Jianhe County

Jianhe County (simplified Chinese: 剑河县; traditional Chinese: 劍河縣; pinyin: Jiànhé Xiàn) is in the southeast of Guizhou Province, China. Under the administration of Qiandongnan Prefecture, it is 294 km (183 mi) from the provincial capital of Guiyang, and 98 km (61 mi) from Kaili City, the prefectural seat.

Jianhe County
剑河县
Kienho
Jianhe, summer 2012
Jianhe in Guizhou, with township-level divisions
Coordinates: 26°43′42″N 108°26′29″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuizhou
Autonomous prefectureQiandongnan
Area
  Total2,176 km2 (840 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total180,544
  Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
556400
Websitehttp://www.yxgz.cn/city-76-index.html

Administration

Jianhe County administers one subdistrict, 11 towns, one township and 308 villages.

Official website: https://web.archive.org/web/20130420144105/http://www.yxgz.cn/city-76-index.html

Demographics

  • Jianhe County's total population: 238400 (2006)
  • 96% of the minorities populations are mainly Miao and Dong

Climate

Climate data for Jianhe (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.8
(76.6)
32.7
(90.9)
34.6
(94.3)
36.0
(96.8)
34.9
(94.8)
36.6
(97.9)
38.1
(100.6)
38.3
(100.9)
37.7
(99.9)
34.5
(94.1)
30.9
(87.6)
26.2
(79.2)
38.3
(100.9)
Average high °C (°F) 9.8
(49.6)
12.1
(53.8)
16.7
(62.1)
22.6
(72.7)
26.5
(79.7)
29.1
(84.4)
31.4
(88.5)
31.6
(88.9)
28.3
(82.9)
22.6
(72.7)
18.3
(64.9)
13.0
(55.4)
21.8
(71.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)
7.8
(46.0)
11.8
(53.2)
17.2
(63.0)
21.2
(70.2)
24.1
(75.4)
26.1
(79.0)
25.5
(77.9)
22.3
(72.1)
17.5
(63.5)
12.9
(55.2)
7.9
(46.2)
16.7
(62.0)
Average low °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6)
5.0
(41.0)
8.5
(47.3)
13.6
(56.5)
17.5
(63.5)
20.8
(69.4)
22.6
(72.7)
21.9
(71.4)
18.7
(65.7)
14.4
(57.9)
9.6
(49.3)
4.7
(40.5)
13.4
(56.1)
Record low °C (°F) −5.0
(23.0)
−4.7
(23.5)
−2.2
(28.0)
4.1
(39.4)
7.8
(46.0)
12.4
(54.3)
15.5
(59.9)
16.5
(61.7)
11.4
(52.5)
4.4
(39.9)
−1.8
(28.8)
−4.6
(23.7)
−5.0
(23.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 37.1
(1.46)
43.6
(1.72)
59.7
(2.35)
116.4
(4.58)
171.9
(6.77)
203.9
(8.03)
171.6
(6.76)
128.5
(5.06)
69.2
(2.72)
81.9
(3.22)
55.2
(2.17)
25.3
(1.00)
1,164.3
(45.84)
Average relative humidity (%) 80 78 78 79 81 83 80 82 81 82 79 77 80
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center

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