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Tongzi County
桐梓县 Tungtze; Tungtse | |
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Coordinates (Tongzi County government): 28°07′59″N 106°49′29″E / 28.1330°N 106.8247°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Guizhou |
Prefecture-level city | Zunyi |
County seat | Loushanguan Subdistrict |
Area | |
• Total | 3,193.54 km2 (1,233.03 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 521,567 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard) |
Postal code | 563200 |
Tongzi ( Chinese: 桐梓; pinyin: Tóngzǐ) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zunyi, in the north of Guizhou province, China, bordering Chongqing to the north.
The county government is located in the town of Loushanguan.
Tongzi County is divided into 2 subdistricts, 20 towns, 2 townships and 1 ethnic township: [1]
Climate data for Tongzi, elevation 972 m (3,189 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) | 22.4 (72.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.1 (95.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
35.9 (96.6) |
36.6 (97.9) |
36.4 (97.5) |
32.8 (91.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
36.6 (97.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
19.2 (66.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
12.3 (54.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
2.7 (36.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.3 (0.68) |
15.9 (0.63) |
42.5 (1.67) |
76.5 (3.01) |
133.6 (5.26) |
187.5 (7.38) |
148.4 (5.84) |
127.1 (5.00) |
102.9 (4.05) |
97.0 (3.82) |
37.4 (1.47) |
17.8 (0.70) |
1,003.9 (39.51) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.0 | 11.4 | 13.9 | 15.4 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 13.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 17.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 168.1 |
Average snowy days | 5.8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 11.5 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 78 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 25.6 | 38.1 | 64.4 | 89.8 | 100.0 | 90.5 | 156.4 | 168.2 | 112.2 | 60.2 | 58.4 | 38.2 | 1,002 |
Percent possible sunshine | 8 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 37 | 42 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 22 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration [2] [3] |