Anlong County

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Anlong County
安龙县
Anlong is located in Guizhou
Anlong
Anlong
Location of the seat in Guizhou
Coordinates (Anlong County government): 25°05′56″N 105°26′34″E / 25.0990°N 105.4427°E / 25.0990; 105.4427Coordinates: 25°05′56″N 105°26′34″E / 25.0990°N 105.4427°E / 25.0990; 105.4427
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuizhou
Autonomous prefectureQianxinan
Area
 • Total2,237.6 km2 (863.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total357,304
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Anlong County (simplified Chinese: 安龙县; traditional Chinese: 安龍縣; pinyin: Ānlóng Xiàn) is a county in the southwest of Guizhou province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south. It is under the administration of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

Wildlife[]

Lungtou frog or Anlung odorous frog, Odorrana anlungensis, is only known from Mount Longtou in Anlong County.[1]

Climate[]

Climate data for Anlong (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.4
(77.7)
27.9
(82.2)
31.4
(88.5)
33.2
(91.8)
33.8
(92.8)
32.5
(90.5)
31.4
(88.5)
32.4
(90.3)
33.9
(93.0)
28.7
(83.7)
26.4
(79.5)
25.2
(77.4)
33.9
(93.0)
Average high °C (°F) 10.8
(51.4)
13.5
(56.3)
17.9
(64.2)
22.2
(72.0)
24.3
(75.7)
25.2
(77.4)
26.1
(79.0)
26.1
(79.0)
24.0
(75.2)
20.0
(68.0)
16.6
(61.9)
12.5
(54.5)
19.9
(67.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5)
8.7
(47.7)
12.4
(54.3)
16.8
(62.2)
19.4
(66.9)
21.1
(70.0)
21.9
(71.4)
21.6
(70.9)
19.4
(66.9)
15.9
(60.6)
12.1
(53.8)
8.0
(46.4)
15.3
(59.5)
Average low °C (°F) 3.7
(38.7)
5.7
(42.3)
8.9
(48.0)
13.1
(55.6)
15.9
(60.6)
18.1
(64.6)
19.0
(66.2)
18.4
(65.1)
16.2
(61.2)
13.2
(55.8)
9.1
(48.4)
5.1
(41.2)
12.2
(54.0)
Record low °C (°F) −4.8
(23.4)
−3.6
(25.5)
−3.5
(25.7)
2.8
(37.0)
7.3
(45.1)
11.4
(52.5)
11.7
(53.1)
12.1
(53.8)
6.5
(43.7)
3.5
(38.3)
−1.7
(28.9)
−5.1
(22.8)
−5.1
(22.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 19.3
(0.76)
25.6
(1.01)
41.8
(1.65)
64.7
(2.55)
156.8
(6.17)
234.3
(9.22)
236.5
(9.31)
174.0
(6.85)
101.2
(3.98)
81.6
(3.21)
44.4
(1.75)
15.1
(0.59)
1,195.3
(47.05)
Average relative humidity (%) 83 79 75 74 77 82 83 83 81 83 81 80 80
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center

References[]

  1. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Odorrana anlungensis (Liu and Hu, 1973)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 September 2014.


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