Majiang County
麻江县 Makiang | |
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Coordinates (Majiang County government): 26°29′29″N 107°35′22″E / 26.4913°N 107.5894°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Guizhou |
Autonomous prefecture | Qiandongnan |
County seat | Xingshan |
Area | |
• Total | 1,222 km2 (472 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 167,596 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Majiang County (Chinese: 麻江县; pinyin: Májiāng Xiàn) is a county of southeast-central Guizhou province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.
Majiang County is divided into 2 subdistricts, 4 towns and 1 ethnic township:[1]
Languages spoken in Majiang County include Dongjia, Raojia, and Mulao. The Yao of Heba (河坝) speak an Raojia.
Ethnic Mulao are located in the following villages.[2] They are called "Ka" (卡) by the Raojia and "Kabie" (卡别) by the Miao.
The Raojia (also called Tianjia 天家 or Tian Miao 天苗) live in the townships of Heba (河坝) and Longshan (龙山) (in 23 natural villages, inside 6 administrative villages).[2] The Dongjia are distributed in 250 natural villages, inside 35 administrative villages and 12 townships.[2]
Climate data for Majiang, elevation 984 m (3,228 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) | 21.8 (71.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.1 (82.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
18.8 (65.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
14.8 (58.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
3.6 (38.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
1.6 (34.9) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.9 (1.73) |
40.0 (1.57) |
73.7 (2.90) |
105.4 (4.15) |
199.4 (7.85) |
266.0 (10.47) |
222.3 (8.75) |
114.6 (4.51) |
122.1 (4.81) |
99.6 (3.92) |
60.1 (2.37) |
34.4 (1.35) |
1,381.5 (54.38) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 17.9 | 15.6 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 16.4 | 14.3 | 12.6 | 15.4 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 193 |
Average snowy days | 5.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 10.7 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 83 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 32.3 | 46.5 | 64.3 | 88.7 | 102.5 | 83.5 | 147.0 | 161.4 | 119.1 | 83.0 | 80.0 | 57.7 | 1,066 |
Percent possible sunshine | 10 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 35 | 40 | 33 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 24 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] |