Sansui County
三穗县
County
Sansui is located in Guizhou
Sansui
Sansui
Location of the seat in Guizhou
Sansui is located in Southwest China
Sansui
Sansui
Sansui (Southwest China)
Coordinates (Sansui government): 26°57′11″N 108°40′31″E / 26.9530°N 108.6753°E / 26.9530; 108.6753
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Autonomous prefectureQiandongnan
County seatBagong
Area
 • Total1,035.8 km2 (399.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total155,671
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
556500
Area code0855

Sansui County (simplified Chinese: 三穗县; traditional Chinese: 三穗縣; pinyin: Sānsuì Xiàn) is a county in eastern Guizhou province, China, bordering Hunan province to the east. It is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and is one of the province's eastern gateways.

Administrative divisions

Sansui County is divided into 7 towns and 2 townships:[1]

towns
townships

Geography and climate

Map including Sansui (labeled as SAN-SUI (CHIUNG-SHUI) 三穗 (邛水)) (AMS, 1954)

Sansui County is located in the east of Guizhou and the northeast of Qiandongnan Prefecture 247 kilometres (153 mi) away from the provincial capital of Guiyang and 87 kilometres (54 mi) away from the prefecture seat of Kaili. It ranges in latitude from 26° 47' to 27° 04' N and in longitude from 108° 32' to 109° 04' E, spanning a total area of 1,035.8 square kilometres (399.9 sq mi). Bordering counties are Xinhuang (Hunan) to the northeast, Tianzhu and Jianhe to the southeast and southwest, and Zhenyuan to the north. The county is part of the Yuan River watershed, and there is a total of 776 kilometres (482 mi) of rivers within its borders.

Sansui has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with chilly, damp winters, and hot, humid summers. The monthly daily average temperature ranges from 3.9 °C (39.0 °F) in January to 25.5 °C (77.9 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 15.4 °C (59.7 °F). More than half of the annual rainfall occurs from May to August, while the annual frost-free period typically lasts 290 to 300 days.

Climate data for Sansui (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.7
(76.5) 		31.0
(87.8) 		34.0
(93.2) 		34.4
(93.9) 		33.8
(92.8) 		35.5
(95.9) 		36.7
(98.1) 		37.9
(100.2) 		36.1
(97.0) 		34.0
(93.2) 		30.3
(86.5) 		25.2
(77.4) 		37.9
(100.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.4
(45.3) 		10.4
(50.7) 		15.0
(59.0) 		21.1
(70.0) 		25.0
(77.0) 		27.8
(82.0) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.4
(86.7) 		26.6
(79.9) 		20.8
(69.4) 		16.0
(60.8) 		10.1
(50.2) 		20.1
(68.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.9
(39.0) 		6.3
(43.3) 		10.3
(50.5) 		15.9
(60.6) 		20.0
(68.0) 		23.3
(73.9) 		25.5
(77.9) 		24.8
(76.6) 		21.2
(70.2) 		16.1
(61.0) 		11.1
(52.0) 		6.0
(42.8) 		15.4
(59.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.7
(35.1) 		3.6
(38.5) 		7.3
(45.1) 		12.4
(54.3) 		16.5
(61.7) 		20.2
(68.4) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.1
(70.0) 		17.6
(63.7) 		13.1
(55.6) 		8.1
(46.6) 		3.2
(37.8) 		12.2
(54.0)
Record low °C (°F) −13.1
(8.4) 		−10.6
(12.9) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		0.5
(32.9) 		5.0
(41.0) 		11.6
(52.9) 		12.8
(55.0) 		14.2
(57.6) 		6.8
(44.2) 		1.6
(34.9) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		−6.3
(20.7) 		−13.1
(8.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 36.7
(1.44) 		37.9
(1.49) 		77.1
(3.04) 		113.0
(4.45) 		161.8
(6.37) 		176.3
(6.94) 		152.5
(6.00) 		127.6
(5.02) 		85.6
(3.37) 		82.9
(3.26) 		54.0
(2.13) 		32.2
(1.27) 		1,137.6
(44.78)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 14.4 13.7 17.6 16.8 17.4 16.0 13.1 12.7 11.5 13.4 11.6 11.6 169.8
Average snowy days 5.4 3.3 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2.0 11.7
Average relative humidity (%) 82 82 83 82 82 83 80 81 82 84 83 80 82
Mean monthly sunshine hours 37.5 46.0 64.3 91.3 108.7 103.4 175.8 174.6 120.6 86.5 79.5 59.4 1,147.6
Percent possible sunshine 11 15 17 24 26 25 42 44 33 24 25 18 25
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
Source 2: Weather China[4]

Transportation

The county has one railway station, Sansui railway station.

References

  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：三穗县 (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.
  4. ^ 三穗 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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