Tunchang County

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Tunchang
屯昌县
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Location of Tunchang within Hainan (China).png
Location in Hainan
Coordinates: 19°21′58″N110°9′54″E / 19.36611°N 110.16500°E / 19.36611; 110.16500
Country People's Republic of China
Province Hainan
Area
  Total1,231.5 km2 (475.5 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
  Total250,059
  Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China standard time)

Tunchang County is a county of Hainan Province, People's Republic of China. Its postal code is 571600, and in 1999 its population was 250,059 people. The administrative seat lies at Tuncheng.

Contents

There are four main attractions in this county: The Muse Lake, The Standard Model Deer Farm, Shi Xia Hairui Ancestral Home and the Wolong Mountain.

In 1983, a company from Guangxi [ citation needed ] moved to Tunchang and started raising geoemydid turtles on a farm. [1] They have since moved to a place near Sanya, which is closer to the ocean.

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Tunchang deer farm

Climate

Climate data for Tunchang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)33.5
(92.3)
36.3
(97.3)
36.8
(98.2)
39.3
(102.7)
39.1
(102.4)
38.2
(100.8)
39.5
(103.1)
37.2
(99.0)
36.8
(98.2)
34.2
(93.6)
34.1
(93.4)
32.0
(89.6)
39.5
(103.1)
Average high °C (°F)22.6
(72.7)
24.7
(76.5)
28.1
(82.6)
31.1
(88.0)
33.2
(91.8)
33.9
(93.0)
33.6
(92.5)
32.9
(91.2)
31.4
(88.5)
29.2
(84.6)
26.5
(79.7)
23.0
(73.4)
29.2
(84.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)18.2
(64.8)
19.9
(67.8)
22.9
(73.2)
25.8
(78.4)
27.6
(81.7)
28.6
(83.5)
28.4
(83.1)
27.7
(81.9)
26.6
(79.9)
24.8
(76.6)
22.4
(72.3)
19.1
(66.4)
24.3
(75.8)
Average low °C (°F)15.4
(59.7)
16.9
(62.4)
19.6
(67.3)
22.4
(72.3)
24.2
(75.6)
25.3
(77.5)
25.1
(77.2)
24.6
(76.3)
23.9
(75.0)
22.1
(71.8)
19.8
(67.6)
16.6
(61.9)
21.3
(70.4)
Record low °C (°F)4.8
(40.6)
5.4
(41.7)
5.9
(42.6)
14.0
(57.2)
15.5
(59.9)
20.0
(68.0)
21.3
(70.3)
19.5
(67.1)
18.3
(64.9)
12.7
(54.9)
9.3
(48.7)
3.8
(38.8)
3.8
(38.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)30.1
(1.19)
37.6
(1.48)
44.5
(1.75)
115.5
(4.55)
263.3
(10.37)
192.5
(7.58)
220.6
(8.69)
321.5
(12.66)
354.7
(13.96)
361.0
(14.21)
108.1
(4.26)
66.5
(2.62)
2,115.9
(83.32)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)11.010.610.512.517.716.516.219.218.514.511.512.2170.9
Average relative humidity (%)86848180807879838584848482
Mean monthly sunshine hours 100.9112.4154.1180.9206.3212.8223.7197.7157.5147.6114.987.11,895.9
Percent possible sunshine 29354148515455504341342642
Source: China Meteorological Administration [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2004. Retrieved 4 May 2005.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) , page 15. Their source, with details and photos, is: Shi, Haitao; Parham, James Ford (2000), "Preliminary Observations of a Large Turtle Farm in Hainan Province, People's Republic of China", Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter, 3: 4–6
  2. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration . Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  3. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration . Retrieved 17 June 2023.

19°21′58″N110°09′54″E / 19.366°N 110.165°E / 19.366; 110.165