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Cengong County
岑巩县
County
Cengong is located in Guizhou
Cengong
Cengong
Location of the seat in Guizhou
Cengong is located in Southwest China
Cengong
Cengong
Cengong (Southwest China)
Coordinates (Cengong County government): 27°10′27″N 108°48′57″E / 27.1741°N 108.8159°E / 27.1741; 108.8159
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Autonomous prefectureQiandongnan
County seatSiyang
Area
 • Total1,486.5 km2 (573.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total162,008
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Cengong County (simplified Chinese: 岑巩县; traditional Chinese: 岑鞏縣; pinyin: Céngǒng Xiàn), which was called Sizhou [zh] (思州) in ancient times, is a county of eastern Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.

Administrative divisions

Cengong County is divided into 1 subdistrict, 9 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township:[1]

subdistrict
towns
township
ethnic township

Climate

Climate data for Cengong (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7) 		32.3
(90.1) 		36.4
(97.5) 		36.0
(96.8) 		37.2
(99.0) 		37.3
(99.1) 		38.8
(101.8) 		39.5
(103.1) 		38.3
(100.9) 		35.8
(96.4) 		31.8
(89.2) 		24.7
(76.5) 		39.5
(103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5) 		11.6
(52.9) 		16.2
(61.2) 		22.4
(72.3) 		26.3
(79.3) 		29.2
(84.6) 		32.2
(90.0) 		32.1
(89.8) 		28.2
(82.8) 		22.2
(72.0) 		17.1
(62.8) 		11.3
(52.3) 		21.5
(70.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4) 		7.5
(45.5) 		11.5
(52.7) 		17.0
(62.6) 		21.0
(69.8) 		24.4
(75.9) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.2
(79.2) 		22.6
(72.7) 		17.4
(63.3) 		12.4
(54.3) 		7.2
(45.0) 		16.6
(61.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.8
(37.0) 		4.7
(40.5) 		8.3
(46.9) 		13.3
(55.9) 		17.4
(63.3) 		21.1
(70.0) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.4
(72.3) 		19.0
(66.2) 		14.4
(57.9) 		9.4
(48.9) 		4.6
(40.3) 		13.4
(56.0)
Record low °C (°F) −5.3
(22.5) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		3.0
(37.4) 		7.7
(45.9) 		12.5
(54.5) 		15.1
(59.2) 		15.7
(60.3) 		11.8
(53.2) 		3.6
(38.5) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		−5.3
(22.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 40.0
(1.57) 		39.6
(1.56) 		77.6
(3.06) 		120.7
(4.75) 		175.5
(6.91) 		189.9
(7.48) 		158.6
(6.24) 		114.5
(4.51) 		81.9
(3.22) 		88.1
(3.47) 		56.9
(2.24) 		34.1
(1.34) 		1,177.4
(46.35)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.7 13.6 16.7 16.7 17.9 16.3 13.6 13.0 10.7 14.0 11.3 11.3 168.8
Average snowy days 5.0 2.6 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 9.9
Average relative humidity (%) 81 80 81 81 82 84 80 80 81 83 82 79 81
Mean monthly sunshine hours 36.6 45.5 62.6 88.7 104.7 103.7 171.8 175.2 122.9 86.1 75.8 57.0 1,130.6
Percent possible sunshine 11 14 17 23 25 25 41 44 34 24 24 18 25
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：岑巩县 (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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