Huidong County 会东县 ·ꉼꄏꑤ | |
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Location of Huidong County (pink) and Liangshan Prefecture (yellow) within Sichuan | |
| Coordinates:26°38′04″N102°34′41″E / 26.6345012°N 102.5779582°E /26.6345012; 102.5779582 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Liangshan |
| County seat | Shenyuhe |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,227 km2 (1,246 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 346,082 |
| • Density | 107.2/km2 (277.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
| Huidong County, Sichuan | |||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 会东县 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 會東縣 | ||||||
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| Yi name | |||||||
| Yi | ꉼꄏꑤ Romanisation:hop do xiep | ||||||
Huidong County (Chinese:会东县;Yi:ꉼꄏꑤ) is a county in the far south ofSichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of theLiangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.
Huidong is located in southern Sichuan. It bordersHuili to the west,Ningnan County to the north, andQiaojia County,Dongchuan District andLuquan County,Yunnan across theJinsha River to the south and east.
Huidong County comprises 2subdistricts, 13towns, and 4townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Yi | Romanized Yi | Administrative division code | |
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| Subdistricts | ||||||
| Yucheng Subdistrict | 鱼城街道 | Yúchéng Jiēdào | ꒄꍰꏦꈜ | yup chep jie gga | 513426001 | |
| Jinjiang Subdistrict | 金江街道 | Jīnjiāng Jiēdào | ꏢꏦꏦꈜ | ji jie jie gga | 513426002 | |
| Towns | ||||||
| Shenyuhe Town | 鲹鱼河镇 | Shēnyúhé Zhèn | ꌜꒄꉼꍔ | se yup hop zhep | 513426100 | |
| Qianxin Town | 铅锌镇 | Qiānxīn Zhèn | ꐂꑟꍔ | qie xi zhep | 513426101 | |
| Duge Town | 堵格镇 | Dǔgé Zhèn | ꄖꇱꍔ | du gep zhep | 513426102 | |
| Jiangzhou Town | 姜州镇 | Jiāngzhōu Zhèn | ꏦꍏꍔ | jie zho zhep | 513426103 | |
| Wudongde Town | 乌东德镇 | Wūdōngdé Zhèn | ꃶꄏꄓꍔ | vu do dep zhep | 513426104 | |
| Tangtang Town | 淌塘镇 | Tǎngtáng Zhèn | ꄣꄤꍔ | ta tap zhep | 513426105 | |
| Tieliu Town | 铁柳镇 | Tiěliǔ Zhèn | ꄠꑖꍔ | tiep nyox zhep | 513426106 | |
| Gaji Town | 嘎吉镇 | Gājí Zhèn | ꇤꏹꍔ | ga jyp zhep | 513426107 | |
| Manyingou Town | 满银沟镇 | Mǎnyíngōu Zhèn | ꂶꑴꇬꍔ | max yip go zhep | 513426108 | |
| Xinjie Town | 新街镇 | Xīnjiē Zhèn | ꏦꎫꍔ | jie shat zhep | 513426109 | |
| Luji Town | 鲁吉镇 | Lǔjí Zhèn | ꇇꏹꍔ | lot jyp zhep | 513426110 | |
| Dachong Town | 大崇镇 | Dàchóng Zhèn | ꄊꍬꍔ | dap chop zhep | 513426111 | |
| Songping Town | 松坪镇 | Sōngpíng Zhèn | ꌙꀻꍔ | so pip zhep | 513426112 | |
| Townships | ||||||
| Laojuntan Township | 老君滩乡 | Lǎojūntān Xiāng | ꇄꏮꄣꑣ | luox jo ta xie | 513426202 | |
| Jiangxijie Township | 江西街乡 | Jiāngxījiē Xiāng | ꏦꑭꏦꑣ | jie xy jie xie | 513426203 | |
| Liugu Township | 溜姑乡 | Liūgū Xiāng | ꑗꈬꑣ | nyo ggu xie | 513426235 | |
| Yezu Township | 野租乡 | Yězū Xiāng | ꑸꊤꑣ | yiep zu xie | 513426251 | |
| Climate data for Huidong, elevation 1,695 m (5,561 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) | 26.8 (80.2) | 31.5 (88.7) | 32.9 (91.2) | 36.2 (97.2) | 35.2 (95.4) | 34.3 (93.7) | 34.7 (94.5) | 32.9 (91.2) | 29.2 (84.6) | 26.2 (79.2) | 23.1 (73.6) | 36.2 (97.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) | 20.0 (68.0) | 23.7 (74.7) | 26.6 (79.9) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.6 (81.7) | 25.3 (77.5) | 22.8 (73.0) | 20.2 (68.4) | 17.4 (63.3) | 23.7 (74.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) | 11.5 (52.7) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.8 (65.8) | 21.0 (69.8) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.2 (70.2) | 19.2 (66.6) | 16.2 (61.2) | 11.6 (52.9) | 8.2 (46.8) | 16.3 (61.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) | 4.4 (39.9) | 8.4 (47.1) | 11.8 (53.2) | 15.2 (59.4) | 17.8 (64.0) | 18.1 (64.6) | 17.4 (63.3) | 15.8 (60.4) | 12.7 (54.9) | 6.6 (43.9) | 2.5 (36.5) | 11.0 (51.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) | −2.7 (27.1) | −2.2 (28.0) | 1.8 (35.2) | 5.8 (42.4) | 10.8 (51.4) | 11.0 (51.8) | 10.2 (50.4) | 6.5 (43.7) | 3.3 (37.9) | −1.6 (29.1) | −5.9 (21.4) | −5.9 (21.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 14.8 (0.58) | 9.5 (0.37) | 15.8 (0.62) | 24.9 (0.98) | 77.7 (3.06) | 232.9 (9.17) | 251.3 (9.89) | 184.5 (7.26) | 156.1 (6.15) | 90.5 (3.56) | 23.7 (0.93) | 5.1 (0.20) | 1,086.8 (42.77) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 10.8 | 17.2 | 20.0 | 17.0 | 15.9 | 12.6 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 119.6 |
| Average snowy days | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 60 | 50 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 71 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 70 | 66 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 228.4 | 224.7 | 255.3 | 261.5 | 227.7 | 146.4 | 135.4 | 159.9 | 120.3 | 142.3 | 197.8 | 208.7 | 2,308.4 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 69 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 55 | 36 | 32 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 61 | 64 | 53 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3]August all time high[4] | |||||||||||||