Qiaojia County
Qiaojia County
巧家县 | ||
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Postal code 654600 | ||
| Area code | 0870 | |
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Qiaojia County (
county-level division of Zhaotong City and located entirely on the right bank of the Jinsha River. The river valleys of Qiaojia are some of the lowest points in Yunnan province, at around 900 meters. The name of the county literally means 'City of industrious artisans'.[2]
The county is noted for being the site of the Baihetan Dam, located 40 km from the county seat. Construction of the dam required resettlement of 44,919 Qiaojia residents.[1]
Qiaojia is located at the junction of several geological faults.[3][4] It was hit by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake in 2020,[5] and also affected by the 2014 Ludian earthquake.[6]
Administrative divisions
The county government is seated in Baihetan town. Qiaojia is subdivided into the town and township level divisions:[1]
- 12 towns
- 4 townships
Climate
| Climate data for Qiaojia (1991–2020 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) | 30.4 (86.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
38.6 (101.5) |
40.8 (105.4) |
44.7 (112.5) |
42.5 (108.5) |
40.7 (105.3) |
39.4 (102.9) |
39.1 (102.4) |
36.1 (97.0) |
34.6 (94.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
44.7 (112.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
27.3 (81.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.6 (54.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
21.2 (70.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
17.0 (62.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
0.1 (32.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.8 (46.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.2 (0.56) |
11.4 (0.45) |
17.9 (0.70) |
23.8 (0.94) |
68.2 (2.69) |
192.7 (7.59) |
164.1 (6.46) |
123.6 (4.87) |
123.6 (4.87) |
88.3 (3.48) |
19.3 (0.76) |
5.7 (0.22) |
852.8 (33.59) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 10.7 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 12.9 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 111.5 |
| Average snowy days | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
51 | 43 | 39 | 41 | 50 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 57 | 58 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 198.8 | 199.4 | 229.5 | 230.7 | 199.6 | 131.4 | 137.8 | 154.0 | 115.2 | 125.7 | 176.0 | 181.5 | 2,079.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 60 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 48 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 32 | 36 | 55 | 56 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Qiaojia Pine
- Baihetan Dam
References
- ^ a b c "巧家政府网-巧家县人民政府门户网站". www.qiaojia.gov.cn. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ISBN 978-90-801833-2-2.
- ISBN 978-3-642-01901-2.
- Bibcode:2016AGUFM.S23B2778L.
- ^ "At least four dead after earthquake strikes southwest China". The Japan Times. 2020-05-19. Archived from the original on 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ "Yunnan Zhaotong Earthquake 3-year On Work Report - China". ReliefWeb. August 2017. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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