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 | |
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  Maoxian Location of the seat in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 31°50′N 103°30′E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture | Ngawa |
| County seat | Fengyi (凤仪镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,064 km2 (1,569 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 106,700 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| • Major nationalities | Qiang−88.9% Han Tibetan |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 623200 |
| Area code | 0837 |
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
- (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.
- (in Chinese) Mao County: A County with the Most Qiang Population in China, China Internet Information Center, May 17, 2008.
- (in Chinese) Profile of Mao County.
- "China landslide leaves at least 140 missing in Sichuan". BBC. 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
- "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.
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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