Guidong County
County in Hunan, People's Republic of China
Guidong County 26°04′37″N 113°56′38″E / 26.077°N 113.944°E / 26.077; 113.944[1] | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Chenzhou |
| Seat | Oujiang |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4235XX |
Guidong County (simplified Chinese: 桂东县; traditional Chinese: 桂東縣; pinyin: Guìdōng Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, bordering Jiangxi province to the east. It is under the administration of Chenzhou prefecture-level City.
Located on the southeastern margin of the province, it is the easternmost county-level division of Chenzhou City. The county is bordered to the north by Yanling County, to the west by Zixing City, to the south by Rucheng County, to the east by Suichuan, Shangyou and Chongyi Counties of Jiangxi. Guidong County covers 1,451.6 km2 (560.5 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a resident population of 232,700.[2] The county has seven towns and four townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Oujiang (沤江镇).[3]
Administrative divisions
- 7 towns
- Datang (大塘镇)
- Oujiang (沤江镇)
- Pule (普乐镇)
- Qingquan (清泉镇)
- Shatian (沙田镇)
- Sidu (四都镇)
- Zhaiqian (寨前镇)
- 4 townships
Climate
| Climate data for Guidong (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) | 26.8 (80.2) | 30.0 (86.0) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.8 (89.2) | 33.5 (92.3) | 35.7 (96.3) | 36.7 (98.1) | 34.4 (93.9) | 32.4 (90.3) | 30.0 (86.0) | 24.5 (76.1) | 36.7 (98.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) | 13.9 (57.0) | 16.6 (61.9) | 21.8 (71.2) | 25.4 (77.7) | 27.6 (81.7) | 29.9 (85.8) | 29.5 (85.1) | 27.0 (80.6) | 23.4 (74.1) | 19.3 (66.7) | 14.2 (57.6) | 21.7 (71.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) | 8.5 (47.3) | 11.8 (53.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 20.5 (68.9) | 23.1 (73.6) | 24.5 (76.1) | 23.6 (74.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 12.3 (54.1) | 7.3 (45.1) | 16.1 (60.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) | 4.9 (40.8) | 8.3 (46.9) | 13.1 (55.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.9 (69.6) | 20.2 (68.4) | 17.6 (63.7) | 12.9 (55.2) | 7.9 (46.2) | 3.2 (37.8) | 12.4 (54.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.7 (19.9) | −6.4 (20.5) | −5.2 (22.6) | −0.4 (31.3) | 5.6 (42.1) | 8.1 (46.6) | 15.0 (59.0) | 13.1 (55.6) | 7.6 (45.7) | −0.7 (30.7) | −4.4 (24.1) | −9.5 (14.9) | −9.5 (14.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.1 (3.04) | 100.1 (3.94) | 175.6 (6.91) | 171.0 (6.73) | 207.7 (8.18) | 266.4 (10.49) | 186.6 (7.35) | 250.9 (9.88) | 132.7 (5.22) | 59.3 (2.33) | 76.5 (3.01) | 60.1 (2.37) | 1,764 (69.45) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.9 | 14.4 | 20.2 | 17.9 | 19.8 | 20.2 | 16.3 | 19.8 | 14.2 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 183.9 |
| Average snowy days | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 83 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 84.4 | 76.0 | 69.5 | 92.0 | 103.1 | 103.8 | 172.2 | 149.0 | 132.8 | 146.7 | 138.1 | 127.9 | 1,395.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 25 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 39 | 32 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
- ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Guidong" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ about the population of Guidong County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Guidong County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development - (2015年桂东县国民经济和社会发展统计公报): ahmhxc.com or tjj.czs.gov
- ^ the divisions of Guidong County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Guidong County on November 27, 2015 - 《湖南省民政厅关于同意桂东县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕101号): rednet.cn Archived 2018-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》: people.com Archived 2017-04-07 at the Wayback Machine or xinhuanet.com
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links
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Township-level divisions of Guidong County (November 27, 2015 - present)
county seat: Oujiang (沤江)
- Datang (大塘)
- Oujiang (沤江)
- Pule (普乐)
- Qingquan (清泉)
- Shatian (沙田)
- Sidu (四都)
- Zhaiqian (寨前)
- Dongluo (东洛)
- Qiaotou (桥头)
- Qingshan (青山)
- Xinfang (新坊)
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