仡佬族侗族乡
- Pingdi Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 坪地场仡佬族侗族乡
- Ganxi Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 甘溪仡佬族侗族乡
- Pingshan Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 坪山仡佬族侗族乡
The Shiqian County Gazetteer (1992) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.
- Dong (pop. 61,259)
- Miao (pop. 14,257)
- Tujia (pop. 4,500)
- Longtang (龙塘镇), Bailong (白龙乡), Huaqiao (花桥乡), Jufeng (聚凤乡)
- Yao (pop. 1,693)
- Beita township (北塔乡): Leijiatun (雷家屯), Wuchaguan (乌茶关)
- Huaqiao township (花桥乡): Shuiwei village (水尾村)
- Mongol (pop. 2,535)
- Sunjiaping township (孙家坪乡), Longchuan district (龙川区): Yujiazhai (余家寨), Zhong Yujiazhai (中余家寨), Xia Yujiazhai (下余家寨), Dayanshan (大岩山)
- Longdong township (龙洞乡): Dingjiaba (丁家坝)
- Pingdichang township (坪地场乡): Leishoushan (雷首山)
- Zhongkui township (中魁乡): Hexi Jiangpo (河西姜坡), Daping (大坪)
- Zhuang (pop. 585)
- Zhongba (中坝区), Zhongkui (中魁乡), Tangshan (汤山镇)
- Buyi (pop. 447)
- Longtang (龙塘区), Wan'an (万安乡), Tangshan (汤山镇), Juntian (均田乡)
- Qiang (pop. 623)
- Wan'an (万安乡), Jufeng (聚凤乡), Tangshan (汤山镇), Shanzhuang (山庄镇)
- Hui (pop. 323)
- Wan'an (万安乡), Zhongkui (中魁乡), Pingshan (坪山乡), Longtang (龙塘镇), Tangshan (汤山镇)
- Manchu (pop. 131)
- Muzhuang (本庄镇), Tangshan (汤山镇)
- Yi (pop. 368)
- Datun (大屯乡), Longdong (龙洞乡), Fuyan (扶堰乡), Baisha (白沙乡), Tangshan (汤山镇)
| Climate data for Shiqian, elevation 468 m (1,535 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) |
33.3 (91.9) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.4 (95.7) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.8 (98.2) |
40.0 (104.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
35.7 (96.3) |
29.8 (85.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
29.3 (84.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
28.7 (83.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
21.9 (71.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
5.8 (42.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
13.9 (57.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31.4 (1.24) |
30.6 (1.20) |
52.7 (2.07) |
107.9 (4.25) |
164.7 (6.48) |
206.3 (8.12) |
166.9 (6.57) |
125.0 (4.92) |
85.9 (3.38) |
92.4 (3.64) |
46.3 (1.82) |
26.9 (1.06) |
1,137 (44.75) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.4 | 11.9 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 17.8 | 16.4 | 13.5 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 14.6 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 161.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 31.8 | 42.4 | 64.0 | 87.4 | 99.8 | 95.1 | 167.0 | 171.9 | 119.3 | 78.4 | 67.5 | 46.6 | 1,071.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 10 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 40 | 43 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 24 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
The Macau Red Cross supports a school in Heba Town, Shiqian County: Melco Crown-Macau Red Cross Bo-Ai Primary School (新濠博亚澳门红十字博爱小学).[4] It first opened in 1964 and had its current facility open in 2017.[5]
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