Yuqing County (simplified Chinese: 余庆县; traditional Chinese: 餘慶縣; pinyin: Yúqìng Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zunyi.

Yuqing County
余庆县
Yuking; Yüking
Yuqing is the division at the southeastern corner of this map of Zunyi
Yuqing is the division at the southeastern corner of this map of Zunyi
Zunyi in Guizhou
Zunyi in Guizhou
Coordinates: 27°12′54″N 107°54′22″E / 27.2151°N 107.9060°E / 27.2151; 107.9060
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityZunyi
County seatZiying
Area
 • Total
1,623.67 km2 (626.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
234,681
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

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Yuqing County is divided into 1 subdistrict, 8 towns and 1 ethnic township:[1]

subdistricts
  • Ziying Subdistrict 子营街道
towns
  • Baini Town 白泥镇
  • Longxi Town 龙溪镇
  • Goupitan Town 构皮滩镇
  • Dawujiang Town 大乌江镇
  • Aoxi Town 敖溪镇
  • Longjia Town 龙家镇
  • Songyan Town 松烟镇
  • Guanxing Town 关兴镇
ethnic township
  • Huashan Miao Ethnic Township 花山苗族乡

Climate

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Climate data for Yuqing, elevation 622 m (2,041 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) 24.7
(76.5)
33.0
(91.4)
35.0
(95.0)
34.5
(94.1)
36.0
(96.8)
35.6
(96.1)
38.1
(100.6)
37.7
(99.9)
37.0
(98.6)
32.9
(91.2)
28.9
(84.0)
24.6
(76.3)
38.1
(100.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0)
12.1
(53.8)
16.7
(62.1)
22.5
(72.5)
26.1
(79.0)
28.4
(83.1)
31.1
(88.0)
31.4
(88.5)
27.9
(82.2)
22.0
(71.6)
17.4
(63.3)
11.5
(52.7)
21.3
(70.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9)
8.0
(46.4)
11.9
(53.4)
17.1
(62.8)
20.8
(69.4)
23.8
(74.8)
25.9
(78.6)
25.5
(77.9)
22.2
(72.0)
17.3
(63.1)
12.7
(54.9)
7.5
(45.5)
16.5
(61.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9)
5.2
(41.4)
8.7
(47.7)
13.5
(56.3)
17.2
(63.0)
20.6
(69.1)
22.3
(72.1)
21.6
(70.9)
18.6
(65.5)
14.3
(57.7)
9.7
(49.5)
4.9
(40.8)
13.3
(56.0)
Record low °C (°F) −4.1
(24.6)
−4.5
(23.9)
−4.8
(23.4)
3.3
(37.9)
6.7
(44.1)
13.0
(55.4)
14.6
(58.3)
14.8
(58.6)
10.5
(50.9)
4.6
(40.3)
−1.4
(29.5)
−4.9
(23.2)
−4.9
(23.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 27.3
(1.07)
28.7
(1.13)
56.0
(2.20)
105.5
(4.15)
178.2
(7.02)
191.4
(7.54)
162.4
(6.39)
120.4
(4.74)
92.0
(3.62)
89.6
(3.53)
43.8
(1.72)
23.7
(0.93)
1,119
(44.04)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.3 12.0 15.3 16.3 17.4 16.3 13.5 12.8 10.7 14.4 11.0 10.3 163.3
Average snowy days 3.0 1.3 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.1 5.8
Average relative humidity (%) 79 76 78 78 79 82 79 78 78 81 79 77 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 27.6 40.1 60.9 81.2 96.0 88.1 153.4 167.0 115.3 72.5 64.4 45.3 1,011.8
Percent possible sunshine 8 13 16 21 23 21 36 42 31 21 20 14 22
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:余庆县 (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.