Ceheng County

Ceheng County
册亨县
County
Ceheng is located in Guizhou
Ceheng
Ceheng
Location of the seat in Guizhou
Ceheng is located in Southwest China
Ceheng
Ceheng
Ceheng (Southwest China)
Coordinates (Ceheng County government): 24°59′01″N 105°48′42″E / 24.9837°N 105.8116°E / 24.9837; 105.8116
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Autonomous prefectureQianxinan
County seatZhelou
Area
 • Total
2,596.7 km2 (1,002.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
190,379
 • Density73.316/km2 (189.89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Ceheng County (simplified Chinese: 册亨县; traditional Chinese: 冊亨縣; pinyin: Cèhēng Xiàn) (Bouyei language: Xeehlauz xianq) 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.

Ceheng County borders Wangmo County to the east, Leye County, Tianlin County and Longlin County of Guangxi to the south, Anlong County to the west and Zhenfeng County to the north.

Administrative divisions

Ceheng County is divided into 3 subdistricts, 9 towns and 1 ethnic township:

subdistricts
towns
township

Climate

Climate data for Ceheng, elevation 585 m (1,919 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) 32.2
(90.0)		 36.5
(97.7)		 37.4
(99.3)		 40.2
(104.4)		 40.0
(104.0)		 37.6
(99.7)		 37.7
(99.9)		 38.6
(101.5)		 37.6
(99.7)		 34.7
(94.5)		 33.7
(92.7)		 30.9
(87.6)		 40.2
(104.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.7
(58.5)		 18.3
(64.9)		 22.5
(72.5)		 27.6
(81.7)		 29.7
(85.5)		 30.5
(86.9)		 31.5
(88.7)		 31.4
(88.5)		 29.4
(84.9)		 24.9
(76.8)		 21.5
(70.7)		 16.3
(61.3)		 24.9
(76.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.5
(50.9)		 13.1
(55.6)		 16.8
(62.2)		 21.4
(70.5)		 24.0
(75.2)		 25.4
(77.7)		 26.1
(79.0)		 25.6
(78.1)		 23.6
(74.5)		 20.0
(68.0)		 16.1
(61.0)		 11.8
(53.2)		 19.5
(67.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.9
(46.2)		 9.9
(49.8)		 13.3
(55.9)		 17.3
(63.1)		 20.0
(68.0)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.2
(72.0)		 20.2
(68.4)		 17.1
(62.8)		 13.0
(55.4)		 9.0
(48.2)		 16.2
(61.2)
Record low °C (°F) −2.3
(27.9)		 0.8
(33.4)		 1.5
(34.7)		 7.3
(45.1)		 11.2
(52.2)		 14.7
(58.5)		 15.3
(59.5)		 16.8
(62.2)		 11.1
(52.0)		 7.7
(45.9)		 2.1
(35.8)		 −1.6
(29.1)		 −2.3
(27.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 27.8
(1.09)		 19.7
(0.78)		 41.0
(1.61)		 56.2
(2.21)		 170.3
(6.70)		 260.2
(10.24)		 226.6
(8.92)		 184.1
(7.25)		 133.0
(5.24)		 86.8
(3.42)		 39.8
(1.57)		 19.9
(0.78)		 1,265.4
(49.81)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.2 10.0 11.0 11.3 13.9 16.2 16.8 15.0 11.1 12.5 8.8 8.5 146.3
Average snowy days 0.5 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 1.1
Average relative humidity (%) 79 74 72 71 74 81 82 83 82 83 80 78 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 60.2 82.9 106.4 147.1 159.9 131.7 163.9 181.3 152.9 108.0 111.4 79.7 1,485.4
Percentage possible sunshine 18 26 28 38 39 32 39 45 42 30 34 24 33
Source: China Meteorological Administration

References

  1. ↑ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：册亨县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  2. ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ↑ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.