Huangping County

County in Guizhou, China
Huangping County
黄平县
Hwangping
County
26°54′19″N 107°54′59″E / 26.9053°N 107.9165°E / 26.9053; 107.9165
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Autonomous prefectureQiandongnan
County seatXinzhou
Area
 • Total1,669 km2 (644 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total263,123
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Huangping County (simplified Chinese: 黄平县; traditional Chinese: 黃平縣; pinyin: Huángpíng Xiàn; Hmu: Wangx Zangx) is a county in the east of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.

Administrative divisions

Huangping County is divided into 8 towns and 3 townships:[1]

towns
  • Xinzhou 新州镇
  • Jiuzhou 旧州镇
  • Chong'an 重安镇
  • Gulong 谷陇镇
  • Pingxi 平溪镇
  • Yedonghe 野洞河镇
  • Shangtang 上塘镇
  • Langdong 浪洞镇
townships
  • Yiwanshui 一碗水乡
  • Zhifang 纸房乡
  • Wengping 翁坪乡

Climate

Climate data for Huangping, elevation 825 m (2,707 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6)
28.5
(83.3)
30.6
(87.1)
32.0
(89.6)
34.1
(93.4)
32.0
(89.6)
33.4
(92.1)
33.2
(91.8)
32.8
(91.0)
28.9
(84.0)
29.9
(85.8)
24.1
(75.4)
34.1
(93.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.0
(44.6)
10.1
(50.2)
14.7
(58.5)
20.6
(69.1)
24.3
(75.7)
26.8
(80.2)
29.3
(84.7)
29.5
(85.1)
25.9
(78.6)
20.2
(68.4)
15.5
(59.9)
9.8
(49.6)
19.5
(67.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.9
(39.0)
6.3
(43.3)
10.3
(50.5)
15.8
(60.4)
19.7
(67.5)
22.8
(73.0)
24.9
(76.8)
24.4
(75.9)
21.0
(69.8)
16.0
(60.8)
11.3
(52.3)
6.1
(43.0)
15.2
(59.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.8
(35.2)
3.8
(38.8)
7.4
(45.3)
12.5
(54.5)
16.4
(61.5)
19.9
(67.8)
21.8
(71.2)
21.0
(69.8)
17.6
(63.7)
13.2
(55.8)
8.5
(47.3)
3.6
(38.5)
12.3
(54.1)
Record low °C (°F) −5.6
(21.9)
−5.4
(22.3)
−4.4
(24.1)
1.2
(34.2)
6.0
(42.8)
11.4
(52.5)
11.8
(53.2)
13.0
(55.4)
7.8
(46.0)
3.5
(38.3)
−2.6
(27.3)
−7.3
(18.9)
−7.3
(18.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 36.3
(1.43)
35.0
(1.38)
69.3
(2.73)
112.2
(4.42)
171.4
(6.75)
205.3
(8.08)
158.0
(6.22)
113.0
(4.45)
89.7
(3.53)
91.5
(3.60)
48.6
(1.91)
28.8
(1.13)
1,159.1
(45.63)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 16.6 14.1 17.8 17.2 17.9 16.8 13.5 12.5 11.2 15.4 11.9 12.2 177.1
Average snowy days 5.3 2.7 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.8 10.5
Average relative humidity (%) 83 81 82 81 81 83 80 79 80 83 82 79 81
Mean monthly sunshine hours 34.1 45.7 65.7 92.4 112.5 104.3 173.3 183.0 129.7 86.8 80.9 57.1 1,165.5
Percent possible sunshine 10 14 18 24 27 25 41 46 36 25 25 18 26
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:黄平县 (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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