Suijiang County (simplified Chinese: 绥江县; traditional Chinese: 綏江縣; pinyin: Suíjiāng Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Yunnan province, China, bordering Sichuan province across the Jinsha River to the north and west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong.
Suijiang County
绥江县 | |
|---|---|
 Location of Suijiang County (red) and Zhaotong City (pink) within Yunnan | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhaotong |
| Area | |
• Total | 882 km2 (341 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 160,000 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 657700 |
| Area code | 0870 |
| Website | suijiang |
Administrative divisions
editSuijiang County has 5 towns.[1]
- 5 towns
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Transport
editFarmer protest
editAt the end of March 2011, media reports and eyewitnesses say about 400 paramilitary troops, tactical unit police and militia members and riot police have dispersed a large-scale, 5-day protest by thousands of farmers who were upset about being moved off their land for a dam without adequate compensation.[2]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Suijiang, elevation 497 m (1,631 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) | 20.2 (68.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
35.1 (95.2) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.7 (99.9) |
38.2 (100.8) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.9 (100.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
39.1 (102.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
29.4 (84.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
22.3 (72.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.7 (49.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.7 (0.46) |
13.8 (0.54) |
29.9 (1.18) |
64.1 (2.52) |
85.5 (3.37) |
123.6 (4.87) |
213.1 (8.39) |
203.8 (8.02) |
106.3 (4.19) |
50.9 (2.00) |
20.3 (0.80) |
11.5 (0.45) |
934.5 (36.79) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.9 | 10.4 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.4 | 18.1 | 16.9 | 16.2 | 17.1 | 18.2 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 173.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 80 | 79 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 42.9 | 45.8 | 79.7 | 105.8 | 105.7 | 88.7 | 133.1 | 142.4 | 68.9 | 38.9 | 48.7 | 40.1 | 940.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 13 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 31 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 20 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ "Paramilitary troops defuse large China farmer protest - the China Post". Archived from the original on 2011-04-02. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit28°35′53″N 103°57′25″E / 28.59806°N 103.95694°E
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