Maqên County

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Maqên County
玛沁县 · རྨ་ཆེན་རྫོང་།
Peak Amne Machin, the highest peak of the mountain range of the same name
Peak Amne Machin, the highest peak of the mountain range of the same name
Maqên/Maqin County (light red) within Golog Prefecture (yellow) and Qinghai
Maqên/Maqin County (light red) within Golog Prefecture (yellow) and Qinghai
Maqên is located in Qinghai
Maqên
Maqên
Location of the county seat in Qinghai
Coordinates (Maqên County government): 34°28′41″N 100°14′20″E / 34.4780°N 100.2389°E / 34.4780; 100.2389Coordinates: 34°28′41″N 100°14′20″E / 34.4780°N 100.2389°E / 34.4780; 100.2389
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceQinghai
PrefectureGolog
Elevation
3,700 m (12,140 ft)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Maqên County
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese瑪沁
Simplified Chinese玛沁
Tibetan name
Tibetanརྨ་ཆེན

Maqên or Maqin County is a county of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.

Name[]

The county is named for Anyê Maqên, the Tibetan name for a revered local mountain.

Administrative divisions[]

Maqên is divided into two towns and six townships:

  • Town (大武镇)
  • Lajia Town (拉加镇)
  • Township (大武乡)
  • Dongqinggou Township (东倾沟乡)
  • Xueshan Township (雪山乡)
  • Xiadawu Township (下大武乡)
  • Youyun Township (优云乡)
  • Dangluo Township (当洛乡)

Climate[]

Maqên County has an alpine subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc)

Climate data for Maqên County
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.1
(50.2)
12.8
(55.0)
17.8
(64.0)
21.9
(71.4)
22.5
(72.5)
24.5
(76.1)
26.3
(79.3)
25.1
(77.2)
25.2
(77.4)
21.5
(70.7)
12.8
(55.0)
10.9
(51.6)
26.3
(79.3)
Average high °C (°F) −0.5
(31.1)
1.6
(34.9)
5.4
(41.7)
9.5
(49.1)
12.6
(54.7)
14.8
(58.6)
17.0
(62.6)
17.0
(62.6)
14.1
(57.4)
9.1
(48.4)
4.1
(39.4)
0.7
(33.3)
8.8
(47.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −11.9
(10.6)
−8.8
(16.2)
−4.0
(24.8)
0.9
(33.6)
5.0
(41.0)
8.2
(46.8)
10.2
(50.4)
9.5
(49.1)
6.4
(43.5)
0.9
(33.6)
−6.3
(20.7)
−11.1
(12.0)
−0.1
(31.9)
Average low °C (°F) −21.4
(−6.5)
−17.7
(0.1)
−11.6
(11.1)
−6.2
(20.8)
−1.3
(29.7)
2.7
(36.9)
4.6
(40.3)
3.6
(38.5)
1.1
(34.0)
−4.5
(23.9)
−13.8
(7.2)
−20.2
(−4.4)
−7.1
(19.3)
Record low °C (°F) −33.1
(−27.6)
−31.9
(−25.4)
−29.1
(−20.4)
−20.0
(−4.0)
−12.8
(9.0)
−6.0
(21.2)
−4.0
(24.8)
−5.5
(22.1)
−7.5
(18.5)
−17.8
(0.0)
−26.6
(−15.9)
−33.1
(−27.6)
−33.1
(−27.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.8
(0.11)
4.3
(0.17)
8.2
(0.32)
19.4
(0.76)
55.3
(2.18)
99.4
(3.91)
115.1
(4.53)
92.5
(3.64)
79.5
(3.13)
32.1
(1.26)
3.5
(0.14)
1.6
(0.06)
513.7
(20.21)
Average relative humidity (%) 53 51 52 56 63 70 73 72 73 67 58 54 62
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese (China)). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
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