Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County
Wuchuan County
务川县 Wuchwan 婺川 | |
|---|---|
| 务川仡佬族苗族自治县 Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County | |
  Wuchuan Location of the seat in Guizhou | |
| Coordinates (Wuchuan County government): 28°33′46″N 107°53′58″E / 28.5629°N 107.8994°ECoordinates: 28°33′46″N 107°53′58″E / 28.5629°N 107.8994°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture-level city | Zunyi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,777.59 km2 (1,072.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 321,581 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 务川仡佬族苗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 務川仡佬族苗族自治縣; pinyin: Wùchuān Gēlǎozú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn; alternatively 婺川) is a county in the northeast of Guizhou province, China, bordering Chongqing to the north. It is under the administration of Zunyi city.
Climate[]
| Climate data for Wuchuan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.2 (91.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
38.6 (101.5) |
38.7 (101.7) |
38.7 (101.7) |
33.1 (91.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
38.7 (101.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.7 (58.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
20.2 (68.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23.3 (0.92) |
25.1 (0.99) |
43.5 (1.71) |
101.9 (4.01) |
173.7 (6.84) |
209.0 (8.23) |
187.5 (7.38) |
140.9 (5.55) |
91.5 (3.60) |
102.3 (4.03) |
50.5 (1.99) |
21.6 (0.85) |
1,170.8 (46.1) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 79 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
Education[]
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Jiaoba Township Central Primary School (蕉坝乡中心完小) is in the county. In 2017 it had about 1,000 students, with about 100 using the school's boarding facilities, which have eight dormitories. That year the principal stated that families often tried their best to not have their children live on campus, and described the dormitories as being "poor"; The Economist stated that relative to other area primary schools its facilities were better than average.[1]
References[]
- ^ "China's grim rural boarding schools". The Economist. 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
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