Liuzhi
六枝特区 | |
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Coordinates (Liuzhi government): 26°12′52″N 105°28′38″E / 26.2144°N 105.4772°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Guizhou |
Prefecture-level city | Liupanshui |
District seat | Jiulong |
Area | |
• Total | 1,792.1 km2 (691.9 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 2,126.9 m (6,978.0 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 609.5 m (1,999.7 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 729,000 |
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | liuzhi |
Liuzhi Special District (simplified Chinese: 六枝特区; traditional Chinese: 六枝特區; pinyin: Liùzhī Tèqū) is a district of Guizhou, China. It was known as Langdai Country before 1960.[1] The county is under the administration of Liupanshui city, located in the western part of Guizhou Province. It is bounded by Zhijing and Nayong to the north, Guanling to the south, Zhenning and Puding to the east, Shuichen to the west, as well as Qinglong and Pu'an to the southwest. The area is approximately 1,792 km2 (692 sq mi). The population is 729,000. There are about 32 ethnic minorities and they account for 30.52% of the population.[2]
Liuzhi is an important coal mining base in Guizhou.[3]
Liuzhi governs over 3 subdistrict, 9 towns, 1 township and 5 ethnic townships.[4]
Climate data for Liuzhi, elevation 1,407 m (4,616 ft), (1991–2020 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) | 24.8 (76.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.9 (93.0) |
34.3 (93.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
34.2 (93.6) |
32.1 (89.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
34.3 (93.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
12.3 (54.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
2.4 (36.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
12.8 (55.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.9 (1.06) |
20.0 (0.79) |
32.6 (1.28) |
65.9 (2.59) |
174.6 (6.87) |
349.2 (13.75) |
280.5 (11.04) |
197.7 (7.78) |
146.4 (5.76) |
98.4 (3.87) |
34.2 (1.35) |
20.5 (0.81) |
1,446.9 (56.95) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.3 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 17.4 | 19.4 | 18.6 | 17.1 | 13.8 | 16.9 | 11.9 | 13.6 | 186.8 |
Average snowy days | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.8 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 80 | 77 | 74 | 76 | 83 | 84 | 81 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 81 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 40.7 | 63.1 | 92.3 | 121.4 | 119.1 | 89.7 | 127.6 | 147.5 | 111.9 | 65.4 | 76.6 | 51.4 | 1,106.7 |
Percent possible sunshine | 12 | 20 | 25 | 32 | 29 | 22 | 30 | 37 | 31 | 18 | 24 | 16 | 25 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] |
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