Dafang County
大方县
County
Dafang in Bijie
Dafang in Bijie
Bijie in Guizhou
Bijie in Guizhou
Coordinates (Dafang County government): 27°08′40″N 105°36′07″E / 27.1444°N 105.6020°E / 27.1444; 105.6020
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityBijie
County seatHongqi
Area
 • Total3,500.11 km2 (1,351.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total776,324
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Dafang (Chinese: 大方; pinyin: Dàfāng), called Dading (Chinese: 大定) until 1958, is a county of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of Bijie city.

Administrative divisions

Dafang County is divided into 6 subdistricts, 10 towns, 6 townships and 18 ethnic townships:[1]

subdistricts
  • Hongqi Subdistrict 红旗街道
  • Shunde Subdistrict 顺德街道
  • Mu'ege Gucheng Subdistrict 慕俄格古城街道
  • Jiuyi Subdistrict 九驿街道
  • Guihua Subdistrict 归化街道
  • Pengcheng Subdistrict 鹏程街道
townships
  • Dongguan Township 东关乡
  • Wenge Township 文阁乡
  • Lütang Township 绿塘乡
  • Xiaotun Township 小屯乡
  • Guowa Township 果瓦乡
  • Yuchong Township 雨冲乡
towns
  • Shuangshan Town 双山镇
  • Maochang Town 猫场镇
  • Machang Town 马场镇
  • Yangchang Town 羊场镇
  • Huangnitang Town 黄泥塘镇
  • Liulong Town 六龙镇
  • Daxi Town 达溪镇
  • Piaojing Town 瓢井镇
  • Changshi Town 长石镇
  • Duijiang Town 对江镇
ethnic townships

Climate

Climate data for Dafang, elevation 1,722 m (5,650 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) 22.0
(71.6) 		28.6
(83.5) 		32.2
(90.0) 		31.4
(88.5) 		32.7
(90.9) 		31.3
(88.3) 		31.1
(88.0) 		30.9
(87.6) 		32.6
(90.7) 		27.6
(81.7) 		24.8
(76.6) 		20.2
(68.4) 		32.7
(90.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4) 		8.6
(47.5) 		13.2
(55.8) 		18.2
(64.8) 		21.0
(69.8) 		22.7
(72.9) 		24.9
(76.8) 		24.9
(76.8) 		21.7
(71.1) 		16.4
(61.5) 		12.8
(55.0) 		7.1
(44.8) 		16.4
(61.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.9
(35.4) 		4.5
(40.1) 		8.4
(47.1) 		13.3
(55.9) 		16.4
(61.5) 		18.7
(65.7) 		20.8
(69.4) 		20.5
(68.9) 		17.5
(63.5) 		12.9
(55.2) 		8.9
(48.0) 		3.7
(38.7) 		12.3
(54.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.0
(32.0) 		1.9
(35.4) 		5.5
(41.9) 		10.1
(50.2) 		13.2
(55.8) 		16.0
(60.8) 		18.0
(64.4) 		17.5
(63.5) 		14.7
(58.5) 		10.6
(51.1) 		6.4
(43.5) 		1.6
(34.9) 		9.6
(49.3)
Record low °C (°F) −7.3
(18.9) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		2.9
(37.2) 		8.5
(47.3) 		9.5
(49.1) 		11.9
(53.4) 		6.3
(43.3) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		−8.2
(17.2) 		−8.2
(17.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 30.3
(1.19) 		23.9
(0.94) 		41.6
(1.64) 		78.2
(3.08) 		122.2
(4.81) 		193.5
(7.62) 		188.8
(7.43) 		140.0
(5.51) 		121.9
(4.80) 		88.2
(3.47) 		35.6
(1.40) 		25.0
(0.98) 		1,089.2
(42.87)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 21.3 17.9 19.1 17.8 18.9 19.3 16.1 15.8 14.5 19.6 16.1 19.0 215.4
Average snowy days 8.7 4.9 1.4 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 4.3 20.2
Average relative humidity (%) 90 86 83 79 79 83 81 80 81 86 85 88 83
Mean monthly sunshine hours 48.0 65.3 95.8 117.3 123.5 101.1 159.2 158.0 123.0 74.1 83.3 55.2 1,203.8
Percent possible sunshine 15 20 26 30 29 24 38 39 34 21 26 17 27
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：大方县 (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.


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