Huize County
Huize County
会泽县 | |
|---|---|
 Location of Huize County (red) within Qujing City (pink) and Yunnan | |
  Huize County Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 26°24′57″N 103°17′37″E / 26.41589°N 103.29350°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Qujing |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,093 km2 (1,966 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 872,361 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 654200 |
| Area code | 0874 |
| Website | hz |
Huize County (simplified Chinese: 会泽县; traditional Chinese: 會澤縣; pinyin: Huìzé Xiàn, old name: Dongchuan 東川) is a county-level city, under the jurisdiction of Qujing City, Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.
Demography
[edit]The city has grown considerably over the past 20 years. It has 871,200 inhabitants.
Geography
[edit]
Huize is in northeastern Yunnan and borders Xuanwei and Weining County, Guizhou to the east, Zhanyi District and Xundian County to the south, Dongchuan District and Qiaojia County to the west and Ludian County to the north.
It is 120 km (75 mi) from the center of Qujing.
Huize is located between mountains with rice fields at one side and a large earth dam to the south. Some of the mountain areas are blasted for construction materials.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Huize County has 3 subdistricts, 7 towns, 12 townships and 1 ethnic township.[1]
- 3 subdistricts
- 7 towns
- 12 townships
- 1 ethnic township
- Xinjie Hui (新街回族乡)
Climate
[edit]Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Huize has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with short, mild, dry winters, and warm, rainy summers. A great majority of the year's rainfall occurs from June to September.
| Climate data for Huize, elevation 2,188 m (7,178 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
19.4 (66.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
13.3 (55.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
1.2 (34.2) |
7.6 (45.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.8 (0.58) |
10.7 (0.42) |
21.6 (0.85) |
27.6 (1.09) |
67.4 (2.65) |
162 (6.4) |
173.4 (6.83) |
149.8 (5.90) |
87.9 (3.46) |
52.6 (2.07) |
18.7 (0.74) |
6.8 (0.27) |
793.3 (31.26) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.8 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 15.6 | 18.7 | 16.9 | 13.8 | 11.8 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 121.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 12 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 57 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 73 | 70 | 69 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 207.7 | 205.7 | 252.9 | 254.7 | 224.0 | 166.8 | 158.4 | 161.9 | 144.4 | 147.9 | 191.4 | 196.4 | 2,312.2 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 63 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 59 | 61 | 53 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]all-time extreme temperature[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[5] | |||||||||||||
Transport
[edit]Economy
[edit]There are several food markets, temples, shops and bars in the county center.
Tourist attractions
[edit]On 23 July 2023 a glass segment of touristic glass slide had completely dislodged, leaving a void at a height of 10 metres. It caused collisions between rafts but nobody was injured. A video of the accident was in the worldwide media.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Extreme Temperatures Around the World". Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ 会泽 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ Watch: Glass slide breaks as rafts zoom towards 10-metre void at Chinese tourist attraction
- ^ Chinezen glijden richting gat in kapotte waterglijbaan
External links
[edit]- Huize County Official Website Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
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