Qu County
Qu County
渠县 | |
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| Coordinates: 30°50′13″N 106°58′23″E / 30.837°N 106.973°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Dazhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,013 km2 (777 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 917,508 |
| • Density | 455.8/km2 (1,180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 635200 |
Qu County or Quxian (simplified Chinese: 渠县; traditional Chinese: 渠縣; pinyin: Qú Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Sichuan Province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Dazhou.
History
Formerly known as Dangqu (宕渠), the county is best known for historic monuments. Namely, a partially preserved mausoleum complex, featuring gate towers, or que, belonging to the Shen (沈) family, which dates back to the Han dynasty.
From 2014 to 2018, the Han dynasty site of Chengba (城坝遗址) near Tuxi in Qu county was excavated. A number of eave tiles with Chinese characters "dangqu" (宕渠) have been found, leading archaeologists to believe that this was the site of the Han dynasty city of Dangqu.
Administrative divisions
Qu County comprises 3 subdistricts, 28 towns and 6 townships:
- subdistricts
- Qujiang Subdistrict (渠江街道)
- Qunan Subdistrict (渠南街道)
- Tianxing Subdistrict (天星街道)
- towns
- Linba Town (临巴镇)
- Tuxi Town (土溪镇)
- Sanhui Town (三汇镇)
- Wenchong Town (文崇镇)
- Yongxing Town (涌兴镇)
- Guifu Town (贵福镇)
- Yanfeng Town (岩峰镇)
- Jingbian Town (静边镇)
- Qingxichang Town (清溪场镇)
- Baocheng Town (宝城镇)
- Youqing Town (有庆镇)
- Xiandu Town (㶍渡镇)
- Langya Town (琅琊镇)
- Lidu Town (李渡镇)
- Zhongtan Town (中滩镇)
- Sanban Town (三板镇)
- Fengle Town (丰乐镇)
- Lifu Town (李馥镇)
- Heli Town (合力镇)
- Qinglong Town (青龙镇)
- Juandong Town (卷硐镇)
- Wangxi Town (望溪镇)
- Longfeng Town (龙凤镇)
- Xinshi Town (新市镇)
- Wanshou Town (万寿镇)
- Qubei Town (渠北镇)
- Dingyuan Town (定远镇)
- Dong'an Town (东安镇)
- townships
- Bao'en Township (报恩乡)
- Anbei Township (安北乡)
- Dayi Township (大义乡)
- Juguang Township (巨光乡)
- Wangjiang Township (望江乡)
- Gongshi Township (拱市乡)
Climate
Qu County has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa).
| Climate data for Quxian, elevation 306 m (1,004 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) | 19.8 (67.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
34.3 (93.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.6 (99.7) |
42.8 (109.0) |
44.0 (111.2) |
42.5 (108.5) |
35.9 (96.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
44.0 (111.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.3 (91.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
17.7 (63.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
6.1 (43.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
0.5 (32.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.9 (0.55) |
17.4 (0.69) |
43.3 (1.70) |
79.3 (3.12) |
153.5 (6.04) |
178.5 (7.03) |
179.8 (7.08) |
144.4 (5.69) |
139.7 (5.50) |
101.1 (3.98) |
46.2 (1.82) |
17.1 (0.67) |
1,114.2 (43.87) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.3 | 8.2 | 10.0 | 11.9 | 14.2 | 15.4 | 12.4 | 10.2 | 13.1 | 15.1 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 138.1 |
| Average snowy days | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 86 | 82 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 33.8 | 43.5 | 91.2 | 126.0 | 128.7 | 121.7 | 187.7 | 193.6 | 110.2 | 66.6 | 52.2 | 32.3 | 1,187.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 10 | 14 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 44 | 48 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 26 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administrationall-time extreme temperatureall-time July record | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ↑ "China: Sìchuān (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ↑ Victor Segalen, "Chine. La grande statuaire", and "Les origines de la statuaire en Chine" Archived 2011-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, p. 46 sq
- ↑ 沈府君阙[link removed]
- ↑ "Significant achievements from archaeological excavation of Chengba site in Sichuan Province". Chinese Archaeology. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.[dead link]
- ↑ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：渠县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ↑ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ↑ "Extreme Temperatures Around the World". Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ↑ "Sina Visitor System" 其中四川渠县42.8℃、重庆潼南42.1℃，共有10个站点打破当地7月中旬最高气温纪录，其中有9站也打破了当地7月最高气温纪录。 (in Simplified Chinese). weatherman_信欣 on Weibo. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
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