Maqu County

Maqu County (simplified Chinese: 玛曲县; traditional Chinese: 瑪曲縣; pinyin: Mǎqū Xiàn; Tibetan: རྨ་ཆུ་རྫོང་།, Wylie: Rma chu rdzong, ZYPY: Maqu Zong) is a county of the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the south of Gansu province of the People's Republic of China, bordering the provinces of Sichuan to the east and southeast, and Qinghai to the southwest, west and northwest. Its postal code is 747300, and in 1999 its population was 36,213 people.[1] The area of Maqu County is 10,191 km2 with an average altitude of 3,700 meters.[2] Maqu County receives high rainfall and is located at the northern edge of the Zoigê Marshes on the Yellow River where conditions are optimal for alpine meadow vegetation.[2]

Maqu County
རྨ་ཆུ་རྫོང་།· 玛曲县
County
Maqu County (red) within Gannan Prefecture (yellow) and Gansu
Maqu County (red) within Gannan Prefecture (yellow) and Gansu
Coordinates (Maqu government): 33°59′52″N 102°04′22″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Autonomous prefectureGannan
Area
 • Total10,190 km2 (3,930 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total57,900
 • Density5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
747300

Administrative divisions

Maqu County (玛曲县) is divided to 6 towns and 2 townships.[3]

Towns
  • Nima (尼玛镇)
  • Mangima (曼日玛镇)
  • Awancang (阿万仓镇)
  • Qihama (齐哈玛镇)
  • Cerima (采日玛镇)
  • Oula (欧拉镇)
Townships
  • Oulaxiuma Township (欧拉秀玛乡)
  • Muxihe Township (木西合乡)

Climate
Climate data for Maqu (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1)		 14.8
(58.6)		 18.4
(65.1)		 23.6
(74.5)		 22.4
(72.3)		 23.4
(74.1)		 25.1
(77.2)		 24.7
(76.5)		 23.5
(74.3)		 19.8
(67.6)		 15.0
(59.0)		 13.6
(56.5)		 25.1
(77.2)
Average high °C (°F) 0.4
(32.7)		 2.5
(36.5)		 6.0
(42.8)		 9.8
(49.6)		 12.7
(54.9)		 15.0
(59.0)		 17.2
(63.0)		 17.0
(62.6)		 13.8
(56.8)		 9.3
(48.7)		 4.8
(40.6)		 1.5
(34.7)		 9.2
(48.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −8.8
(16.2)		 −6.1
(21.0)		 −1.8
(28.8)		 2.5
(36.5)		 6.1
(43.0)		 9.3
(48.7)		 11.4
(52.5)		 10.7
(51.3)		 7.4
(45.3)		 2.4
(36.3)		 −3.6
(25.5)		 −7.6
(18.3)		 1.8
(35.3)
Average low °C (°F) −16.3
(2.7)		 −13.1
(8.4)		 −7.8
(18.0)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 0.6
(33.1)		 4.4
(39.9)		 6.3
(43.3)		 5.4
(41.7)		 2.8
(37.0)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 −9.7
(14.5)		 −14.9
(5.2)		 −4.0
(24.8)
Record low °C (°F) −28.0
(−18.4)		 −27.3
(−17.1)		 −20.9
(−5.6)		 −13.6
(7.5)		 −8.9
(16.0)		 −3.4
(25.9)		 −2.7
(27.1)		 −4.0
(24.8)		 −7.0
(19.4)		 −12.9
(8.8)		 −22.4
(−8.3)		 −26.8
(−16.2)		 −28.0
(−18.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.3
(0.17)		 6.2
(0.24)		 13.5
(0.53)		 26.8
(1.06)		 70.0
(2.76)		 106.0
(4.17)		 124.3
(4.89)		 102.4
(4.03)		 87.8
(3.46)		 43.9
(1.73)		 6.3
(0.25)		 1.8
(0.07)		 593.3
(23.36)
Average relative humidity (%) 44 48 53 59 66 72 75 76 77 71 55 46 62
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[4]

See also

References
  1. "HGIS - Downloads". Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  2. "China". Archived from the original on 2007-08-18. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  3. "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  4. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 24 November 2022.


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