Dushan County

Coordinates: 25°49′20″N 107°32′42″E / 25.8221°N 107.5450°E / 25.8221; 107.5450
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Dushan County
独山县
Tuhshan
Postal code
558200
Area code0854
Websitehttp://www.dushan.gov.cn/

Dushan County (

county of 346,000 people (2007) in Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the south of the province, bordering Guangxi
to the south. The county seat is the town of Baiquan.

Dushan is located in a mountainous area, with elevations increasing from south to north. The primary river in the county is the

. Important natural attractions are Duxiu Mountain (独秀峰), Shenxian Cave (神仙洞) and Yuqing Caves (于清洞), and Ziquan Lake (紫泉湖).

History

From 2016 to 2020, the county government spent 40 billion

Sina Weibo had more than 27 million views by July 16.[2]

Administrative divisions

Map including Dushan (labeled as TU-SHAN (Walled) 獨山) (AMS, 1954)

Dushan County is divided into 1 subdistrict and 8 towns:[3]

subdistricts
  • Jingcheng 井城街道
towns
  • Mawan 麻万镇
  • Jichang 基长镇
  • Shangsi 上司镇
  • Xiasi 下司镇
  • Mawei 麻尾镇
  • Baiquan 百泉镇
  • Yingshan 影山镇
  • Yushui 玉水镇

Climate

Climate data for Dushan, elevation 1,014 m (3,327 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.9
(71.4)
28.5
(83.3)
30.6
(87.1)
32.4
(90.3)
32.2
(90.0)
32.1
(89.8)
33.4
(92.1)
33.8
(92.8)
32.9
(91.2)
30.1
(86.2)
27.8
(82.0)
24.9
(76.8)
33.8
(92.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.4
(47.1)
11.6
(52.9)
15.5
(59.9)
20.8
(69.4)
24.0
(75.2)
26.0
(78.8)
27.5
(81.5)
27.9
(82.2)
25.4
(77.7)
20.7
(69.3)
16.7
(62.1)
11.3
(52.3)
19.7
(67.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.0
(41.0)
7.6
(45.7)
11.1
(52.0)
16.2
(61.2)
19.8
(67.6)
22.2
(72.0)
23.4
(74.1)
23.2
(73.8)
20.7
(69.3)
16.5
(61.7)
12.2
(54.0)
7.1
(44.8)
15.4
(59.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9)
5.0
(41.0)
8.4
(47.1)
13.1
(55.6)
16.7
(62.1)
19.7
(67.5)
20.8
(69.4)
20.0
(68.0)
17.5
(63.5)
13.6
(56.5)
9.2
(48.6)
4.4
(39.9)
12.6
(54.7)
Record low °C (°F) −6.3
(20.7)
−5.8
(21.6)
−4.2
(24.4)
2.0
(35.6)
6.8
(44.2)
11.1
(52.0)
12.3
(54.1)
13.7
(56.7)
8.3
(46.9)
4.1
(39.4)
−4.2
(24.4)
−6.4
(20.5)
−6.4
(20.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 37.9
(1.49)
38.1
(1.50)
65.7
(2.59)
107.2
(4.22)
194.8
(7.67)
245.3
(9.66)
229.1
(9.02)
146.6
(5.77)
105.5
(4.15)
78.4
(3.09)
44.6
(1.76)
27.4
(1.08)
1,320.6
(52)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 16.1 14.1 18.4 17.5 17.6 18.4 17.8 15.1 11.4 12.6 11.1 10.8 180.9
Average snowy days 2.9 1.5 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.8 5.6
Average
relative humidity
(%)
84 82 83 82 82 86 85 83 81 81 79 78 82
Mean monthly sunshine hours 38.7 50.1 65.5 89.6 102.7 82.4 126.7 152.8 122.3 92.2 91.0 70.2 1,084.2
Percent possible sunshine 12 16 18 23 25 20 30 38 34 26 28 22 24
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c 独山县概况 (in Chinese). xzqh.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
  2. ^ a b Lee, Amanda (2020-07-16). "China's debt-fuelled county admits 'reckless borrowing' after video questions 40 billion yuan construction spree". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  3. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:独山县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

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