Định Hóa is a rural district of Thái Nguyên province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 90,086.[1] The district covers an area of 521 km². The district capital lies at Chợ Chu.[1]
Định Hóa District Huyện Định Hóa | |
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  Định Hóa District | |
| Coordinates: 21°53′50″N 105°38′01″E / 21.89722°N 105.63361°E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | Northeast |
| Province | Thái Nguyên |
| Capital | Chợ Chu |
| Government | |
| • Chairman of the People's Council | Lương Văn Lành |
| • Chairman of the People's Committee | Ma Đình Đối |
| Area | |
| • District | 201 sq mi (521 km2) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • District | 90,086 |
| • Urban | 6,526 people (7.3%) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC + 7) |
| Website | dinhhoa |
Administrative divisions
Chợ Chu, Bảo Cường, Bảo Linh, Bình Thành, Bình Yên, Bộc Nhiêu, Điềm Mặc, Định Biên, Đồng Thịnh, Kim Phượng, Kim Sơn, Lam Vỹ, Linh Thông, Phú Đình, Phú Tiến, Phúc Chu, Phượng Tiến, Quy Kỳ, Sơn Phú, Tân Dương, Tân Thịnh, Thanh Định, Trung Hội, Trung Lương.
Climate
| Climate data for Định Hóa | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.3 (88.3) | 36.8 (98.2) | 36.8 (98.2) | 39.9 (103.8) | 41.6 (106.9) | 40.1 (104.2) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.9 (102.0) | 37.8 (100.0) | 35.0 (95.0) | 33.7 (92.7) | 32.5 (90.5) | 41.6 (106.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 27.4 (81.3) | 31.5 (88.7) | 32.7 (90.9) | 32.7 (90.9) | 32.6 (90.7) | 31.7 (89.1) | 29.1 (84.4) | 25.5 (77.9) | 21.8 (71.2) | 27.3 (81.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) | 17.0 (62.6) | 19.8 (67.6) | 23.6 (74.5) | 26.8 (80.2) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.7 (81.9) | 26.5 (79.7) | 23.9 (75.0) | 20.1 (68.2) | 16.6 (61.9) | 22.8 (73.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 17.7 (63.9) | 21.1 (70.0) | 23.7 (74.7) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.3 (77.5) | 24.9 (76.8) | 23.5 (74.3) | 20.7 (69.3) | 16.8 (62.2) | 13.4 (56.1) | 20.0 (68.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) | 3.2 (37.8) | 6.5 (43.7) | 11.4 (52.5) | 12.5 (54.5) | 18.1 (64.6) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.5 (68.9) | 13.6 (56.5) | 8.1 (46.6) | 3.9 (39.0) | −0.4 (31.3) | −0.4 (31.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.3 (0.96) | 28.9 (1.14) | 55.9 (2.20) | 101.5 (4.00) | 208.4 (8.20) | 263.3 (10.37) | 325.3 (12.81) | 306.2 (12.06) | 174.5 (6.87) | 97.6 (3.84) | 43.2 (1.70) | 19.5 (0.77) | 1,650.5 (64.98) |
| Average rainy days | 9.3 | 11.3 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 15.4 | 16.6 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 13.1 | 9.7 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 159.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82.1 | 82.8 | 84.2 | 84.6 | 82.0 | 83.1 | 84.3 | 85.3 | 84.5 | 83.5 | 82.0 | 81.0 | 83.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 53.2 | 44.9 | 40.6 | 80.9 | 144.8 | 146.9 | 153.6 | 168.1 | 161.9 | 138.4 | 115.6 | 87.2 | 1,328.8 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[2] | |||||||||||||