Shimian County
石棉县 • ꏂꂴꑤ • ཧྲི་མན་རྫོང
County
Shimian county seat
Shimian county seat
Location of Shimian County (red) within Ya'an City (yellow) and Sichuan
Location of Shimian County (red) within Ya'an City (yellow) and Sichuan
Coordinates: 29°13′35″N 102°21′37″E / 29.22639°N 102.36028°E / 29.22639; 102.36028
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityYa'an
County seatXinmian Subdistrict
Area
 • Total2,678 km2 (1,034 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total114,116
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.shimian.gov.cn

Shimian County (Chinese: 石棉县; pinyin: Shímián Xiàn; lit. 'Asbestos county'; Yi: ꏂꂴꑤ shy miep xiep; Tibetan: ཧྲི་མན་རྫོང, Wylie: hri man rdzong) is both the southernmost and westernmost county in the prefecture-level city of Ya'an, Sichuan Province, China. The county seat, Miancheng Subdistrict (棉城街道), and the neighboring town, Xinmian (新棉镇), are often together referred to as Shimian.[2] As of the 2010 census, Shimian County has a population of 123,600.[3] The G5 Beijing–Kunming Expressway now passes through Shimian along the route between Kunming and Chengdu.[4]

The county is located at the eastern edge of the Hengduan Mountains and surrounds the Dadu River. The mountain ranges in Shimian County consist of the Daxue Mountains in the west, the Xiaoxiang Range to the southeast, and the Daxiang Range to the northeast.

Administrative divisions

Shimian County administers 1 subdistrict, 3 towns, 3 townships and 5 ethnic townships:[5]

Climate

Climate data for Shimian (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 12.6
(54.7) 		16.1
(61.0) 		20.5
(68.9) 		25.6
(78.1) 		27.5
(81.5) 		28.3
(82.9) 		30.7
(87.3) 		30.6
(87.1) 		26.3
(79.3) 		21.7
(71.1) 		18.3
(64.9) 		13.5
(56.3) 		22.6
(72.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.4
(47.1) 		11.0
(51.8) 		14.7
(58.5) 		18.9
(66.0) 		21.3
(70.3) 		22.8
(73.0) 		24.7
(76.5) 		24.6
(76.3) 		21.5
(70.7) 		17.7
(63.9) 		13.9
(57.0) 		9.5
(49.1) 		17.4
(63.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4) 		7.1
(44.8) 		10.4
(50.7) 		14.3
(57.7) 		17.2
(63.0) 		19.3
(66.7) 		21.0
(69.8) 		21.0
(69.8) 		18.6
(65.5) 		15.2
(59.4) 		11.1
(52.0) 		6.6
(43.9) 		13.9
(57.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.8
(0.07) 		4.9
(0.19) 		22.3
(0.88) 		53.8
(2.12) 		80.3
(3.16) 		136.4
(5.37) 		185.9
(7.32) 		173.3
(6.82) 		96.5
(3.80) 		34.8
(1.37) 		10.9
(0.43) 		1.6
(0.06) 		802.5
(31.59)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.6 3.5 9.3 13.5 15.6 20.4 18.9 17.3 16.6 11.0 4.5 1.5 133.7
Average snowy days 0.3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.5
Average relative humidity (%) 55 53 55 60 66 76 77 76 79 76 69 62 67
Mean monthly sunshine hours 88.4 102.3 122.3 138.1 113.6 84.2 122.7 134.7 76.8 59.9 80.9 76.0 1,199.9
Percent possible sunshine 27 32 33 36 27 20 29 33 21 17 25 24 27
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "雅安市第七次全国人口普查公报（第二号） ——县（区）人口情况" (in Chinese). Government of Ya'an. 2021-06-10.
  2. ^ Atlas of China. Beijing, China: SinoMaps Press. 2006. ISBN 9787503141782.
  3. ^ "Shímián Xiàn". City Population. Thomas Brinkhoff. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. ^ China Highway Atlas. Beijing, China: China Communications Press. 2014. ISBN 9787114060656.
  5. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：石棉县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  7. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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