Suijiang County
Suijiang County (simplified Chinese: 绥江县; traditional Chinese: 綏江縣; pinyin: Suíjiāng Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Yunnan province, China, bordering Sichuan province across the Jinsha River to the north and west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong.
Suijiang County
绥江县 | |
|---|---|
.png.webp) Location of Suijiang County (pink) and Zhaotong City (yellow) within Yunnan | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhaotong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 882 km2 (341 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 160,000 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 657700 |
| Area code(s) | 0870 |
| Website | suijiang |
Transport
Farmer protest
At the end of March 2011, media reports and eyewitnesses say about 400 paramilitary troops, tactical unit police and militia members and riot police have dispersed a large-scale, 5-day protest by thousands of farmers who were upset about being moved off their land for a dam without adequate compensation.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Suijiang (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
35.1 (95.2) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.7 (99.9) |
38.2 (100.8) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.9 (100.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
39.1 (102.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.7 (49.5) |
17.9 (64.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
15.0 (59.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.1 (0.36) |
15.7 (0.62) |
24.4 (0.96) |
63.5 (2.50) |
90.5 (3.56) |
120 (4.7) |
207.6 (8.17) |
190.4 (7.50) |
99.5 (3.92) |
44.3 (1.74) |
18.9 (0.74) |
8.9 (0.35) |
892.8 (35.12) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 79 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
References
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