Zheng'an County (Chinese: 正安县; pinyin: Zhèng'ān Xiàn) is a county in the north of Guizhou province, China, bordering Chongqing to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zunyi.

Zheng'an County
正安县
Zheng'an is located in Guizhou
Zheng'an
Zheng'an
Location of the seat in Guizhou
Zheng'an is located in Southwest China
Zheng'an
Zheng'an
Zheng'an (Southwest China)
Coordinates (Zheng'an County government): 28°33′13″N 107°27′16″E / 28.5535°N 107.4544°E / 28.5535; 107.4544
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityZunyi
County seatFengyi Subdistrict
Area
 • Total
2,595.24 km2 (1,002.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
389,434
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

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Zheng'an County is divided into 2 subdistricts, 16 towns and 2 ethnic townships:[1]

subdistricts
  • Fengyi Subdistrict 凤仪街道
  • Ruihao Subdistrict 瑞濠街道
towns
  • Ruixi Town 瑞溪镇
  • Hexi Town 和溪镇
  • Anchang Town 安场镇
  • Tuping Town 土坪镇
  • Liudu Town 流渡镇
  • Gelin Town 格林镇
  • Xinzhou Town 新州镇
  • Miaotang Town 庙塘镇
  • Xiaoya Town 小雅镇
  • Zhongguan Town 中观镇
  • Furongjiang Town 芙蓉江镇
  • Banzhu Town 班竹镇
  • Bifeng Town 碧峰镇
  • Lejian Town 乐俭镇
  • Yangxing Town 杨兴镇
  • Fuhen Town 桴㯊镇
ethnic townships
  • Xieba Gelao and Miao Ethnic Township 谢坝仡佬族苗族乡
  • Shiping Miao and Gelao Ethnic Township 市坪苗族仡佬族乡

Climate

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Climate data for Zheng'an, elevation 680 m (2,230 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0)
30.9
(87.6)
33.3
(91.9)
33.5
(92.3)
36.6
(97.9)
36.0
(96.8)
37.9
(100.2)
38.9
(102.0)
37.3
(99.1)
33.2
(91.8)
27.6
(81.7)
19.5
(67.1)
38.9
(102.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.3
(46.9)
11.1
(52.0)
16.0
(60.8)
21.4
(70.5)
25.1
(77.2)
27.8
(82.0)
31.1
(88.0)
31.1
(88.0)
27.0
(80.6)
20.8
(69.4)
15.9
(60.6)
10.1
(50.2)
20.5
(68.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)
7.8
(46.0)
11.8
(53.2)
16.7
(62.1)
20.4
(68.7)
23.4
(74.1)
26.3
(79.3)
25.9
(78.6)
22.4
(72.3)
17.1
(62.8)
12.4
(54.3)
7.2
(45.0)
16.4
(61.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.4
(38.1)
5.5
(41.9)
8.8
(47.8)
13.4
(56.1)
17
(63)
20.3
(68.5)
22.8
(73.0)
22.1
(71.8)
19.0
(66.2)
14.5
(58.1)
10.0
(50.0)
5.1
(41.2)
13.5
(56.3)
Record low °C (°F) −3.6
(25.5)
−2.6
(27.3)
−1.5
(29.3)
3.9
(39.0)
9.6
(49.3)
13.4
(56.1)
15.7
(60.3)
16.9
(62.4)
11.7
(53.1)
5.5
(41.9)
−0.4
(31.3)
−3.3
(26.1)
−3.6
(25.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17.4
(0.69)
20.0
(0.79)
44.9
(1.77)
99.5
(3.92)
157.0
(6.18)
194.7
(7.67)
152.2
(5.99)
128.0
(5.04)
87.6
(3.45)
99.1
(3.90)
47.2
(1.86)
16.9
(0.67)
1,064.5
(41.93)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.8 11.2 14.4 16.3 17.6 16.6 12.9 13.2 11.6 16.5 12.7 11.2 166
Average snowy days 4.4 2.2 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 8.2
Average relative humidity (%) 78 75 75 77 77 80 75 74 76 82 81 80 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 25.8 31.3 59.6 81.4 93.6 91.7 159.3 166.5 111.5 60.9 48.2 31.2 961
Percent possible sunshine 8 10 16 21 22 22 38 41 30 17 15 10 21
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:正安县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.