Dongkou County

Dongkou
洞口县
County
East Xuefeng Road (雪峰东路)
East Xuefeng Road (雪峰东路)
Dongkou is located in Hunan
Dongkou
Dongkou
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°03′37″N 110°34′33″E / 27.0603372955°N 110.575880723°E / 27.0603372955; 110.575880723
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityShaoyang
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Dongkou County (simplified Chinese: 洞口县; traditional Chinese: 洞口縣; pinyin: Dòngkǒu Xiàn) is a county in the Province of Hunan, China. It is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located in west-central Hunan, the county is bordered to the northeast by Longhui County, to the northwest by Xupu County and Hongjiang City, to the southwest by Suining County, and to the southeast by Xinning County. Dongkou County covers an area of 2,200 km2 (850 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 870,900 and a permanent resident population of 784,500. The county has 11 towns, nine townships and three subdistricts under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is Wenchang Subdistrict (文昌街道).

Administrative divisions

3 subdistricts
11 towns
6 townships
3 Yao ethnic townships

Climate

Climate data for Dongkou, elevation 340 m (1,120 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.4
(77.7)		 29.8
(85.6)		 32.4
(90.3)		 34.6
(94.3)		 36.3
(97.3)		 36.4
(97.5)		 38.5
(101.3)		 39.1
(102.4)		 36.7
(98.1)		 35.2
(95.4)		 30.5
(86.9)		 23.4
(74.1)		 39.1
(102.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.7
(47.7)		 11.4
(52.5)		 15.6
(60.1)		 22.2
(72.0)		 26.4
(79.5)		 29.1
(84.4)		 32.2
(90.0)		 31.9
(89.4)		 28.2
(82.8)		 22.8
(73.0)		 17.5
(63.5)		 11.5
(52.7)		 21.5
(70.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9)		 7.7
(45.9)		 11.6
(52.9)		 17.6
(63.7)		 21.8
(71.2)		 25.0
(77.0)		 27.5
(81.5)		 26.9
(80.4)		 23.5
(74.3)		 18.2
(64.8)		 12.9
(55.2)		 7.6
(45.7)		 17.2
(62.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6)		 5.1
(41.2)		 8.7
(47.7)		 14.1
(57.4)		 18.3
(64.9)		 21.9
(71.4)		 23.7
(74.7)		 23.3
(73.9)		 20.0
(68.0)		 14.9
(58.8)		 9.7
(49.5)		 4.7
(40.5)		 14.0
(57.1)
Record low °C (°F) −7.0
(19.4)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 −1.1
(30.0)		 2.0
(35.6)		 9.6
(49.3)		 15.8
(60.4)		 17.3
(63.1)		 15.8
(60.4)		 11.6
(52.9)		 4.0
(39.2)		 0.2
(32.4)		 −7.3
(18.9)		 −7.3
(18.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74.3
(2.93)		 77.1
(3.04)		 127.2
(5.01)		 162.7
(6.41)		 204.5
(8.05)		 259.0
(10.20)		 180.9
(7.12)		 132.0
(5.20)		 82.4
(3.24)		 87.6
(3.45)		 79.4
(3.13)		 55.6
(2.19)		 1,522.7
(59.97)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 15.5 15.8 19.1 17.3 17.0 17.1 12.6 12.5 9.9 11.7 12.1 12.4 173
Average snowy days 4.0 2.4 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.2 8.1
Average relative humidity (%) 82 82 83 81 80 84 79 79 79 79 79 78 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 57.0 52.3 67.3 102.4 124.4 122.4 207.5 197.0 144.3 119.6 111.1 89.1 1,394.4
Percentage possible sunshine 17 16 18 27 30 30 49 49 39 34 35 28 31
Source: China Meteorological Administration all-time May record high

References

  1. ↑ "Dongkou" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ↑ and the area of Dongkou County, according to Dongkou.gov: about Dongkou County (洞口概况) Archived 2017-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ the population of Dongkou County in 2015: according to the Statistical Communiqué of Dongkou County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development (洞口县2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报) shaoyang.gov (25-Mar-16)[permanent dead link] or dongkou.gov Archived 2017-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ the divisions of Dongkou County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Dongkou County on July 30, 2015: shaoyang.gov (30-Jul-15): 洞口县撤销两乡镇分设三街道[permanent dead link], dkdj.gov
  5. ↑ more about the subdivisions of Dongkou County, also see the History of Dongkou County, xzqh.org
  6. ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Sina Visitor System" 【气温】今天南方有297个国家级气象站出现35℃以上高温。其中云南巧家41.2℃、海南澄迈40.9℃、云南元阳40.3℃，3个站点超40℃。今天广东郁南、广西苍梧、贵州三穗、湖南冷水滩、洞口、浙江温州、瑞安，共7个站点气温打破5月最高纪录。今天贵阳、成都温江、昆明、广州，4个省会城市气温创今年新高。昆明为今年首次上30℃。 未来低空的冷空气逐渐南下，南方的高温闷热天气会逐渐缩减。但在冷空气到来前，明天福州、南宁、海口还有高温。而且这轮高温消退以后，5月底-6月初，南方的高温可能还会发展。此外，临近月底，北方地区在高空槽东移后，有个暖脊东移，导致北方多地气温也有明显上升。石家庄报30日有35℃，有可能拿下当地今年首个高温。 而哈尔滨报31日35℃，这个待定存疑。要看后期暖脊的强度、冷空气的移动速度。如果冷空气来的晚一些，白天锋前增温明显，上30℃是稳的。如果冷空气东移速度快，31日白天哈尔滨就出现阴雨，气温将比目前预报大幅调低。总之，变数较大。关注临近报修订。 (in Simplified Chinese). weatherman_信欣 on Weibo. Retrieved 26 May 2026.

Transportation

Dongkou railway station on the Huaihua–Shaoyang–Hengyang railway is located here.