Pu'an County is a county of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in the southwest of Guizhou province, China.

Pu'an County
普安县
Pu'an is located in Guizhou
Pu'an
Pu'an
Location of the seat in Guizhou
Pu'an is located in Southwest China
Pu'an
Pu'an
Pu'an (Southwest China)
Coordinates (Pu'an County government): 25°47′03″N 104°57′12″E / 25.7842°N 104.9533°E / 25.7842; 104.9533
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Autonomous prefectureQianxinan
County seatPanshui
Area
 • Total
1,429 km2 (552 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
254,328
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Pu'an County
"Pou-ngan-tcheou" and two other towns of Guizhou from Du Halde's 1736 Description of China, based on accounts by Jesuit missionaries
Traditional Chinese普安
Simplified Chinese普安
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPǔ'ānxiàn
Wade–GilesP‘u-an Hsien

Administrative divisions

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Pu'an County is divided into 4 subdistricts, 8 towns and 2 townships:[1]

subdistricts
  • Panshui 盘水街道
  • Nanhu 南湖街道
  • Chayuan 茶源街道
  • Jiufeng 九峰街道
towns
  • Longyin 龙吟镇
  • Xingzhong 兴中镇
  • Jiangxipo 江西坡镇
  • Digua 地瓜镇
  • Qingshan 青山镇
  • Louxia 楼下镇
  • Luohan 罗汉镇
  • Xindian 新店镇
townships
  • Baisha 白沙乡
  • Gaomian 高棉乡

Climate

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Climate data for Pu'an, elevation 1,649 m (5,410 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) 25.5
(77.9)
28.7
(83.7)
31.7
(89.1)
32.0
(89.6)
35.1
(95.2)
33.2
(91.8)
32.3
(90.1)
30.7
(87.3)
30.4
(86.7)
28.0
(82.4)
28.1
(82.6)
23.6
(74.5)
35.1
(95.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.0
(48.2)
12.2
(54.0)
16.8
(62.2)
21.2
(70.2)
23.4
(74.1)
24.2
(75.6)
25.1
(77.2)
24.9
(76.8)
22.6
(72.7)
18.3
(64.9)
15.6
(60.1)
10.2
(50.4)
18.6
(65.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.9
(40.8)
7.5
(45.5)
11.4
(52.5)
15.8
(60.4)
18.4
(65.1)
20.0
(68.0)
20.8
(69.4)
20.4
(68.7)
18.3
(64.9)
14.5
(58.1)
11.1
(52.0)
6.3
(43.3)
14.1
(57.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3)
4.5
(40.1)
7.8
(46.0)
11.9
(53.4)
14.8
(58.6)
17.2
(63.0)
18.0
(64.4)
17.4
(63.3)
15.5
(59.9)
12.1
(53.8)
8.2
(46.8)
3.8
(38.8)
11.1
(52.0)
Record low °C (°F) −5.8
(21.6)
−4.7
(23.5)
−4.1
(24.6)
0.9
(33.6)
5.5
(41.9)
10.5
(50.9)
11.1
(52.0)
9.7
(49.5)
6.9
(44.4)
3.3
(37.9)
−1.9
(28.6)
−5.8
(21.6)
−5.8
(21.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 27.9
(1.10)
21.3
(0.84)
34.2
(1.35)
55.5
(2.19)
136.1
(5.36)
261.1
(10.28)
271.7
(10.70)
200.1
(7.88)
149.1
(5.87)
87.9
(3.46)
31.3
(1.23)
21
(0.8)
1,297.2
(51.06)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 16.7 13.8 13.8 13.4 15.8 20.1 19.8 18.4 15.0 17.1 11.4 13.9 189.2
Average snowy days 3.8 2.3 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.1 7.7
Average relative humidity (%) 85 79 75 72 75 82 83 82 82 86 82 85 81
Mean monthly sunshine hours 83.9 105.6 131.0 154.9 154.5 111.1 138.0 149.5 120.1 89.4 116.9 83.7 1,438.6
Percent possible sunshine 25 33 35 40 37 27 33 37 33 25 36 26 32
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Transportation

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References

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  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:普安县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.