Pingshan County
屏山县 | |
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Coordinates: 28°42′N 103°58′E / 28.700°N 103.967°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Sichuan |
Prefecture-level city | Yibin |
County seat | Pingshan Town |
Area | |
• Total | 1,437 km2 (555 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census)
[1] | |
• Total | 245,184 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard) |
Website |
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Pingshan County ( Chinese: 屏山县; pinyin: Píngshān Xiàn; Yi: ꀻꎭꑤ or ꀽꎫꑤ) is a county located in southern Sichuan Province, China, bordering Yunnan province to the south. It is under the administration of Yibin city. It is on the route of China National Highway 213 and Sichuan Provincial Highway 307. As of 2012, there are 131 primary schools and 22 secondary schools in the county. There are 17 hospitals and clinics in the county. The county oversees eight towns and seven townships. [2]
Pingshan County administers 8 towns, 1 township and 2 ethnic townships: [3]
Climate data for Pingshan, elevation 462 m (1,516 ft), (1991–2014 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) | 21.5 (70.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
32.8 (91.0) |
35.7 (96.3) |
39.4 (102.9) |
39.1 (102.4) |
40.2 (104.4) |
41.5 (106.7) |
38.7 (101.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
41.5 (106.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
23.2 (73.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) |
0.1 (32.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.7 (0.54) |
13.2 (0.52) |
28.6 (1.13) |
63.0 (2.48) |
87.8 (3.46) |
127.1 (5.00) |
205.1 (8.07) |
235.2 (9.26) |
142 (5.6) |
52.3 (2.06) |
20.7 (0.81) |
13.3 (0.52) |
1,002 (39.45) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.3 | 9.3 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 16.6 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 11.7 | 10.0 | 159.6 |
Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 75 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 82 | 80 | 78 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 36.8 | 51.9 | 92.3 | 114.7 | 117.5 | 95.8 | 143.7 | 141.4 | 68.0 | 50.1 | 46.2 | 38.7 | 997.1 |
Percent possible sunshine | 11 | 16 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 34 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 22 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration [4] [5] |