Ceheng County

Ceheng County
册亨县
Ceheng is located in Guizhou
Ceheng
Ceheng
Location of the seat in Guizhou
Ceheng is located in Southwest China
Ceheng
Ceheng
Ceheng (Southwest China)
Coordinates (Ceheng County government): 24°59′01″N 105°48′42″E / 24.9837°N 105.8116°E / 24.9837; 105.8116
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Autonomous prefectureQianxinan
County seatZhelou
Area
 • Total2,596.7 km2 (1,002.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total190,379
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Ceheng County (simplified Chinese: 册亨县; traditional Chinese: 冊亨縣; pinyin: Cèhēng Xiàn) is a county in the southwest of Guizhou province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south. It is under the administration of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

Administrative divisions

Ceheng County is divided into 3 subdistricts, 9 towns and 1 ethnic township:[1]

subdistricts
  • Zhelou 者楼街道
  • Nafu ​纳福街道
  • Gaoluo ​高洛街道
towns
  • Pomei​ 坡妹镇
  • Rongdu ​冗渡镇
  • Yata ​丫他镇
  • Qiaoma ​巧马镇
  • Yangba ​秧坝镇
  • Shuangjiang ​双江镇
  • Yanjia ​岩架镇
  • Badu ​八渡镇
  • Biyou ​弼佑镇
township
  • Baikou 百口乡

Climate

Climate data for Ceheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.2
(90.0)
36.5
(97.7)
37.4
(99.3)
40.2
(104.4)
40.0
(104.0)
37.6
(99.7)
37.7
(99.9)
38.6
(101.5)
37.6
(99.7)
34.7
(94.5)
33.7
(92.7)
30.9
(87.6)
40.2
(104.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.7
(58.5)
18.3
(64.9)
22.5
(72.5)
27.6
(81.7)
29.7
(85.5)
30.5
(86.9)
31.5
(88.7)
31.4
(88.5)
29.4
(84.9)
24.9
(76.8)
21.5
(70.7)
16.3
(61.3)
24.9
(76.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.5
(50.9)
13.1
(55.6)
16.8
(62.2)
21.4
(70.5)
24.0
(75.2)
25.4
(77.7)
26.1
(79.0)
25.6
(78.1)
23.6
(74.5)
20.0
(68.0)
16.1
(61.0)
11.8
(53.2)
19.5
(67.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.9
(46.2)
9.9
(49.8)
13.3
(55.9)
17.3
(63.1)
20.0
(68.0)
22.1
(71.8)
22.8
(73.0)
22.2
(72.0)
20.2
(68.4)
17.1
(62.8)
13.0
(55.4)
9.0
(48.2)
16.2
(61.2)
Record low °C (°F) −2.3
(27.9)
0.8
(33.4)
1.5
(34.7)
7.3
(45.1)
11.2
(52.2)
14.7
(58.5)
15.3
(59.5)
16.8
(62.2)
11.1
(52.0)
7.7
(45.9)
2.1
(35.8)
−1.6
(29.1)
−2.3
(27.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 27.8
(1.09)
19.7
(0.78)
41.0
(1.61)
56.2
(2.21)
170.3
(6.70)
260.2
(10.24)
226.6
(8.92)
184.1
(7.25)
133.0
(5.24)
86.8
(3.42)
39.8
(1.57)
19.9
(0.78)
1,265.4
(49.81)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.2 10.0 11.0 11.3 13.9 16.2 16.8 15.0 11.1 12.5 8.8 8.5 146.3
Average snowy days 0.5 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 1.1
Average relative humidity (%) 79 74 72 71 74 81 82 83 82 83 80 78 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 60.2 82.9 106.4 147.1 159.9 131.7 163.9 181.3 152.9 108.0 111.4 79.7 1,485.4
Percent possible sunshine 18 26 28 38 39 32 39 45 42 30 34 24 33
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

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