Jiuzhaigou County

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Jiuzhaigou County
九寨沟县 · གཟི་རྩ་སྡེ་དགུ་རྫོང་།
County
Village near the Jiuzhai-Huanglong Airport - panoramio.jpg
Location of Jiuzhaigou County (light red) in Aba (yellow) and Sichuan (light gray)
Location of Jiuzhaigou County (light red)
in Aba (yellow) and Sichuan (light gray)
Jiuzhaigou is located in Sichuan
Jiuzhaigou
Jiuzhaigou
Location of the seat in Sichuan
Coordinates: 33°16′N 104°14′E / 33.267°N 104.233°E / 33.267; 104.233Coordinates: 33°16′N 104°14′E / 33.267°N 104.233°E / 33.267; 104.233
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Autonomous prefectureNgawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
Area
 • Total5,286 km2 (2,041 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
(County seat)
1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
67,519
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
623400
Websitewww.jzg.gov.cn

Jiuzhaigou County (simplified Chinese: 九寨沟县; traditional Chinese: 九寨溝縣; pinyin: Jiǔzhàigōu Xiàn; Tibetan: གཟི་རྩ་སྡེ་དགུ་རྫོང་།, Wylie: gZi rtsa sde dgu rDzong, ZYPY: Sirza Degu Zong) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture.[3] Formerly called Nanping County (南坪县; Nánpíng Xiàn), it was renamed in 1998 to reflect the fact that the Jiuzhaigou Valley is located within its administration.[4] The county seat,  [zh], was created in 2013 by the merger of Yongle Town (永乐镇), Yongfeng Township (永丰乡), and Anle Township (安乐乡).[5]

The county consists of nine villages in a valley in Sichuan Province. The main ethnic group in the county is Han, with the second being Tibetan. The county seat has an altitude of about 1,400 m (4,600 ft).[2] It has a total area of 2,041 square miles (5,286 km2).[1] As of 2015, the county's total population was 67,519.[1]

Administrative divisions[]

Jiuzhaigou County contains fives towns, seven townships, and two other township-level divisions.[6]

Towns[]

The county's five towns are Zhangzha,  [zh],  [zh],  [zh], and  [zh].[6]

Townships[]

The county's seven townships are  [zh],  [zh],  [zh],  [zh],  [zh],  [zh], and  [zh].[6]

Other divisions[]

Jiuzhaigou County also administers two other township-level divisions: Jiuzhaigou State Ranch (Chinese: 九寨沟国营牧场) and Jiuzhaigou Scenic Spot Authority (Chinese: 九寨沟风景名胜管理局).[6]

Climate[]

Climate data for Jiuzhaigou (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.9
(64.2) 		24.0
(75.2) 		31.2
(88.2) 		34.1
(93.4) 		34.9
(94.8) 		35.8
(96.4) 		37.5
(99.5) 		37.4
(99.3) 		35.7
(96.3) 		27.7
(81.9) 		23.7
(74.7) 		19.6
(67.3) 		37.5
(99.5)
Average high °C (°F) 8.0
(46.4) 		10.6
(51.1) 		15.2
(59.4) 		20.5
(68.9) 		24.3
(75.7) 		26.7
(80.1) 		29.0
(84.2) 		28.1
(82.6) 		23.5
(74.3) 		18.6
(65.5) 		14.5
(58.1) 		9.3
(48.7) 		19.0
(66.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5) 		5.2
(41.4) 		9.2
(48.6) 		13.9
(57.0) 		17.5
(63.5) 		20.2
(68.4) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.0
(71.6) 		18.1
(64.6) 		13.5
(56.3) 		8.5
(47.3) 		3.4
(38.1) 		13.1
(55.5)
Average low °C (°F) −2
(28) 		0.9
(33.6) 		4.6
(40.3) 		8.7
(47.7) 		12.4
(54.3) 		15.5
(59.9) 		18.0
(64.4) 		17.5
(63.5) 		14.3
(57.7) 		9.8
(49.6) 		4.0
(39.2) 		−1.3
(29.7) 		8.5
(47.3)
Record low °C (°F) −8.5
(16.7) 		−7.1
(19.2) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		0.2
(32.4) 		3.7
(38.7) 		8.4
(47.1) 		10.3
(50.5) 		8.9
(48.0) 		5.9
(42.6) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		−8.6
(16.5) 		−8.6
(16.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.0
(0.08) 		3.6
(0.14) 		18.6
(0.73) 		46.0
(1.81) 		79.1
(3.11) 		82.6
(3.25) 		78.9
(3.11) 		90.3
(3.56) 		76.7
(3.02) 		54.2
(2.13) 		8.2
(0.32) 		0.7
(0.03) 		540.9
(21.29)
Average relative humidity (%) 55 55 58 61 65 69 70 71 74 73 64 57 64
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c 九寨沟县概况 [Jiuzhaigou County Profiles]. Jiuzhaigou County Government (in Chinese). Jiuzhaigou County Government Office. 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b 九寨沟县情概况 [Jiuzhaigou County profiles]. Aba Government (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  3. ^ 2016年统计用区划代码 [Statistical zoning code, 2016 (Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture)]. National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  4. ^ Guo, Zhen, ed. (2007-03-23). 一九九七年全国省级行政区一览 [List of National Administrative Regions in 1997]. State Council of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese). XZQH (行政区划网). Archived from the original on 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  5. ^ 2013年中华人民共和国县以下行政区划变更情况（12月份） [Changes in administrative divisions below county level in China, Dec. 2013]. Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese). 2014-02-24. Archived from the original on 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d 2020年统计用区划代码（九寨沟县） [2020 Statistical Division Codes (Jiuzhaigou County)]. www.stats.gov.cn (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  7. ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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