Shiqian County
County in Guizhou, China
Shiqian County (simplified Chinese: 石阡县; traditional Chinese: 石阡縣; pinyin: Shíqiān Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tongren, in the northeast of Guizhou Province, China. The government is located in Tangshan.
Administrative divisions
Shiqian County is divided into 3 subdistricts, 6 towns, 1 township and 9 ethnic townships:[1]
- subdistricts
- Tangshan Subdistrict 汤山街道
- Quandu Subdistrict 泉都街道
- Zhongba Subdistrict 中坝街道
- towns
- Benzhuang Town 本庄镇
- Baisha Town 白沙镇
- Longtang Town 龙塘镇
- Huaqiao Town 花桥镇
- Wude Town 五德镇
- Heba Town 河坝镇
- township
- ethnic townships
- Jufeng Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 聚凤仡佬族侗族乡
- Longjing Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 龙井侗族仡佬族乡
- Dashaba Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 大沙坝仡佬族侗族乡
- Fengxiang Dong and Gelao Ethnic Township 枫香侗族仡佬族乡
- Qingyang Miao, Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 青阳苗族仡佬族侗族乡
- Shigu Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 石固仡佬族侗族乡
- Pingdi Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 坪地场仡佬族侗族乡
- Ganxi Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 甘溪仡佬族侗族乡
- Pingshan Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 坪山仡佬族侗族乡
Ethnic groups
The Shiqian County Gazetteer (1992) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.
- Dong (pop. 61,259)
- Miao (pop. 14,257)
- Tujia (pop. 4,500)
- Longtang (龙塘镇), Bailong (白龙乡), Huaqiao (花桥乡), Jufeng (聚凤乡)
- Yao (pop. 1,693)
- Beita township (北塔乡): Leijiatun (雷家屯), Wuchaguan (乌茶关)
- Huaqiao township (花桥乡): Shuiwei village (水尾村)
- Mongol (pop. 2,535)
- Sunjiaping township (孙家坪乡), Longchuan district (龙川区): Yujiazhai (余家寨), Zhong Yujiazhai (中余家寨), Xia Yujiazhai (下余家寨), Dayanshan (大岩山)
- Longdong township (龙洞乡): Dingjiaba (丁家坝)
- Pingdichang township (坪地场乡): Leishoushan (雷首山)
- Zhongkui township (中魁乡): Hexi Jiangpo (河西姜坡), Daping (大坪)
- Zhuang (pop. 585)
- Zhongba (中坝区), Zhongkui (中魁乡), Tangshan (汤山镇)
- Buyi (pop. 447)
- Longtang (龙塘区), Wan'an (万安乡), Tangshan (汤山镇), Juntian (均田乡)
- Qiang (pop. 623)
- Wan'an (万安乡), Jufeng (聚凤乡), Tangshan (汤山镇), Shanzhuang (山庄镇)
- Hui (pop. 323)
- Wan'an (万安乡), Zhongkui (中魁乡), Pingshan (坪山乡), Longtang (龙塘镇), Tangshan (汤山镇)
- Manchu (pop. 131)
- Muzhuang (本庄镇), Tangshan (汤山镇)
- Yi (pop. 368)
- Datun (大屯乡), Longdong (龙洞乡), Fuyan (扶堰乡), Baisha (白沙乡), Tangshan (汤山镇)
Climate
Climate data for Shiqian, elevation 468 m (1,535 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Record high °C (°F)
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26.6 (79.9)
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33.3 (91.9)
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35.8 (96.4)
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35.4 (95.7)
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37.8 (100.0)
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36.8 (98.2)
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40.0 (104.0)
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39.0 (102.2)
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39.0 (102.2)
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35.7 (96.3)
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29.8 (85.6)
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24.5 (76.1)
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40.0 (104.0)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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9.1 (48.4)
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12.3 (54.1)
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17.0 (62.6)
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22.8 (73.0)
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26.7 (80.1)
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29.3 (84.7)
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32.5 (90.5)
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32.5 (90.5)
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28.7 (83.7)
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22.5 (72.5)
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17.5 (63.5)
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11.4 (52.5)
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21.9 (71.3)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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5.9 (42.6)
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8.4 (47.1)
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12.4 (54.3)
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17.7 (63.9)
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21.6 (70.9)
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24.7 (76.5)
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27.2 (81.0)
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26.7 (80.1)
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23.2 (73.8)
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18.0 (64.4)
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13.2 (55.8)
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7.9 (46.2)
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17.2 (63.0)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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3.7 (38.7)
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5.8 (42.4)
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9.3 (48.7)
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14.2 (57.6)
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18.0 (64.4)
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21.4 (70.5)
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23.4 (74.1)
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22.7 (72.9)
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19.6 (67.3)
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15.1 (59.2)
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10.4 (50.7)
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5.5 (41.9)
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14.1 (57.4)
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Record low °C (°F)
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−3.2 (26.2)
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−2.5 (27.5)
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−2.3 (27.9)
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3.8 (38.8)
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8.0 (46.4)
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13.9 (57.0)
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15.2 (59.4)
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15.8 (60.4)
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12.1 (53.8)
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6.0 (42.8)
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0.0 (32.0)
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−3.3 (26.1)
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−3.3 (26.1)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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31.4 (1.24)
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30.6 (1.20)
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52.7 (2.07)
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107.9 (4.25)
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164.7 (6.48)
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206.3 (8.12)
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166.9 (6.57)
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125.0 (4.92)
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85.9 (3.38)
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92.4 (3.64)
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46.3 (1.82)
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26.9 (1.06)
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1,137 (44.75)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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13.4
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11.9
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14.1
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16.2
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17.8
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16.4
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13.5
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12.1
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10.6
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14.6
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10.4
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10.7
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161.7
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Average snowy days
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3.7
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1.9
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0.3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1.4
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7.3
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Average relative humidity (%)
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78
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76
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77
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79
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80
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82
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77
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78
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78
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82
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80
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78
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79
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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31.8
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42.4
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64.0
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87.4
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99.8
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95.1
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167.0
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171.9
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119.3
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78.4
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67.5
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46.6
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1,071.2
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Percent possible sunshine
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10
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13
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17
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23
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24
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23
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40
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43
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33
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22
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21
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14
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24
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
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Education
The Macau Red Cross supports a school in Heba Town [zh], Shiqian County: Melco Crown-Macau Red Cross Bo-Ai Primary School (新濠博亚澳门红十字博爱小学).[4] It first opened in 1964 and had its current facility open in 2017.[5]
References
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