Xiaojin County

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Xiaojin County
小金县 · བཙན་ལྷ་རྫོང་།
County
A hydroelectric dam in Xiaojin County
A hydroelectric dam in Xiaojin County
Location of Xiaojin County (light red) in Ngawa Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan
Location of Xiaojin County (light red)
in Ngawa Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan
Coordinates: 30°59′56″N 102°21′50″E / 30.999°N 102.364°E / 30.999; 102.364Coordinates: 30°59′56″N 102°21′50″E / 30.999°N 102.364°E / 30.999; 102.364
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Autonomous prefectureNgawa
Area
 • Total5,524 km2 (2,133 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Xiaojin County (Chinese: 小金县; pinyin: Xiǎojīn Xiàn), also known as Tsanlha from its Tibetan name (Tibetan: བཙན་ལྷ་རྫོང་།, Wylie: btsan lha rdzong, ZYPY: Zainlha Zong), is a county in the northwest of Sichuan Province, China. It is the southernmost county-level division of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture.

History[]

Prior to 18th century, the county was the land of the Tibetan Chiefdom of Tsanlha.

Administrative divisions[]

Xiaojin County contains five towns and 16 townships:

  • Town 美兴镇
  • Siguniangshan Town 四姑娘山镇 (formerly Rilong 日隆镇)
  • Town 达维镇
  • Town 沃日镇
  • Town 两河镇
  • Township 老营乡
  • Township 崇德乡
  • Township 新桥乡
  • Township 美沃乡
  • Township 沙龙乡
  • Township 宅垄乡
  • Township 新格乡
  • Township 日尔乡
  • Township 结斯乡
  • Township 木坡乡
  • Township 抚边乡
  • Township 八角乡
  • Township 双柏乡
  • Township 窝底乡
  • Township 汗牛乡
  • Township 潘安乡

Climate[]

Climate data for Xiaojin (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.8
(69.4) 		25.8
(78.4) 		31.5
(88.7) 		32.5
(90.5) 		36.3
(97.3) 		35.5
(95.9) 		35.5
(95.9) 		35.6
(96.1) 		33.8
(92.8) 		30.6
(87.1) 		23.5
(74.3) 		18.6
(65.5) 		36.3
(97.3)
Average high °C (°F) 11.2
(52.2) 		14.9
(58.8) 		18.7
(65.7) 		21.9
(71.4) 		24.2
(75.6) 		25.5
(77.9) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.0
(80.6) 		24.1
(75.4) 		20.3
(68.5) 		15.7
(60.3) 		11.0
(51.8) 		20.1
(68.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4) 		6.2
(43.2) 		10.0
(50.0) 		13.4
(56.1) 		16.2
(61.2) 		18.1
(64.6) 		19.8
(67.6) 		19.7
(67.5) 		16.8
(62.2) 		12.8
(55.0) 		7.8
(46.0) 		3.2
(37.8) 		12.3
(54.0)
Average low °C (°F) −3.0
(26.6) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		3.8
(38.8) 		7.4
(45.3) 		10.6
(51.1) 		13.3
(55.9) 		14.9
(58.8) 		14.7
(58.5) 		12.2
(54.0) 		8.0
(46.4) 		2.4
(36.3) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		6.8
(44.3)
Record low °C (°F) −10.6
(12.9) 		−7.9
(17.8) 		−6.6
(20.1) 		0.8
(33.4) 		3.4
(38.1) 		6.8
(44.2) 		8.6
(47.5) 		7.6
(45.7) 		6.1
(43.0) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		−5.7
(21.7) 		−10.2
(13.6) 		−10.6
(12.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.8
(0.07) 		5.2
(0.20) 		21.9
(0.86) 		51.5
(2.03) 		82.5
(3.25) 		130.6
(5.14) 		98.2
(3.87) 		81.6
(3.21) 		94.2
(3.71) 		51.5
(2.03) 		10.6
(0.42) 		1.1
(0.04) 		630.7
(24.83)
Average relative humidity (%) 38 38 42 47 52 62 63 61 62 59 48 41 51
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[1]

References[]

  1. ^ 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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