Tianzhu County, Guizhou

Tianzhu County (simplified Chinese: 天柱县; traditional Chinese: 天柱縣; pinyin: Tiānzhù Xiàn) is a county in eastern Guizhou province, China, bordering Hunan province to the north, east, and southeast. It is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.

Tianzhu County
天柱县
Tianzhu is the easternmost division in this map of Qiandongnan
Tianzhu is the easternmost division in this map of Qiandongnan
Qiandongnan in Guizhou
Qiandongnan in Guizhou
Coordinates (Tianzhu County government): 26°54′35″N 109°12′28″E
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Autonomous prefectureQiandongnan
Area
  Total2,201 km2 (850 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total263,841
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

Tianzhu County is divided into 3 subdistricts, 11 towns and 2 townships:[1]

subdistricts
  • Fengcheng 凤城街道
  • Bangdong 邦洞街道
  • Shexue 社学街道
towns
  • Pingdi 坪地镇
  • Lantian 兰田镇
  • Wengdong 瓮洞镇
  • Gaoniang 高酿镇
  • Shidong 石洞镇
  • Yuankou 远口镇
  • Chachu 坌处镇
  • Baishi 白市镇
  • Duma 渡马镇
  • Zhulin 竹林镇
  • Jiangdong 江东镇
townships
  • Zhuxi 注溪乡
  • Dihu 地湖乡

Climate

Climate data for Tianzhu, elevation 401 m (1,316 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8)
31.5
(88.7)
35.4
(95.7)
35.1
(95.2)
35.2
(95.4)
35.7
(96.3)
38.1
(100.6)
37.8
(100.0)
36.9
(98.4)
34.9
(94.8)
30.7
(87.3)
25.2
(77.4)
38.1
(100.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5)
11.5
(52.7)
15.9
(60.6)
22.3
(72.1)
26.2
(79.2)
28.9
(84.0)
31.6
(88.9)
31.5
(88.7)
28.0
(82.4)
22.2
(72.0)
17.2
(63.0)
11.4
(52.5)
21.3
(70.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.1
(41.2)
7.5
(45.5)
11.4
(52.5)
17.1
(62.8)
21.2
(70.2)
24.4
(75.9)
26.6
(79.9)
25.9
(78.6)
22.4
(72.3)
17.3
(63.1)
12.3
(54.1)
7.1
(44.8)
16.5
(61.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.8
(37.0)
4.8
(40.6)
8.4
(47.1)
13.5
(56.3)
17.6
(63.7)
21.3
(70.3)
22.9
(73.2)
22.2
(72.0)
18.8
(65.8)
14.2
(57.6)
9.1
(48.4)
4.3
(39.7)
13.3
(56.0)
Record low °C (°F) −8.2
(17.2)
−5.3
(22.5)
−2.3
(27.9)
3.1
(37.6)
6.7
(44.1)
12.6
(54.7)
15.4
(59.7)
16.0
(60.8)
10.7
(51.3)
2.8
(37.0)
−1.3
(29.7)
−5.3
(22.5)
−8.2
(17.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 54.8
(2.16)
55.5
(2.19)
94.4
(3.72)
129.6
(5.10)
197.2
(7.76)
236.0
(9.29)
173.3
(6.82)
133.8
(5.27)
96.1
(3.78)
86.6
(3.41)
61.9
(2.44)
44.7
(1.76)
1,363.9
(53.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 15.8 14.9 18.4 17.7 17.5 16.9 12.8 12.3 10.6 13.4 11.8 11.6 173.7
Average snowy days 3.8 2.0 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 7.5
Average relative humidity (%) 83 81 82 81 81 83 80 81 81 82 82 80 81
Mean monthly sunshine hours 36.8 45.9 59.5 89.3 105.1 96.7 168.5 172.2 127.2 91.9 84.2 65.3 1,142.6
Percent possible sunshine 11 14 16 23 25 23 40 43 35 26 26 20 25
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

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