Guidong County (simplified Chinese: 桂东县; traditional Chinese: 桂東縣; pinyin: Guìdōng Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, bordering Jiangxi province to the east. It is under the administration of Chenzhou prefecture-level City.
Guidong County
桂东县 Kweitung | |
|---|---|
  Guidong Location of the seat in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 26°04′37″N 113°56′38″E / 26.077°N 113.944°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Chenzhou |
| Seat | Oujiang |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4235XX |
Located on the southeastern margin of the province, it is the easternmost county-level division of Chenzhou City. The county is bordered to the north by Yanling County, to the west by Zixing City, to the south by Rucheng County, to the east by Suichuan, Shangyou and Chongyi Counties of Jiangxi. Guidong County covers 1,451.6 km2 (560.5 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a resident population of 232,700.[2] The county has seven towns and four townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Oujiang (沤江镇).[3]
Administrative divisions
edit- 7 towns
- 4 townships
Climate
editGuidong County belongs to the subtropical monsoon humid climate zone, no summer heat, no winter cold, warm and humid, four seasons. In spring, the southeast wind into the cold and warm air masses fronts in the territory of the confrontation hovering, insufficient light, cloudy temperature and rain. In summer, controlled by the low latitude ocean warm and humid air masses, high temperature and rainy, prevailing south wind. However, the territory is high in altitude, mountainous, and has good vegetation, so the summer dollar heat. Under the influence of typhoons, there are sometimes torrential rains. In autumn, the cold air invasion, the temperature drops, cold air activity is frequent, less rain, often high autumn weather. Occasionally, it is affected by typhoons and there are heavy rainfalls from time to time. In winter, under the control of dry and cold air masses from the north, there are often cold currents intruding from Siberia and the Mongolian Plateau, but because of the high mountains, the terrain is tilted to the south, and thus the winter is not too cold.[4]
| Climate data for Guidong, elevation 836 m (2,743 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
36.7 (98.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.5 (85.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
21.7 (71.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
7.3 (45.1) |
16.1 (60.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.7 (19.9) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.1 (3.04) |
100.1 (3.94) |
175.6 (6.91) |
171.0 (6.73) |
207.7 (8.18) |
266.4 (10.49) |
186.6 (7.35) |
250.9 (9.88) |
132.7 (5.22) |
59.3 (2.33) |
76.5 (3.01) |
60.1 (2.37) |
1,764 (69.45) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.9 | 14.4 | 20.2 | 17.9 | 19.8 | 20.2 | 16.3 | 19.8 | 14.2 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 183.9 |
| Average snowy days | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 83 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 84.4 | 76.0 | 69.5 | 92.0 | 103.1 | 103.8 | 172.2 | 149.0 | 132.8 | 146.7 | 138.1 | 127.9 | 1,395.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 25 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 39 | 32 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
- ^ "Guidong" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ about the population of Guidong County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Guidong County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development - (2015年桂东县国民经济和社会发展统计公报): ahmhxc.com or tjj.czs.gov
- ^ the divisions of Guidong County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Guidong County on November 27, 2015 - 《湖南省民政厅关于同意桂东县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕101号): rednet.cn Archived 2018-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》: people.com Archived 2017-04-07 at the Wayback Machine or xinhuanet.com
- ^ "zh:桂东县自然地理" [Natural Geography of Guidong County]. CHENZHOUSHI TESE SHUJUKU (in Chinese). 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links
edit
 | This Hunan location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |