Dêgê County

Dêgê County (Tibetan: སྡེ་དགེ་རྫོང, Wylie: sde dge rdzong, THL: derge dzong, ZYPY: Dêgê Zong; simplified Chinese: 德格县; traditional Chinese: 德格縣; pinyin: Dégé xiàn) is a county in southern China, which was formerly one of the Kham region's five independent kingdoms - the Kingdom of Derge - but is now administered as a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in far northwestern Sichuan, China, bordering the Tibet Autonomous Region to the west. Its county seat is the town of Derge.

Dêgê County
德格县
County
Dzongsar Monastery
Dzongsar Monastery
Location of Dêgê County (red) within Garzê Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan province
Location of Dêgê County (red) within Garzê Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan province
Dêgê is located in Sichuan
Dêgê
Dêgê
Location of the seat in Sichuan
Coordinates: 31°48′22″N 98°34′51″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Autonomous prefectureGarzê
SeatDerge
Area
 • Total11,025 km2 (4,257 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Towns and townships
  • Gengqing Town (更庆镇)
  • Maisu Township (麦宿镇)
  • Puma Township (普马乡)
  • Yueba Township (岳巴乡)
  • Babang Township (八邦乡)
  • Gongya Township (龚垭乡)
  • Baiya Township (白垭乡)
  • Wangbuding Township (汪布顶乡)
  • Keluodong Township (柯洛洞乡)
  • Kasongdu Township (卡松渡乡)
  • Enan Township (俄南乡)
  • Zhuqing Township (竹庆乡)
  • Ezhi Township (俄支乡)
  • Manigange Township (马尼干戈乡)
  • Yulong Township (玉隆乡)
  • Cuo'a Township (错阿乡)
  • Zhongzhake Township (中扎柯乡)
  • Shangrangu Township (上然姑乡)
  • Wogong Township (窝公乡)
  • Wentuo Township (温拖乡)
  • Niangu Township (年古乡)
  • Langduo Township (浪多乡)
  • Axu Township (阿须乡)
  • Dagun Townshp (打滚乡)
  • Yading Township (亚丁乡)
  • Suoba Township (所巴乡)

Transport

Climate
Climate data for Dêgê (1981−2010 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.6
(72.7)		 21.6
(70.9)		 25.6
(78.1)		 27.3
(81.1)		 28.5
(83.3)		 32.2
(90.0)		 31.4
(88.5)		 30.3
(86.5)		 29.8
(85.6)		 26.4
(79.5)		 22.4
(72.3)		 19.7
(67.5)		 32.2
(90.0)
Average high °C (°F) 7.6
(45.7)		 9.4
(48.9)		 12.5
(54.5)		 15.6
(60.1)		 19.4
(66.9)		 21.6
(70.9)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.4
(72.3)		 20.0
(68.0)		 16.3
(61.3)		 11.6
(52.9)		 7.6
(45.7)		 15.6
(60.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6)		 0.7
(33.3)		 4.0
(39.2)		 7.3
(45.1)		 10.9
(51.6)		 13.6
(56.5)		 14.8
(58.6)		 14.2
(57.6)		 11.6
(52.9)		 7.4
(45.3)		 1.9
(35.4)		 −1.9
(28.6)		 6.9
(44.4)
Average low °C (°F) −8.9
(16.0)		 −6.3
(20.7)		 −2.6
(27.3)		 0.9
(33.6)		 4.5
(40.1)		 8.3
(46.9)		 9.6
(49.3)		 9.0
(48.2)		 6.7
(44.1)		 1.6
(34.9)		 −4.8
(23.4)		 −8.8
(16.2)		 0.8
(33.4)
Record low °C (°F) −19.5
(−3.1)		 −15.5
(4.1)		 −13.1
(8.4)		 −9.3
(15.3)		 −5.2
(22.6)		 0.1
(32.2)		 2.6
(36.7)		 0.2
(32.4)		 −1.8
(28.8)		 −7.4
(18.7)		 −14.0
(6.8)		 −20.2
(−4.4)		 −20.2
(−4.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.8
(0.07)		 4.0
(0.16)		 13.3
(0.52)		 28.0
(1.10)		 56.6
(2.23)		 127.0
(5.00)		 132.2
(5.20)		 115.6
(4.55)		 100.6
(3.96)		 35.7
(1.41)		 5.9
(0.23)		 1.7
(0.07)		 622.4
(24.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.1 4.1 8.4 12.8 18.0 21.8 20.0 17.8 18.7 12.6 3.6 2.0 141.9
Average snowy days 4.2 7.7 10.6 5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0 0.1 2.9 4.6 3.5 39.3
Average relative humidity (%) 33 35 41 50 56 67 71 72 73 63 46 37 54
Mean monthly sunshine hours 122.6 117.8 135.5 140.4 146.9 136.1 150.1 147.7 141.0 140.7 140.5 135.7 1,655
Percent possible sunshine 38 37 36 36 34 32 35 36 39 40 45 44 38
Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[1][2]

References
  1. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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