Ziyun Miao and Buyei Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 紫云苗族布依族自治县; traditional Chinese: 紫雲苗族布依族自治縣; pinyin: Zǐyún Miáozú Bùyīzú Zìzhìxiàn; Bouyei: Zijyunf Buxyeeuz Buxqyaix Ziqziqxianq) is a county in the southwest of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Anshun.
Ziyun County 紫云县 · Zijyunf xianq | |
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| 紫云苗族布依族自治县 Zijyunf Buxyeeuz Buxqyaix Ziqziqxianq Ziyun Miao and Buyei Autonomous County | |
 Ziyun is the southernmost division (pink) in this map of Anshun | |
.png) Anshun in Guizhou | |
  Ziyun  Ziyun | |
| Coordinates (Ziyun County government): 25°45′04″N 106°05′04″E / 25.7510°N 106.0844°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture-level city | Anshun |
| County seat | Songshan Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,272.94 km2 (877.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 293,651 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
Ziyun is divided into 3 subdistricts, 8 towns and 2 townships:[2]
- subdistricts
- Songshan Subdistrict (松山街道)
- Wufeng Subdistrict (五峰街道)
- Yunling Subdistrict (云岭街道)
- towns
- Getuhe Town (格凸河镇)
- Houchang Town (猴场镇)
- Maoying Town (猫营镇)
- Bandang Town (板当镇)
- Daying Town (大营镇)
- Zongdi Town (宗地镇)
- Bayang Town (坝羊镇)
- Huohua Town (火花镇)
- township
- Baishiyan Township (白石岩乡)
- Sidazhai Township (四大寨乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Ziyun, elevation 1,180 m (3,870 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) | 30.2 (86.4) | 31.2 (88.2) | 33.6 (92.5) | 33.8 (92.8) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.5 (90.5) | 29.5 (85.1) | 26.8 (80.2) | 24.4 (75.9) | 33.8 (92.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) | 13.0 (55.4) | 17.3 (63.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 24.6 (76.3) | 25.8 (78.4) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.3 (81.1) | 25.1 (77.2) | 20.3 (68.5) | 16.8 (62.2) | 11.5 (52.7) | 20.1 (68.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) | 8.6 (47.5) | 12.3 (54.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 19.9 (67.8) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.7 (72.9) | 20.4 (68.7) | 16.4 (61.5) | 12.5 (54.5) | 7.7 (45.9) | 15.7 (60.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) | 5.8 (42.4) | 9.1 (48.4) | 13.6 (56.5) | 16.5 (61.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 20.1 (68.2) | 19.5 (67.1) | 17.2 (63.0) | 13.9 (57.0) | 9.6 (49.3) | 5.1 (41.2) | 12.8 (55.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) | −3.9 (25.0) | −3.6 (25.5) | 2.8 (37.0) | 5.8 (42.4) | 12.1 (53.8) | 10.8 (51.4) | 13.1 (55.6) | 6.7 (44.1) | 3.2 (37.8) | −2.0 (28.4) | −5.1 (22.8) | −5.1 (22.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.9 (1.02) | 20.0 (0.79) | 41.0 (1.61) | 73.0 (2.87) | 198.9 (7.83) | 298.6 (11.76) | 239.1 (9.41) | 159.5 (6.28) | 94.7 (3.73) | 83.3 (3.28) | 36.2 (1.43) | 18.4 (0.72) | 1,288.6 (50.73) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.4 | 10.6 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 16.3 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 16.3 | 11.6 | 15.1 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 167.3 |
| Average snowy days | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 49.8 | 70.6 | 92.6 | 120.6 | 127.1 | 95.1 | 135.3 | 151.4 | 124.0 | 82.5 | 92.5 | 66.4 | 1,207.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 15 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 32 | 38 | 34 | 23 | 29 | 20 | 27 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||