Santai County

Santai County
三台县
Tongchuan, Tungchwan
County
Location of Santai County (red) within Mianyang City (yellow) and Sichuan
Location of Santai County (red) within Mianyang City (yellow) and Sichuan
Coordinates: 31°05′45″N 105°05′37″E / 31.09583°N 105.09361°E / 31.09583; 105.09361
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityMianyang
Area
 • Total
2,660.58 km2 (1,027.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total
955,800
 • Density359.2/km2 (930.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Santai County (Chinese: 三台县; pinyin: Sāntái Xiàn; Wade–Giles: San1-t῾ai2 Hsien4; Sichuanese romanization: San1-t῾ai2 Shien4; formerly known as Tungchwanfu, Sichuanese romanization: Tongchuanfu) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Mianyang, in the northeast of Sichuan Province of China. It has an area of 2,660.58 km2 (1,027.26 sq mi). According to the 2020 census, its population stands at 955,800. At the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, the resident population is 944,000, the urbanization rate is 34.14%, the urban population is 322,300, and the registered population is 1,334,500.

Administrative divisions

Santai County comprises 31 towns and 2 townships:

towns
townships

Quaker mission

Tungchwan Meeting House circa 1905

Tungchwan was a former base for the Friends' Foreign Mission Association (FFMA), serving as the largest mission branch of FFMA's Northern District. Quaker-affiliated hospital, meeting house, boys' school and girls' boarding school were built during this period. The British political economist and missionary Audrey Donnithorne was born at a Quaker hospital in Santai.

Climate

Climate data for Santai, elevation 460 m (1,510 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) 19.9
(67.8)		 24.2
(75.6)		 31.4
(88.5)		 34.4
(93.9)		 36.8
(98.2)		 37.3
(99.1)		 41.2
(106.2)		 41.2
(106.2)		 37.7
(99.9)		 31.8
(89.2)		 25.5
(77.9)		 19.3
(66.7)		 41.2
(106.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.0
(50.0)		 13.1
(55.6)		 18.1
(64.6)		 23.9
(75.0)		 27.7
(81.9)		 29.7
(85.5)		 31.8
(89.2)		 31.7
(89.1)		 26.6
(79.9)		 21.5
(70.7)		 16.7
(62.1)		 11.2
(52.2)		 21.8
(71.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8)		 8.7
(47.7)		 13.0
(55.4)		 18.2
(64.8)		 22.1
(71.8)		 24.8
(76.6)		 26.8
(80.2)		 26.4
(79.5)		 22.2
(72.0)		 17.5
(63.5)		 12.6
(54.7)		 7.5
(45.5)		 17.2
(62.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9)		 5.7
(42.3)		 9.5
(49.1)		 14.0
(57.2)		 17.9
(64.2)		 21.2
(70.2)		 23.2
(73.8)		 22.9
(73.2)		 19.4
(66.9)		 15.0
(59.0)		 10.0
(50.0)		 5.0
(41.0)		 13.9
(57.1)
Record low °C (°F) −4.6
(23.7)		 −3.0
(26.6)		 −2.6
(27.3)		 4.5
(40.1)		 7.4
(45.3)		 13.4
(56.1)		 17.5
(63.5)		 16.6
(61.9)		 13.2
(55.8)		 3.8
(38.8)		 0.4
(32.7)		 −4.3
(24.3)		 −4.6
(23.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10.7
(0.42)		 10.9
(0.43)		 24.0
(0.94)		 49.7
(1.96)		 76.5
(3.01)		 122.4
(4.82)		 196.1
(7.72)		 168.1
(6.62)		 126.3
(4.97)		 45.3
(1.78)		 16.5
(0.65)		 7.4
(0.29)		 853.9
(33.61)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.2 5.9 8.6 10.4 12.0 14.1 13.4 12.0 13.7 12.8 6.4 5.3 121.8
Average snowy days 0.9 0.3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.3 1.7
Average relative humidity (%) 81 77 73 72 70 77 81 81 84 84 82 81 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 52.6 57.9 95.4 132.8 140.4 124.0 149.3 159.2 95.6 73.9 62.9 48.9 1,192.9
Percentage possible sunshine 16 18 26 34 33 29 35 39 26 21 20 16 26
Source: China Meteorological Administration all-time extreme temperatureall-time July high

References

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  2. ↑ "(绵阳市)三台县2024年国民经济和社会发展统计公报-红黑统计公报库". Statistical Journal of National Economic and Social Development of Santai County in 2024. May 8, 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  3. ↑ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：三台县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  4. ↑ Du, Swun Deh (1937). "Quakerism in West China". Bulletin of Friends Historical Association. 26 (2): 88–91. doi:10.1353/qkh.1937.a395410. JSTOR 41944051. S2CID 160089721. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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