Qiaojia County (Chinese: 巧家县; pinyin: Qiǎojiā Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Yunnan province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the north and west. The population was 625,000 in 2019, 33,200 of whom belonged to ethnic minorities.[1] It is both the southernmost and westernmost county-level division of Zhaotong City and located entirely on the right bank of the Jinsha River. The river valleys of Qiaojia are some of the lowest points in Yunnan province, at around 900 meters. The name of the county literally means 'City of industrious artisans'.[2]
Qiaojia County
巧家县 | |
|---|---|
 Location of Qiaojia County (red) and Zhaotong Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province of China | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhaotong |
| Area | |
| • County | 3,245 km2 (1,253 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Dianyaoshan) | 4,041.6 m (13,259.8 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Xiluodu reservoir) | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • County | 625,000 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 175,700 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 654600 |
| Area code | 0870 |
| Website | www |
| Yunnan e-Portal | |
The county is noted for being the site of the Baihetan Dam, located 40 km from the county seat. Construction of the dam required resettlement of 44,919 Qiaojia residents.[1]
Qiaojia is located at the junction of several geological faults.[3][4] It was hit by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake in 2020,[5] and also affected by the 2014 Ludian earthquake.[6]
Administrative divisions
editThe county government is seated in Baihetan town. Qiaojia is subdivided into the town and township level divisions:[1]
- 12 towns
- 4 townships
Climate
edit| Climate data for Qiaojia, elevation 894 m (2,933 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) | 30.4 (86.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
38.6 (101.5) |
40.8 (105.4) |
44.7 (112.5) |
42.5 (108.5) |
40.7 (105.3) |
39.4 (102.9) |
39.1 (102.4) |
36.1 (97.0) |
34.6 (94.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
44.7 (112.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
27.3 (81.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.6 (54.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
21.2 (70.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
17.0 (62.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
0.1 (32.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.8 (46.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.2 (0.56) |
11.4 (0.45) |
17.9 (0.70) |
23.8 (0.94) |
68.2 (2.69) |
192.7 (7.59) |
164.1 (6.46) |
123.6 (4.87) |
123.6 (4.87) |
88.3 (3.48) |
19.3 (0.76) |
5.7 (0.22) |
852.8 (33.59) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 10.7 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 12.9 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 111.5 |
| Average snowy days | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 51 | 43 | 39 | 41 | 50 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 57 | 58 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 198.8 | 199.4 | 229.5 | 230.7 | 199.6 | 131.4 | 137.8 | 154.0 | 115.2 | 125.7 | 176.0 | 181.5 | 2,079.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 60 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 48 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 32 | 36 | 55 | 56 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "巧家政府网-巧家县人民政府门户网站". www.qiaojia.gov.cn. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ Heyndrickx, Jerome (1994). Historiography of the Chinese Catholic Church: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Ferdinand Verbiest Foundation, K.U. Leuven. ISBN 978-90-801833-2-2.
- ^ Xing, Huilin; Xu, Xiwei (2010-11-22). M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake. Springer. ISBN 978-3-642-01901-2.
- ^ Li, Y.; Yang, H.; Zhou, S.; Yan, C. (2016-12-01). "Microearthquake detection at 2012 M4.9 Qiaojia earthquake source area, the north of the Xiaojiang Fault in Yunnan, China". AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 23: S23B–2778. Bibcode:2016AGUFM.S23B2778L.
- ^ "At least four dead after earthquake strikes southwest China". The Japan Times. 2020-05-19. Archived from the original on 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ "Yunnan Zhaotong Earthquake 3-year On Work Report - China". ReliefWeb. August 2017. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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