Tương Dương district
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Tương Dương District
Huyện Tương Dương | |
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Nghệ An | |
Capital | Thạch Giám |
Area | |
• Total | 1,085.69 sq mi (2,811.92 km2) |
Population (2019 census) | |
• Total | 77,830 |
• Density | 72/sq mi (28/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
Tương Dương is a
Geography
Tuong Duong is a highland mountainous district located in the southwest of Nghe An province, nearly 200 km from the city of Vinh and 90 km from Nam Can border gate; the district has an area more than 3 times larger than the province of Bac Ninh and nearly twice the size of Thai Binh province, passing through by
- Ky Son
- North and South borders on Laos
- Que Phong
- Eastern border with Qui Chau district
- Con Cuongdistrict.
Natural Condition
The district has a natural area of 2812.07 km2 (accounting for 17% of the province's area), and is the district-level unit with the largest area in Nghe An province and the whole country, in which land area
Population
Tuong Duong has a total population of 75,993 people, including 6 main ethnic groups: Thai: 54,815 people; Butt: 3,083 people; Taypoong: 549 people; Odu: 604 people; Kinh: 7,805 people; Kho Mu: 8,979 people; other ethnic groups: 158 people (2006 data will be updated after the 2009 Population and Housing Census).
The population is unevenly distributed, mainly concentrated along National Highway 7A, especially in Hoa Binh town. The average population density is 30 people/km2. The intellectual level is not high. The district has a young population structure. Labor resources are abundant but are mainly unskilled workers, workers with little technical and skilled skills. The main occupation is agricultural production, productivity is not high, application of science and technology to production is still limited. Outdated customs and habits still exist in remote and remote communes and some communes in the upper regions.
Climate
Climate data for Tương Dương | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 36.7 (98.1) |
39.0 (102.2) |
41.6 (106.9) |
42.2 (108.0) |
44.2 (111.6) |
41.5 (106.7) |
41.3 (106.3) |
39.6 (103.3) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.2 (99.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
44.2 (111.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.1 (73.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.6 (94.3) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
2.8 (37.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.5 (0.53) |
14.6 (0.57) |
36.7 (1.44) |
81.4 (3.20) |
151.0 (5.94) |
148.2 (5.83) |
164.9 (6.49) |
233.9 (9.21) |
241.2 (9.50) |
154.8 (6.09) |
33.3 (1.31) |
11.7 (0.46) |
1,285 (50.59) |
Average rainy days | 4.6 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 11.6 | 15.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 19.2 | 16.0 | 12.8 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 133.2 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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81.9 | 80.8 | 79.7 | 78.8 | 78.7 | 79.8 | 80.3 | 83.9 | 84.8 | 85.7 | 85.0 | 83.3 | 81.9 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 92.7 | 82.0 | 113.8 | 150.6 | 189.4 | 163.4 | 171.7 | 158.3 | 154.4 | 138.1 | 116.5 | 108.2 | 1,626 |
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[3] |
References
- ^ "Tương Dương (District, Nghệ An, Vietnam) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ a b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
- ^ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2023.