Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County

Autonomous county in Guizhou, China
Wuchuan County
务川县
Wuchwan
Autonomous county
28°33′46″N 107°53′58″E / 28.5629°N 107.8994°E / 28.5629; 107.8994
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityZunyi
County seatDuru Subdistrict
Area
 • Total2,777.59 km2 (1,072.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total308,466
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.gzwuchuan.gov.cn

Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 务川仡佬族苗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 務川仡佬族苗族自治縣; pinyin: Wùchuān Gēlǎozú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn; alternatively 婺川) is a county in the northeast of Guizhou province, China, bordering Chongqing to the north. It is under the administration of Zunyi city.

Administrative divisions

Wuchuan is divided into 3 subdistricts, 11 towns and 2 townships:[2]

  • Duru Subdistrict (都濡街道)
  • Dansha Subdistrict (丹砂街道)
  • Daping Subdistrict (大坪街道)
  • Fengle Town (丰乐镇)
  • Huangdu Town (黄都镇)
  • Fuyang Town (涪洋镇)
  • Zhennan Town (镇南镇)
  • Yanshan Town (砚山镇)
  • Zhuoshui Town (濯水镇)
  • Maotian Town (茅天镇)
  • Baicun Town (柏村镇)
  • Nigao Town (泥高镇)
  • Fenshui Town (分水镇)
  • Jiaoba Town (蕉坝镇)
  • Hongsi Township (红丝乡)
  • Shichao Township (石朝乡)

Climate

Climate data for Wuchuan, elevation 660 m (2,170 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) 22.8
(73.0)
30.0
(86.0)
32.8
(91.0)
33.2
(91.8)
35.5
(95.9)
35.7
(96.3)
38.6
(101.5)
38.7
(101.7)
38.7
(101.7)
33.1
(91.6)
28.2
(82.8)
20.1
(68.2)
38.7
(101.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.2
(46.8)
10.7
(51.3)
15.6
(60.1)
21.2
(70.2)
25.1
(77.2)
27.8
(82.0)
31.1
(88.0)
31.5
(88.7)
27.0
(80.6)
20.7
(69.3)
15.9
(60.6)
10.2
(50.4)
20.4
(68.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4)
7.2
(45.0)
11.3
(52.3)
16.4
(61.5)
20.2
(68.4)
23.3
(73.9)
26.1
(79.0)
25.8
(78.4)
22.1
(71.8)
16.7
(62.1)
12.1
(53.8)
7.0
(44.6)
16.1
(61.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8)
4.9
(40.8)
8.5
(47.3)
13.1
(55.6)
16.9
(62.4)
20.3
(68.5)
22.6
(72.7)
22.1
(71.8)
18.9
(66.0)
14.3
(57.7)
9.7
(49.5)
4.9
(40.8)
13.3
(55.9)
Record low °C (°F) −3.5
(25.7)
−3.0
(26.6)
−2.0
(28.4)
3.6
(38.5)
9.1
(48.4)
12.8
(55.0)
14.8
(58.6)
15.5
(59.9)
11.7
(53.1)
5.1
(41.2)
−0.9
(30.4)
−4.0
(24.8)
−4.0
(24.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 25.7
(1.01)
26.4
(1.04)
52.0
(2.05)
105.9
(4.17)
169.6
(6.68)
227.3
(8.95)
165.6
(6.52)
150.2
(5.91)
105.5
(4.15)
105.1
(4.14)
51.2
(2.02)
19.3
(0.76)
1,203.8
(47.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.1 12.5 15.3 16.7 18.0 17.1 13.8 12.4 11.6 16.5 12.9 11.4 171.3
Average snowy days 3.3 1.3 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 6
Average relative humidity (%) 79 78 77 78 79 82 78 76 79 84 82 79 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 29.2 31.5 57.8 79.9 93.1 87.4 150.8 167.9 108.9 63.5 56.0 35.5 961.5
Percent possible sunshine 9 10 15 21 22 21 36 42 30 18 17 11 21
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Education

Jiaoba Township Central Primary School (蕉坝乡中心完小) is in the county. In 2017 it had about 1,000 students, with about 100 using the school's boarding facilities, which have eight dormitories. That year the principal stated that families often tried their best to not have their children live on campus, and described the dormitories as being "poor"; The Economist stated that relative to other area primary schools its facilities were better than average.[5]

References

  1. ^ "遵义市第七次全国人口普查公报" (in Chinese). Government of Zunyi. 2021-05-31.
  2. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:务川仡佬族苗族自治县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. ^ "China's grim rural boarding schools". The Economist. 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2018-12-06. At Jiaoba's primary school, where more than 100 children board (about one-tenth of the total),[...]
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