Shizong County 师宗县 | |
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 Location of Shizong County (red) and Qujing City (pink) within Yunnan | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Qujing |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,096 km2 (809 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 333,621 |
| • Density | 159.2/km2 (412.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 655700 |
| Area code | 0874 |
| Website | www |
Shizong County (simplified Chinese:师宗县;traditional Chinese:師宗縣;pinyin:Shīzōng Xiàn) is under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofQujing, in the southeast ofYunnan province, China. It bordersLuoping County to the east,Xilin County ofGuangxi to the southeast,Qiubei County to the south,Luxi County, Yunnan to the southwest andLuliang County to the north.
TheLandian Yao (蓝靛瑶) people of Gaoliang Township (高良壮族苗族瑶族乡) are found in Xin'an (新安), Dinglei (丁累), Xidu (细独), Shanglongga (上笼戛), and Xialongga (下笼戛) villages.[1]
Shizong County has 3 subdistricts, 4 towns and 3 ethnic townships.[2]
| Climate data for Shizong, elevation 1,901 m (6,237 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) | 23.5 (74.3) | 26.8 (80.2) | 28.7 (83.7) | 31.4 (88.5) | 32.3 (90.1) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.0 (87.8) | 29.2 (84.6) | 29.0 (84.2) | 26.9 (80.4) | 25.7 (78.3) | 24.2 (75.6) | 32.3 (90.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.4 (56.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 20.3 (68.5) | 23.4 (74.1) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 22.5 (72.5) | 19.5 (67.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 13.5 (56.3) | 20.3 (68.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) | 9.1 (48.4) | 12.9 (55.2) | 16.3 (61.3) | 18.5 (65.3) | 19.7 (67.5) | 19.7 (67.5) | 19.2 (66.6) | 17.5 (63.5) | 14.7 (58.5) | 11.1 (52.0) | 7.5 (45.5) | 14.4 (58.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) | 4.5 (40.1) | 7.7 (45.9) | 11.1 (52.0) | 14.1 (57.4) | 16.6 (61.9) | 16.9 (62.4) | 16.2 (61.2) | 14.4 (57.9) | 11.8 (53.2) | 7.2 (45.0) | 3.6 (38.5) | 10.6 (51.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.4 (22.3) | −5.0 (23.0) | −4.9 (23.2) | 0.3 (32.5) | 1.3 (34.3) | 7.9 (46.2) | 10.8 (51.4) | 9.5 (49.1) | 4.1 (39.4) | 0.9 (33.6) | −5.5 (22.1) | −15.0 (5.0) | −15.0 (5.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 28.5 (1.12) | 21.6 (0.85) | 29.4 (1.16) | 37.6 (1.48) | 120.4 (4.74) | 237.7 (9.36) | 227.8 (8.97) | 179.1 (7.05) | 113.1 (4.45) | 82.5 (3.25) | 31.2 (1.23) | 20.9 (0.82) | 1,129.8 (44.48) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.4 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 13.4 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 20.0 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 157.4 |
| Average snowy days | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 79 | 72 | 67 | 67 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 82 | 82 | 79 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 149.6 | 164.2 | 200.5 | 207.6 | 180.5 | 124.9 | 119.2 | 128.6 | 108.2 | 105.1 | 145.3 | 134.2 | 1,767.9 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 45 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 44 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 41 | 41 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
24°49′41″N103°59′24″E / 24.82806°N 103.99000°E /24.82806; 103.99000
