Anlong County

Anlong County
安龙县
Location of the seat in Guizhou
Anlong (Southwest China)
Coordinates (Anlong County government): 25°05′56″N 105°26′34″E / 25.0990°N 105.4427°E / 25.0990; 105.4427
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Autonomous prefectureQianxinan
County seatQifeng
Area
 • Total
2,237.6 km2 (863.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
357,304
 • Density159.68/km2 (413.57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Anlong County (simplified Chinese: 安龙县; traditional Chinese: 安龍縣; pinyin: Ānlóng Xiàn) is a county in the southwest of Guizhou province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south. It is under the administration of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

Administrative divisions

Anlong County is divided into 5 subdistricts and 10 towns:

subdistricts
towns

Wildlife

Lungtou frog or Anlung odorous frog, Odorrana anlungensis, is only known from Mount Longtou in Anlong County.

Climate

Climate data for Anlong, elevation 1,395 m (4,577 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.4
(77.7)
27.9
(82.2)
31.4
(88.5)
33.2
(91.8)
33.8
(92.8)
32.5
(90.5)
31.4
(88.5)
32.4
(90.3)
33.9
(93.0)
30.0
(86.0)
26.4
(79.5)
25.2
(77.4)
33.9
(93.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.9
(51.6)
14.2
(57.6)
18.4
(65.1)
22.8
(73.0)
24.7
(76.5)
25.5
(77.9)
26.3
(79.3)
26.2
(79.2)
24.2
(75.6)
20.1
(68.2)
17.1
(62.8)
12.3
(54.1)
20.2
(68.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.5
(43.7)
9.1
(48.4)
12.8
(55.0)
17.2
(63.0)
19.7
(67.5)
21.3
(70.3)
22.0
(71.6)
21.5
(70.7)
19.5
(67.1)
15.9
(60.6)
12.4
(54.3)
7.9
(46.2)
15.5
(59.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.9
(39.0)
6.0
(42.8)
9.3
(48.7)
13.5
(56.3)
16.3
(61.3)
18.4
(65.1)
19.1
(66.4)
18.5
(65.3)
16.4
(61.5)
13.3
(55.9)
9.3
(48.7)
5.2
(41.4)
12.4
(54.4)
Record low °C (°F) −4.8
(23.4)
−3.6
(25.5)
−3.5
(25.7)
2.8
(37.0)
7.3
(45.1)
11.4
(52.5)
11.7
(53.1)
12.1
(53.8)
6.5
(43.7)
3.5
(38.3)
−1.7
(28.9)
−5.1
(22.8)
−5.1
(22.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 25.2
(0.99)
19.8
(0.78)
37.5
(1.48)
58.5
(2.30)
153.5
(6.04)
228.0
(8.98)
240.1
(9.45)
176.8
(6.96)
104.2
(4.10)
86.6
(3.41)
35.9
(1.41)
17.9
(0.70)
1,184
(46.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.5 11.2 11.9 12.5 14.7 17.4 18.2 16.4 12.6 14.3 9.4 10.5 162.6
Average snowy days 2.7 1.1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.7 4.8
Average relative humidity (%) 83 78 76 74 76 82 84 84 82 84 81 81 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 85.5 105.8 132.8 162.4 167.9 131.1 154.0 165.4 140.1 105.8 125.4 94.8 1,571
Percentage possible sunshine 26 33 35 42 40 32 37 42 38 30 39 29 35
Source: China Meteorological Administrationall-time October record