Tongzi County
Tongzi (Chinese: 桐梓; pinyin: Tóngzǐ) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zunyi, in the north of Guizhou province, China, bordering Chongqing to the north.
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Map including Tongzi (labeled as T'UNG-TZU 桐梓) (AMS, 1954)
The county government is located in the town of Loushanguan.
Administrative divisions
Tongzi County is divided into 2 subdistricts, 20 towns, 2 townships and 1 ethnic township:
- subdistricts
- Loushanguan Subdistrict 娄山关街道
- Haixiao Subdistrict 海校街道
- towns
- Chumi Town 楚米镇
- Xinzhan Town 新站镇
- Songkan Town 松坎镇
- Gaoqiao Town 高桥镇
- Shuibatang Town 水坝塘镇
- Guancang Town 官仓镇
- Huaqiu Town 花秋镇
- Yangdeng Town 羊磴镇
- Jiuba Town 九坝镇
- Dahe Town 大河镇
- Yelang Town 夜郎镇
- Mugua Town 木瓜镇
- Podu Town 坡渡镇
- Liaoyuan Town 燎原镇
- Shixi Town 狮溪镇
- Maoshi Town 茅石镇
- Yaolongshan Town 尧龙山镇
- Fengshui Town 风水镇
- Rongguang Town 容光镇
- Bajiao Town 芭蕉镇
- townships
- Xiaoshui Township 小水乡
- Huanglian Township 黄莲乡
- ethnic township
- Mazong Miao Ethnic Township 马鬃苗族乡
Transportation
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Rail
Roads
Climate
Climate data for Tongzi, elevation 972 m (3,189 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) | 22.4 (72.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.1 (95.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
35.9 (96.6) |
36.6 (97.9) |
36.4 (97.5) |
32.8 (91.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
36.6 (97.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
19.2 (66.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
12.3 (54.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
2.7 (36.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.3 (0.68) |
15.9 (0.63) |
42.5 (1.67) |
76.5 (3.01) |
133.6 (5.26) |
187.5 (7.38) |
148.4 (5.84) |
127.1 (5.00) |
102.9 (4.05) |
97.0 (3.82) |
37.4 (1.47) |
17.8 (0.70) |
1,003.9 (39.51) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.0 | 11.4 | 13.9 | 15.4 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 13.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 17.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 168.1 |
Average snowy days | 5.8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 11.5 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 78 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 25.6 | 38.1 | 64.4 | 89.8 | 100.0 | 90.5 | 156.4 | 168.2 | 112.2 | 60.2 | 58.4 | 38.2 | 1,002 |
Percent possible sunshine | 8 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 37 | 42 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 22 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration |
References
- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:桐梓县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.