Huize_County
Huize County
County in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
Huize County (simplified Chinese: 会泽县; traditional Chinese: 會澤縣; pinyin: Huìzé Xiàn, old name: Dongchuan 東川) is a county-level city, under the jurisdiction of Qujing City, Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.
Huize County
会泽县 | |
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Location of Huize County (pink) within Qujing City (yellow) and Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 26°24′57″N 103°17′37″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Qujing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,093 km2 (1,966 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 872,361 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 654200 |
| Area code | 0874 |
| Website | hz |
The city has grown considerably over the past 20 years. It has 871,200 inhabitants.
It is 120 km (75 mi) from the center of Qujing.
Huize is located between mountains with rice fields at one side and a large earth dam to the south. Some of the mountain areas are blasted for construction materials.
Huize County has 3 subdistricts, 7 towns, 12 townships and 1 ethnic township.[1]
- 3 subdistricts
- Gucheng (古城街道)
- Baoyun (宝云街道)
- Jinzhong (金钟街道)
- 7 towns
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- 12 townships
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- 1 ethnic township
- Xinjie Hui (新街回族乡)
Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Huize has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with short, mild, dry winters, and warm, rainy summers. A great majority of the year's rainfall occurs from June to September.
| Climate data for Huize (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
19.4 (66.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
13.3 (55.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
1.2 (34.2) |
7.6 (45.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.8 (0.58) |
10.7 (0.42) |
21.6 (0.85) |
27.6 (1.09) |
67.4 (2.65) |
162 (6.4) |
173.4 (6.83) |
149.8 (5.90) |
87.9 (3.46) |
52.6 (2.07) |
18.7 (0.74) |
6.8 (0.27) |
793.3 (31.26) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.8 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 15.6 | 18.7 | 16.9 | 13.8 | 11.8 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 121.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 12 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 57 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 73 | 70 | 69 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 207.7 | 205.7 | 252.9 | 254.7 | 224.0 | 166.8 | 158.4 | 161.9 | 144.4 | 147.9 | 191.4 | 196.4 | 2,312.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 63 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 59 | 61 | 53 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[4] | |||||||||||||
There are several food markets, temples, shops and bars in the county center.
On 23 July 2023 a glass segment of touristic glass slide had completely dislodged, leaving a void at a height of 10 metres. It caused collisions between rafts but nobody was injured. A video of the accident was in the worldwide media.[5][6]
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- 会泽 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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