Qianxi, Guizhou
Qianxi (Chinese: 黔西市; pinyin: Qiánxī Shì) is a county-level city of western Guizhou province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Bijie City. The county had a population of 970,700 in 2019.
Qianxi
黔西市 | |
|---|---|
 Qianxi in Bijie | |
.png.webp) Bijie in Guizhou | |
| Coordinates (Qianxi County government): 27°00′31″N 106°01′56″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture-level city | Bijie |
| County seat | Liancheng Subdistrict (莲城街道) |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 2,380.5 km2 (919.1 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,225 m (4,019 ft) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| • County-level city | 970,700 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 391,300 |
| • Rural | 579,400 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 551500 |
| Area code | 0857 |
| Website | www |
The area of Qianxi has been inhabited since prehistoric times, as evidenced by stone tools found in the Guanyin cave among others.[2]
Qianxi is also the home of Guizhou opera (Qianju).[3]
Geography and climate
Qianxi ranges in latitude from 26° 45' to 27° 21' N and in longitude from 105° 47' to 106° 26' E, and straddles the middle reaches of the Wu River. It borders Xiuwen County to the east, Qingzhen and Zhijin County to the south, Dafang County to the west, north and northeast, and Jinsha County to the north. As measured from the county seat, the provincial capital Guiyang is 117 kilometres (73 mi) away, while the prefectural seat, Qixingguan, is 115 km (71 mi) off.
Due to its low latitude and elevation above 1,200 m (3,900 ft), Qianxi has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with hot, humid summers (though devoid of extreme heat) and cool, damp winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 3.8 °C (38.8 °F) in January to 23.1 °C (73.6 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 14.24 °C (57.6 °F). Rainfall is extremely common year-round, occurring on 187 days of the year (i.e. slightly more than half of the days), but over half of the annual total occurs from June to August.
| Climate data for Qianxi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
35.2 (95.4) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.6 (92.5) |
35.1 (95.2) |
34.8 (94.6) |
30.0 (86.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
35.2 (95.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
18.9 (66.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
5.7 (42.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
11.4 (52.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
0.7 (33.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.5 (0.89) |
16.2 (0.64) |
29.3 (1.15) |
70.3 (2.77) |
136.8 (5.39) |
189.6 (7.46) |
160.9 (6.33) |
116.3 (4.58) |
94.2 (3.71) |
78.1 (3.07) |
27.8 (1.09) |
16.0 (0.63) |
958 (37.71) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 17.0 | 14.2 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 16.5 | 11.6 | 14.0 | 178.8 |
| Average snowy days | 5.2 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 10.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 86 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 34.5 | 50.1 | 76.8 | 102.0 | 108.7 | 90.2 | 150.1 | 161.9 | 116.2 | 66.8 | 71.8 | 46.5 | 1,075.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 10 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 36 | 40 | 32 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 24 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[6] | |||||||||||||
References
- "2021年[毕节]黔西市人口常住户籍总人数口和第七次人口普查结果-红黑人口库2021年".
- "黔西县人民政府门户网-黔西简介". www.gzqianxi.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
- "Qianju Opera of Guizhou Province -Chinaculture.org". en.chinaculture.org. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
- 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.
- 黔西 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 26 November 2022.