Mao County

Mao County or Maoxian (simplified Chinese: 茂县; traditional Chinese: 茂縣; pinyin: Mào Xiàn; Tibetan: མའོ་རྫོང་།, Wylie: ma'o rdzong, ZYPY: Mao Zong; Qiang: ʂqini) is a county in Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China.

Mao County
茂县 · མའོ་རྫོང་།
Diexi Lake, in Diexi
Mao County (red) in Ngawa (yellow) and Sichuan
Mao County (red) in Ngawa (yellow) and Sichuan
Maoxian is located in Sichuan
Maoxian
Maoxian
Location of the seat in Sichuan
Coordinates: 31°50′N 103°30′E
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
PrefectureNgawa
County seatFengyi (凤仪镇)
Area
  Total4,064 km2 (1,569 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total106,700
  Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
  Major nationalities
Qiang−88.9%
Han Tibetan
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
623200
Area code0837

It has an area of 3,903 and a population of 106,700 as of 2006.[1] 88.9% of the population are Qiang people.[2] The county seat is Fengyi (凤仪镇).[3]

Natural disasters

In 1933, an earthquake occurred near Diexi (叠溪镇).

In 2017, a landslide occurred in Xinmo Village (新磨村), Diexi.[4][5]

Administrative divisions

Mao County has 9 towns and 12 townships.

  • Towns:
    • Diexi (叠溪镇)
    • Dongxing (东兴镇)
    • Fengyi (凤仪镇) – Seat of the Mao County People's Government
    • Fushun (富顺镇)
    • Guangming (光明镇)
    • Nanxin (南新镇)
    • Taiping (太平镇)
    • Tumen (土门镇)
    • Yadu (雅都镇)
  • Townships:
    • Baixi (白溪乡)
    • Feihong (飞虹乡)
    • Goukou (沟口乡)
    • Heihu (黑虎乡)
    • Huilong (回龙乡)
    • Qugu (曲谷乡)
    • Sanlong (三龙乡)
    • Shidaguan (石大关乡)
    • Songpinggou (松坪沟乡)
    • Wadi (洼底乡)
    • Weimen (渭门乡)
    • Yonghe (永和乡)

Transport

Climate

Climate data for Maoxian (1981−2010 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.2
(64.8)
26.3
(79.3)
29.0
(84.2)
28.3
(82.9)
30.3
(86.5)
29.7
(85.5)
32.2
(90.0)
31.6
(88.9)
29.4
(84.9)
25.6
(78.1)
22.8
(73.0)
20.4
(68.7)
32.2
(90.0)
Average high °C (°F) 5.9
(42.6)
7.5
(45.5)
11.6
(52.9)
17.1
(62.8)
20.8
(69.4)
23.2
(73.8)
25.3
(77.5)
24.8
(76.6)
21.0
(69.8)
16.4
(61.5)
12.4
(54.3)
7.9
(46.2)
16.2
(61.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.0
(33.8)
2.9
(37.2)
6.6
(43.9)
11.6
(52.9)
15.5
(59.9)
18.3
(64.9)
20.6
(69.1)
20.0
(68.0)
16.5
(61.7)
11.9
(53.4)
7.2
(45.0)
2.3
(36.1)
11.2
(52.2)
Average low °C (°F) −2.7
(27.1)
−0.4
(31.3)
3.0
(37.4)
7.2
(45.0)
11.0
(51.8)
14.1
(57.4)
16.3
(61.3)
15.9
(60.6)
13.3
(55.9)
8.7
(47.7)
3.1
(37.6)
−1.9
(28.6)
7.3
(45.1)
Record low °C (°F) −11.5
(11.3)
−10.4
(13.3)
−8.5
(16.7)
−0.7
(30.7)
2.2
(36.0)
7.0
(44.6)
9.9
(49.8)
7.8
(46.0)
4.5
(40.1)
−0.9
(30.4)
−5.4
(22.3)
−10.4
(13.3)
−11.5
(11.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.0
(0.12)
5.7
(0.22)
20.3
(0.80)
48.3
(1.90)
65.2
(2.57)
79.7
(3.14)
68.8
(2.71)
70.2
(2.76)
55.6
(2.19)
33.7
(1.33)
9.8
(0.39)
2.0
(0.08)
462.3
(18.21)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 6.6 7.8 12.5 15.7 18.2 18.1 15.8 14.2 15.1 16.1 6.5 3.7 150.3
Average snowy days 14.9 11.1 4.1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 7.9 39.7
Average relative humidity (%) 67 70 71 71 72 76 77 78 79 79 74 69 74
Mean monthly sunshine hours 133.2 114.2 128.2 149.1 148.2 123.7 144.3 150.4 92.9 92.3 125.5 134.7 1,536.7
Percent possible sunshine 42 36 34 38 35 29 34 37 25 26 40 43 35
Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[6][7]

References

  1. (in Chinese) Profile of Mao County Archived 2008-05-01 at the Wayback Machine, official website of Ngawa Prefecture Government, visited on May 25, 2008.
  2. (in Chinese) Mao County: A County with the Most Qiang Population in China, China Internet Information Center, May 17, 2008.
  3. (in Chinese) Profile of Mao County.
  4. "China landslide leaves at least 140 missing in Sichuan". BBC. 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  5. "牵挂·守望·搜救——四川茂县山体垮塌灾害36小时救援纪实" (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 26 June 2017.
  6. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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