Mao County

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Mao County
茂县 · མའོ་རྫོང་།
County
Diexi Lake, in Diexi
Diexi Lake, in Diexi
Mao County (red) in Ngawa (yellow) and Sichuan
Mao County (red) in Ngawa (yellow) and Sichuan
Maoxian is located in Sichuan
Maoxian
Maoxian
Location of the seat in Sichuan
Coordinates: 31°50′N 103°30′E / 31.833°N 103.500°E / 31.833; 103.500Coordinates: 31°50′N 103°30′E / 31.833°N 103.500°E / 31.833; 103.500
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityNgawa
County seatFengyi (凤仪镇)
Area
 • Total4,064 km2 (1,569 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total106,700
 • Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
 • Major nationalities
Qiang−88.9%
Han Tibetan
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
623200
Area code(s)0837

Mao County or Maoxian (simplified Chinese: 茂县; traditional Chinese: 茂縣; pinyin: Mào Xiàn; Tibetan: མའོ་རྫོང་།, Wylie: ma'o rdzong, ZYPY: Mao Zong; Qiang: ʂqini) is a county in Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China.

It has an area of 3,903 and a population of 106,700 as of 2006.[1] 88.9% of the population are Qiang people.[2] The county seat is Fengyi (凤仪镇).[3]

Natural disasters[]

In 1933 an earthquake occurred near Diexi, Mao County.

In 2017 a landslide occurred in Xinmo Village (新磨村) in Mao County.[4]

Administrative divisions[]

Mao County has nine towns and 12 townships:

  • Towns:
    • Fengyi (凤仪镇)
    • Nanxin (南新镇)
    • Diexi (叠溪镇)
    • Guangming (光明镇)
    • Yadu (雅都镇)
    • Fushun (富顺镇)
    • Dongxing (东兴镇)
    • Tumen (土门镇)
    • Taiping (太平镇)
  • Townships:
    • Weimen (渭门乡)
    • Yonghe (永和乡)
    • Goukou (沟口乡)
    • Heihu (黑虎乡)
    • Feihong (飞虹乡)
    • Huilong (回龙乡)
    • Sanlong (三龙乡)
    • Baixi (白溪乡)
    • Wadi (洼底乡)
    • Shidaguan (石大关乡)
    • Songpinggou (松坪沟乡)
    • Qugu (曲谷乡)

Transport[]

Climate[]

Climate data for Maoxian (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.2
(64.8) 		26.3
(79.3) 		29.0
(84.2) 		28.3
(82.9) 		30.3
(86.5) 		29.7
(85.5) 		32.2
(90.0) 		31.6
(88.9) 		29.4
(84.9) 		25.6
(78.1) 		22.8
(73.0) 		20.4
(68.7) 		32.2
(90.0)
Average high °C (°F) 5.9
(42.6) 		7.5
(45.5) 		11.6
(52.9) 		17.1
(62.8) 		20.8
(69.4) 		23.2
(73.8) 		25.3
(77.5) 		24.8
(76.6) 		21.0
(69.8) 		16.4
(61.5) 		12.4
(54.3) 		7.9
(46.2) 		16.2
(61.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.0
(33.8) 		2.9
(37.2) 		6.6
(43.9) 		11.6
(52.9) 		15.5
(59.9) 		18.3
(64.9) 		20.6
(69.1) 		20.0
(68.0) 		16.5
(61.7) 		11.9
(53.4) 		7.2
(45.0) 		2.3
(36.1) 		11.2
(52.2)
Average low °C (°F) −2.7
(27.1) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		3.0
(37.4) 		7.2
(45.0) 		11.0
(51.8) 		14.1
(57.4) 		16.3
(61.3) 		15.9
(60.6) 		13.3
(55.9) 		8.7
(47.7) 		3.1
(37.6) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		7.3
(45.1)
Record low °C (°F) −11.5
(11.3) 		−10.4
(13.3) 		−8.5
(16.7) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		2.2
(36.0) 		7.0
(44.6) 		9.9
(49.8) 		7.8
(46.0) 		4.5
(40.1) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		−5.4
(22.3) 		−10.4
(13.3) 		−11.5
(11.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.0
(0.12) 		5.7
(0.22) 		20.3
(0.80) 		48.3
(1.90) 		65.2
(2.57) 		79.7
(3.14) 		68.8
(2.71) 		70.2
(2.76) 		55.6
(2.19) 		33.7
(1.33) 		9.8
(0.39) 		2.0
(0.08) 		462.3
(18.21)
Average relative humidity (%) 67 70 71 71 72 76 77 78 79 79 74 69 74
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[5]

References[]

  1. ^ (in Chinese) Profile of Mao County Archived 2008-05-01 at the Wayback Machine, official website of Ngawa Prefecture Government, visited on May 25, 2008.
  2. ^ (in Chinese) Mao County: A County with the Most Qiang Population in China, China Internet Information Center, May 17, 2008.
  3. ^ (in Chinese) Profile of Mao County.
  4. ^ "China landslide leaves at least 140 missing in Sichuan". BBC. 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  5. ^ 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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