Barkam
Barkam
马尔康市 · འབར་ཁམས་གྲོང་ཁྱེར། · Muerkvua shi | |
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 Overview of the city of Barkam | |
 Barkam City (red) in Ngawa Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan | |
  Barkam Location of the seat in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates (Barkam municipal government): 31°54′21″N 102°12′23″E / 31.9057°N 102.2065°ECoordinates: 31°54′21″N 102°12′23″E / 31.9057°N 102.2065°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Ngawa |
| Township-level divisions | 3 towns 11 townships |
| Seat | Barkam Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,639 km2 (2,563 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,615 m (8,579 ft) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Total | 54,735 |
| • Density | 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 624000 |
| Area code(s) | 0837 |
| Website | maerkang.gov.cn |
| Barkam | |||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 马尔康 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 馬爾康 | ||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Mǎ'ěrkāng | ||||||
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| Tibetan name | |||||||
| Tibetan | འབར་ཁམས། | ||||||
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Barkam or Markang or Muerkvua is a county-level city in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, in the northwest of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. The city seat is the town of Barkam.
Administrative divisions[]
Barkam has four towns and 10 townships:[1]
Towns: Barkam (马尔康镇), Zhuokeji (卓克基镇), Songgang (松岗镇), Sha'erzong (沙尔宗镇).
Townships: Suomo (梭磨乡), Baiwan (白湾乡), Dangba (党坝乡), Mu'erzong (木尔宗乡), Jiaomuzu (脚木足乡), Longerjia (龙尔甲乡), Dazang (大藏乡), Kangshan (康山乡), Caodeng (草登乡), Ribu (日部乡).
Transport[]
Climate[]
Due to its elevation, Barkam lies in the transition between a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) and humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with strong monsoonal influences; winters are frosty and summers warm with frequent rain. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −0.5 °C (31.1 °F) in December and January to 16.4 °C (61.5 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 8.75 °C (47.7 °F). Nearly two-thirds of the annual precipitation of 784 mm (30.9 in) occurs from June to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 36% in June to 65% in December, the town receives 2,133 hours of bright sunshine annually. Diurnal temperature variation is large, averaging 16.0 °C (28.8 °F) annually.
| Climate data for Barkam (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.6 (94.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
34.7 (94.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.0 (3.2) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
1.5 (34.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.9 (0.11) |
8.1 (0.32) |
24.8 (0.98) |
53.9 (2.12) |
106.2 (4.18) |
150.9 (5.94) |
130.5 (5.14) |
112.5 (4.43) |
121.3 (4.78) |
61.3 (2.41) |
8.7 (0.34) |
2.8 (0.11) |
783.9 (30.86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.8 | 4.9 | 10.1 | 14.9 | 20.0 | 22.4 | 20.5 | 18.0 | 19.8 | 15.3 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 155.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 44 | 44 | 50 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 73 | 57 | 48 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 200.8 | 178.4 | 187.3 | 189.3 | 184.2 | 153.4 | 161.1 | 177.3 | 142.0 | 164.3 | 193.8 | 201.4 | 2,133.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 63 | 57 | 51 | 49 | 43 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 38 | 47 | 61 | 65 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days and sunshine 1971–2000)[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Demographics[]
The city had a population of 54,735 in 1999.[4] The area is traditionally inhabited by a branch of Rgyalrong people who speak the Situ language.[5]
Notes[]
- ^ (in Chinese) National Bureau of Statistics - Barkam City.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese (China)). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ^ 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971－2000年）. China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
- ^ "Rgyalrong Culture" 嘉绒人文. Ma'erkang City Government website. Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
External links[]
- (in Chinese) Maerkang County Government site - Google translation
- (in Chinese) Maerkang - bashu.net - Google translation
- County-level divisions of Sichuan
- Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture