Maguan County

Maguan County (simplified Chinese: 马关县; traditional Chinese: 馬關縣; pinyin: Mǎguān Xiàn; lit. 'horse pass', Vietnamese: Mã Quan) is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, bordering Vietnam's Lào Cai and Ha Giang provinces to the south.

"Maguan" redirects here. For towns in China, see Maguan Town (disambiguation).
Maguan County
马关县
County
Location of Maguan County (pink) and Wenshan Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China
Location of Maguan County (pink) and Wenshan Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureWenshan
Area
 • Total2,767 km2 (1,068 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total367,507
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
663700
Area code0876
Websitehttp://www.ynmg.gov.cn/

Administrative divisions

In the present, Maguan County has 9 towns and 4 townships.[1]

9 towns
  • Mabai (马白镇)
  • Bazhai (八寨镇)
  • Renhe (仁和镇)
  • Muchang (木厂镇)
  • Jiahanqing (夹寒箐镇)
  • Xiaobazi (小坝子镇)
  • Doulong (都龙镇)
  • Jinchang (金厂镇)
  • Pojiao (坡脚镇)
4 townships
  • Nanlao (南捞乡)
  • Dalishu (大栗树乡)
  • Miechang (篾厂乡)
  • Gulinqing (古林箐乡)

Ethnic groups

The Maguan County Gazetteer (马关县志) (1996) lists the following ethnic subgroups.

  • Han
  • Zhuang
  • Buyi
  • Dai
  • Miao
  • Yao
  • Yi (Lolo)
    • Pu 仆 (autonyms: Toulapa 托拉葩 and Alapa 阿拉葩), related to the Phù Lá in Vietnam
    • Luo 倮 (autonyms: Luomo 罗摩 and Lemo 勒摩)
  • Mongol
  • Laji (拉基)

Transport

Climate
Climate data for Maguan (1981−2010 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8)		 28.0
(82.4)		 31.7
(89.1)		 32.3
(90.1)		 33.3
(91.9)		 31.2
(88.2)		 32.1
(89.8)		 32.4
(90.3)		 32.8
(91.0)		 28.4
(83.1)		 27.2
(81.0)		 25.0
(77.0)		 33.3
(91.9)
Average high °C (°F) 15.1
(59.2)		 17.3
(63.1)		 21.2
(70.2)		 24.4
(75.9)		 25.6
(78.1)		 26.2
(79.2)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.5
(79.7)		 25.3
(77.5)		 22.3
(72.1)		 19.5
(67.1)		 16.2
(61.2)		 22.2
(71.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.4
(50.7)		 12.2
(54.0)		 15.3
(59.5)		 18.8
(65.8)		 20.8
(69.4)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.0
(71.6)		 21.7
(71.1)		 20.3
(68.5)		 17.9
(64.2)		 14.4
(57.9)		 11.0
(51.8)		 17.2
(63.0)
Average low °C (°F) 7.5
(45.5)		 8.9
(48.0)		 11.5
(52.7)		 15.0
(59.0)		 17.4
(63.3)		 19.2
(66.6)		 19.4
(66.9)		 18.8
(65.8)		 17.2
(63.0)		 15.1
(59.2)		 11.2
(52.2)		 7.9
(46.2)		 14.1
(57.4)
Record low °C (°F) −2.0
(28.4)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 5.7
(42.3)		 9.5
(49.1)		 11.0
(51.8)		 14.1
(57.4)		 12.7
(54.9)		 8.7
(47.7)		 5.6
(42.1)		 −0.1
(31.8)		 −3.8
(25.2)		 −3.8
(25.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 21.9
(0.86)		 24.2
(0.95)		 47.6
(1.87)		 83.0
(3.27)		 150.3
(5.92)		 201.3
(7.93)		 243.4
(9.58)		 237.8
(9.36)		 126.8
(4.99)		 79.6
(3.13)		 52.0
(2.05)		 18.4
(0.72)		 1,286.3
(50.63)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.1 11.1 10.2 12.6 15.7 20.3 22.1 22.2 15.5 14.0 9.3 9.2 173.3
Average snowy days 0.4 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.6
Average relative humidity (%) 85 83 80 79 80 84 86 85 83 84 83 83 83
Mean monthly sunshine hours 121.8 135.3 167.4 195.2 201.4 156.8 146.0 155.0 144.6 120.7 147.7 130.9 1,822.8
Percent possible sunshine 36 42 45 51 49 39 35 39 40 34 45 40 41
Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[2][3]

References
  1. "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 April 2023.


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