Huishui_County

Huishui County

Huishui County

County in Guizhou, China

Huishui (Chinese: 惠水; pinyin: Huìshuǐ) is a county of south-central Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. 61% of its 476,900 population are minorities, including Bouyei, Miao, Hui, Zhuang, Sui, Bai, and Maonan.[2] In 1372 it was the seat of the historic Chengfan commandery (程番府).[3]

Quick Facts 惠水县, Country ...

Within Guizhou it is noted for its orange cultivation.

The gecko species Hemiphyllodactylus huishuiensis was first discovered in, and named after Huishui.[4] A locally distributed species of Gesneriaceae plants was only found in Huishui.[5]

Administrative divisions

Huishui governs 3 subdistricts and 8 towns:[6]

  • Lianjiang subdistrict (涟江街道)
  • Mengjiang subdistrict (濛江街道)
  • Mingtian subdistrict (明田街道)
  • Haohuahong town (好花红镇)
  • Baijin town (摆金镇)
  • Yashui town (雅水镇)
  • Duanshan town (断杉镇)
  • Lushan town (芦山镇)
  • Wangyou town (王佑镇)
  • Xiantang town (羡塘镇)
  • Gangdu town (岗度镇)

Climate

More information Climate data for Huishui, elevation 992 m (3,255 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010), Month ...

Transport

References

  1. [1]
    "惠水县人民政府-自然地理".
  2. [2]
    "惠水县人口民族情况".
  3. [3]
    牛平汉 (1997). 明代政区沿革综表 (in Chinese). 中国地图出版社. ISBN 978-7-5031-1540-0.
  4. [4]
    Yan, Jie; Lin, Yubo; Guo, Weibo; Li, Peng; Zhou, Kaiya (2016-06-02). "A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Guizhou, China". Zootaxa. 4117 (4): 543–554. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.6. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 27395192.
  5. [5]
    Wen, Fang; Maciejewski, Stephen E.; He, Xiang-Qian; Han, Jing; Wei, Yi-Gang (2015-03-06). "Briggsia leiophylla , a new species of Gesneriaceae from southern Guizhou, China". Phytotaxa. 202 (1): 51–56. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.202.1.6. ISSN 1179-3163.
  6. [6]
    2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：惠水县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  7. [7]
    中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  8. [8]
    中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.


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