Jinping County
锦屏县 Kinping | |
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Coordinates (Jinping County government): 26°40′34″N 109°12′01″E / 26.6762°N 109.2004°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Guizhou |
Autonomous prefecture | Qiandongnan |
County seat | Sanjiang |
Area | |
• Total | 1,596.9 km2 (616.6 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 154,841 |
• Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Jinping County (simplified Chinese: 锦屏县; traditional Chinese: 錦屏縣; pinyin: Jǐnpíng Xiàn) is a county in the east of Guizhou province, China, bordering Hunan to the east. It is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.
Jinping County is divided into 7 towns and 8 townships:[1]
Dong (also known as the Kam language) is the most widely spoken non-Chinese language in Jinping County. The three main dialects of Dong are the Jiuzhai (九寨), Datong (大同), and Qimeng (启蒙) dialects (Tu & Yang 2008: 105).[2]
Eastern Miao (also known as the Hmu language) is spoken as a first language by about 40,000 people in Jinping County. There are three main Miao dialects spoken in Jinping County, with their respective geographical distributions listed as follows (Tu & Yang 2008: 50).[2]
Note: Ouli has some notable internal dialectal differences. For example, the dialect spoken in Ouli has some differences from the dialect spoken in Loujiang (娄江), Tongpo (铜坡), and Suijiang (稳江).
Note: Yuhe is the most divergent dialect.
Climate data for Jinping, elevation 343 m (1,125 ft), (1991–2017 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
35.9 (96.6) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.4 (99.3) |
38.7 (101.7) |
39.6 (103.3) |
38.2 (100.8) |
34.9 (94.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
39.6 (103.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
22.2 (71.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
12.8 (55.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
16.9 (62.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 55.0 (2.17) |
63.0 (2.48) |
93.2 (3.67) |
128.4 (5.06) |
196.6 (7.74) |
221.7 (8.73) |
171.3 (6.74) |
122.5 (4.82) |
86.2 (3.39) |
86.6 (3.41) |
62.9 (2.48) |
42.7 (1.68) |
1,330.1 (52.37) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 15.1 | 14.8 | 18.7 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 16.4 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 9.6 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 169.6 |
Average snowy days | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 7.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 83 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 37.9 | 45.2 | 57.4 | 84.6 | 102.8 | 97.8 | 166.1 | 174.7 | 134.4 | 91.9 | 82.1 | 65.1 | 1,140 |
Percent possible sunshine | 12 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 40 | 43 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 25 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] |