Maguan County
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Maguan County
马关县 · Majgvanh Yen | |
|---|---|
 Location of Maguan County (red) and Wenshan Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province of China | |
  Maguan County | |
| Coordinates: 23°00′30″N 104°23′34″E / 23.00833°N 104.39278°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Wenshan |
| County seat | Mabai |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,767 km2 (1,068 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 318,704 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 663700 |
| Area code | 0876 |
| Website | www |
Maguan County (simplified Chinese: 马关县; traditional Chinese: 馬關縣; pinyin: Mǎguān Xiàn; lit. 'horse pass', Vietnamese: Mã Quan) is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, bordering Vietnam's Lào Cai and Ha Giang provinces to the south.
Administrative divisions
[edit]In the present, Maguan County has 9 towns and 4 townships.[2]
- 9 towns
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- 4 townships
Ethnic groups
[edit]The Maguan County Gazetteer (马关县志) (1996) lists the following ethnic subgroups.
- Han
- Zhuang
- Buyi
- Dai
- Miao
- Yao
- Yi (Lolo)
- Pu 仆 (autonyms: Toulapa 托拉葩 and Alapa 阿拉葩), related to the Phù Lá in Vietnam
- Luo 倮 (autonyms: Luomo 罗摩 and Lemo 勒摩)
- Mongol
- Laji (拉基)
Transport
[edit]- Nearest airport: Wenshan Airport
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Maguan, elevation 1,333 m (4,373 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.3 (59.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.5 (63.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.9 (1.22) |
21.0 (0.83) |
50.4 (1.98) |
76.7 (3.02) |
151.0 (5.94) |
197.4 (7.77) |
270.0 (10.63) |
237.6 (9.35) |
133.1 (5.24) |
82.1 (3.23) |
38.8 (1.53) |
26.9 (1.06) |
1,315.9 (51.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 12.6 | 15.7 | 20.3 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 173.3 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 121.8 | 135.3 | 167.4 | 195.2 | 201.4 | 156.8 | 146.0 | 155.0 | 144.6 | 120.7 | 147.7 | 130.9 | 1,822.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 36 | 42 | 45 | 51 | 49 | 39 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 34 | 45 | 40 | 41 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "文山州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Wenshan Prefecture. 2021-05-25.
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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