Muchuan County (Chinese: 沐川县; pinyin: Mùchuān Xiàn) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Leshan city.
Muchuan County
沐川县 | |
|---|---|
.png) Location of Muchuan County (red) within Leshan City (yellow) and Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 28°57′24″N 103°54′08″E / 28.95667°N 103.90222°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Leshan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,401 km2 (541 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 216,737 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administrative divisions
editMuchuan County comprises 8 towns and 5 townships:[1]
- towns
- Muxi 沐溪镇
- Yongfu 永福镇
- Danan 大楠镇
- Jianban 箭板镇
- Zhouba 舟坝镇
- Huangdan 黄丹镇
- Lidian 利店镇
- Fuxin 富新镇
- townships
- Dibao 底堡乡
- Yangcun 杨村乡
- Gaosun 高笋乡
- Cizhu 茨竹乡
- Wusheng 武圣乡
Climate
edit| Climate data for Muchuan, elevation 424 m (1,391 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) | 20.7 (69.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
32.7 (90.9) |
34.2 (93.6) |
37.1 (98.8) |
36.9 (98.4) |
38.6 (101.5) |
39.9 (103.8) |
37.1 (98.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
39.9 (103.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
9.6 (49.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.6 (27.3) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
0.7 (33.3) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23.7 (0.93) |
28.2 (1.11) |
51.3 (2.02) |
83.8 (3.30) |
113.3 (4.46) |
157.4 (6.20) |
248.6 (9.79) |
285.3 (11.23) |
153.6 (6.05) |
74.7 (2.94) |
41.2 (1.62) |
26.1 (1.03) |
1,287.2 (50.68) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.4 | 13.7 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 16.4 | 18.6 | 17.9 | 16.6 | 18.4 | 19.8 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 196.1 |
| Average snowy days | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 86 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 84 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 38.4 | 45.6 | 81.8 | 119.0 | 124.8 | 103.8 | 134.7 | 148.8 | 73.4 | 46.6 | 48.5 | 38.7 | 1,004.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 12 | 14 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 32 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 22 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：沐川县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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