Zhijin County 织金县 | |
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Coordinates(Zhijin County government): 26°39′49″N105°46′13″E / 26.6636°N 105.7702°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Guizhou |
Prefecture-level city | Bijie |
County seat | Wenteng |
Area | |
• Total | 2,865.26 km2 (1,106.28 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 784,119 |
• Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Zhijin County | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 織金 縣 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 织金 县 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Gold-Weaving County | ||||||||
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Former names | |||||||||
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Pingyuan Prefecture | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 平遠 府 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 平远 府 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Peaceful-&-Distant Prefecture Pacified-&-Distant Prefecture | ||||||||
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Zhijin County is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie in west-central Guizhou province,China.
Zhijin has been inhabited since the Qin,populated mainly by the Gelao. After the Jin,the Yi moved in. During the Kangxi Era of the Qing,a city was founded named Pingyuan. In 1914,it was renamed Zhijin after one of its streets.
Zhijin County is divided into 6 subdistricts,16 towns,3 townships and 7 ethnic townships: [1]
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Zhijin County is located in the southeastern part of Bijie City,roughly in the middle of Guizhou province. It is 151 km from Guiyang,95 km from Anshun,129 km from Bijie City. It spans 82.5 km from East to West,and 66 km from North to South. Its total area is 2,868 km2 (1,107 sq mi).
Karst topography dominates the landscape,with caves everywhere. The Zhijin Cave 22 km from the county seat is considered the most magnificent cave in China,and is a popular tourist spot.
The highest point in the county has altitude 2262 m,and the lowest 1319 m.
The average temperature is 14.7 c,with annual rainfall 1391 mm.
Climate data for Zhijin (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) | 21.7 (71.1) | 29.5 (85.1) | 32.2 (90.0) | 32.8 (91.0) | 34.0 (93.2) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.7 (90.9) | 33.2 (91.8) | 32.4 (90.3) | 29.9 (85.8) | 26.0 (78.8) | 22.0 (71.6) | 34.0 (93.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) | 11.1 (52.0) | 15.8 (60.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 23.6 (74.5) | 25.2 (77.4) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.4 (81.3) | 24.2 (75.6) | 18.9 (66.0) | 15.4 (59.7) | 9.9 (49.8) | 18.9 (66.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) | 7.0 (44.6) | 11.0 (51.8) | 15.8 (60.4) | 18.8 (65.8) | 21.0 (69.8) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.4 (72.3) | 19.6 (67.3) | 15.2 (59.4) | 11.3 (52.3) | 6.4 (43.5) | 14.7 (58.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) | 4.3 (39.7) | 7.9 (46.2) | 12.2 (54.0) | 15.3 (59.5) | 18.0 (64.4) | 19.7 (67.5) | 19.1 (66.4) | 16.5 (61.7) | 12.8 (55.0) | 8.6 (47.5) | 4.0 (39.2) | 11.7 (53.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) | −4.2 (24.4) | −3.7 (25.3) | 1.9 (35.4) | 6.3 (43.3) | 9.9 (49.8) | 10.1 (50.2) | 12.3 (54.1) | 6.7 (44.1) | 1.9 (35.4) | −2.2 (28.0) | −5.9 (21.4) | −5.9 (21.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28.8 (1.13) | 20.4 (0.80) | 34.7 (1.37) | 82.0 (3.23) | 172.9 (6.81) | 297.8 (11.72) | 268.5 (10.57) | 179.5 (7.07) | 140.8 (5.54) | 108.4 (4.27) | 34.3 (1.35) | 22.9 (0.90) | 1,391 (54.76) |
Average precipitation days (≥0.1 mm) | 18.9 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 18.4 | 19.6 | 17.2 | 14.8 | 13.5 | 18.7 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 199.6 |
Average snowy days | 4.9 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 9.8 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 80 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 37.2 | 56.1 | 89.1 | 117.2 | 121.5 | 91.9 | 146.6 | 161.5 | 114.6 | 65.9 | 69.9 | 47.0 | 1,118.5 |
Percent possible sunshine | 11 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 35 | 40 | 31 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 25 |
Source:China Meteorological Administration [2] [3] |
The most important industry is tourism,with Zhijin Cave the number one attraction drawing tourists from all over China and the world.
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There are 23 ethnic groups living in Zhijin, including Han Chinese, Miao, Yi, Hui and Buyei. 48.02% of Zhijin's population are considered minorities in China.
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