Qingchuan County

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Qingchuan County
青川县
County
Location of Qingchuan County (red) and Guangyuan (yellow) within Sichuan
Location of Qingchuan County (red) and Guangyuan (yellow) within Sichuan
Coordinates: 32°34′30″N 105°14′20″E / 32.575°N 105.239°E / 32.575; 105.239Coordinates: 32°34′30″N 105°14′20″E / 32.575°N 105.239°E / 32.575; 105.239
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityGuangyuan
County seatQiaozhuang (乔庄镇)
Area
 • Total3,269 km2 (1,262 sq mi)
Population
 • Total248,000
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
648100
Area code(s)0839
Websitewww.cnqc.gov.cn

Qingchuan County (Chinese: 青川县; pinyin: Qīngchuān Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Sichuan province, China, bordering the provinces of Gansu to the north and Shaanxi to the northeast. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Guangyuan. It has an area of 3269 square kilometers and a population of 248,000,[1] including Han Chinese as well as Hui people.

Administrative divisions[]

Qingchuan has eight towns, 25 townships, and two Ethnic townships.

Towns

  • Qiaozhuang (乔庄镇)
  • Qingxi (青溪镇)
  • Fangshi (房石镇)
  • Guanzhuang (关庄镇)
  • Liangshui (凉水镇)
  • Zhuyuan (竹园镇)
  • Muyu (木鱼镇)
  • Shazhou (沙州镇)
  • Yaodu (姚渡镇)

Townships

  • Huangping (黄坪乡)
  • Wali (瓦砾乡)
  • Kongxi (孔溪乡)
  • Chaba (茶坝乡)
  • Daba (大坝乡)
  • Qiaolou (桥楼乡)
  • Sanguo (三锅乡)
  • Le'ansi (乐安寺乡)
  • Qianjin (前进乡)
  • Quhe (曲河乡)
  • Magong (马公乡)
  • Shiba (石坝乡)
  • Hongguang (红光乡)
  • Suhe (苏河乡)
  • Maoba (茅坝乡)
  • Louzi (楼子乡)
  • Jinzishan (金子山乡)
  • Malu (马鹿乡)
  • Qifo (七佛乡)
  • Jianfeng (建峰乡)
  • Baijia (白家乡)
  • Banqiao (板桥乡)
  • Qima (骑马乡)
  • Guanyindian (观音店乡)
  • Yingpan (营盘乡)

Ethnic townships

  • Dayuan Hui (大院回族乡)
  • Haoxi Hui (蒿溪回族乡)

Other

  • Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve (唐家河国家级自然保护区)

Climate[]

Climate data for Qingchuan (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.1
(64.6) 		24.1
(75.4) 		27.9
(82.2) 		31.8
(89.2) 		34.1
(93.4) 		36.3
(97.3) 		37.1
(98.8) 		36.0
(96.8) 		34.4
(93.9) 		28.3
(82.9) 		24.1
(75.4) 		18.0
(64.4) 		37.1
(98.8)
Average high °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0) 		10.0
(50.0) 		14.6
(58.3) 		20.6
(69.1) 		25.1
(77.2) 		27.5
(81.5) 		28.9
(84.0) 		28.2
(82.8) 		23.4
(74.1) 		18.6
(65.5) 		14.0
(57.2) 		9.1
(48.4) 		19.0
(66.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4) 		5.3
(41.5) 		9.3
(48.7) 		14.5
(58.1) 		18.8
(65.8) 		21.7
(71.1) 		23.6
(74.5) 		22.9
(73.2) 		18.8
(65.8) 		14.3
(57.7) 		9.1
(48.4) 		4.2
(39.6) 		13.8
(56.8)
Average low °C (°F) −0.5
(31.1) 		1.9
(35.4) 		5.4
(41.7) 		9.9
(49.8) 		14.0
(57.2) 		17.3
(63.1) 		19.6
(67.3) 		19.3
(66.7) 		15.9
(60.6) 		11.5
(52.7) 		5.8
(42.4) 		0.7
(33.3) 		10.1
(50.1)
Record low °C (°F) −8.2
(17.2) 		−6.6
(20.1) 		−5.3
(22.5) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		5.2
(41.4) 		9.5
(49.1) 		14.0
(57.2) 		12.0
(53.6) 		8.0
(46.4) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		−8.2
(17.2) 		−8.2
(17.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 8.4
(0.33) 		11.9
(0.47) 		22.6
(0.89) 		47.9
(1.89) 		89.5
(3.52) 		107.5
(4.23) 		221.8
(8.73) 		187.6
(7.39) 		168.5
(6.63) 		58.0
(2.28) 		16.5
(0.65) 		5.0
(0.20) 		945.2
(37.21)
Average relative humidity (%) 74 73 71 72 73 78 82 84 86 84 80 75 78
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2]

References[]

  1. ^ (in Chinese) Profile of Qingchuan County, People's Daily Online, visited on May 14, 2008.
  2. ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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