Tuần Giáo is a rural district of Điện Biên province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. As of 2006, the district had a population of 71,423.[1] The district covers an area of 1,136.29 km². The district capital lies at Tuần Giáo.[1]
Tuần Giáo District Huyện Tuần Giáo | |
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 District location in northern Vietnam | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | Northwest |
| Province | Điện Biên |
| Capital | Tuần Giáo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 438.72 sq mi (1,136.29 km2) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 71,423 |
| • Density | 160/sq mi (63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
On 24 June 1983, a 6.7 earthquake occurred in Tuần Giáo at around 14:00 local time, 11 km northeast of Tuần Giáo townlet, causing heavy losses to the Tuần Giáo district and surrounding areas. After the event, a series of aftershocks occurred, with the largest occurring on 15 July 1983 with a magnitude of 5.4.[2]
In 2006, a portion of the district was carved out to form Mường Ảng district.
Administrative divisions
Tuan Giao has 14 administrative units, including 1 town and 13 communes:
Climate
| Climate data for Tuần Giáo | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) | 36.3 (97.3) | 36.8 (98.2) | 37.3 (99.1) | 37.4 (99.3) | 36.6 (97.9) | 36.3 (97.3) | 36.4 (97.5) | 36.4 (97.5) | 35.1 (95.2) | 34.0 (93.2) | 31.4 (88.5) | 37.4 (99.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) | 24.7 (76.5) | 28.1 (82.6) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.2 (86.4) | 28.4 (83.1) | 25.5 (77.9) | 22.9 (73.2) | 27.9 (82.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) | 16.8 (62.2) | 19.9 (67.8) | 23.0 (73.4) | 24.8 (76.6) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.2 (75.6) | 22.0 (71.6) | 18.7 (65.7) | 15.4 (59.7) | 21.3 (70.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.1 (52.0) | 12.1 (53.8) | 14.7 (58.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 21.0 (69.8) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.3 (72.1) | 20.9 (69.6) | 18.5 (65.3) | 15.0 (59.0) | 11.6 (52.9) | 17.6 (63.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) | 2.7 (36.9) | 4.1 (39.4) | 10.3 (50.5) | 13.9 (57.0) | 14.3 (57.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 17.1 (62.8) | 11.5 (52.7) | 7.7 (45.9) | 3.6 (38.5) | −0.4 (31.3) | −0.6 (30.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.7 (1.05) | 25.9 (1.02) | 58.7 (2.31) | 135.6 (5.34) | 216.8 (8.54) | 286.3 (11.27) | 316.7 (12.47) | 276.3 (10.88) | 137.8 (5.43) | 65.8 (2.59) | 40.5 (1.59) | 25.7 (1.01) | 1,612.9 (63.50) |
| Average rainy days | 4.8 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 13.2 | 17.4 | 21.3 | 23.2 | 21.2 | 13.7 | 8.9 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 144.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82.6 | 79.5 | 77.8 | 79.5 | 81.8 | 85.1 | 86.3 | 86.8 | 85.9 | 84.8 | 84.6 | 83.8 | 83.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 141.8 | 152.0 | 178.3 | 199.0 | 193.2 | 132.4 | 132.7 | 149.5 | 162.4 | 158.8 | 150.1 | 145.9 | 1,896.3 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology[3] | |||||||||||||