Gao County
Gao County or Gaoxian (simplified Chinese: 高县; traditional Chinese: 高縣; pinyin: Gāo Xiàn) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Yibin city and has a population of 526,400 in 2019, 171,000 of which live in the urban area. The county seat is located 48 km from Yibin city. The county is traversed by the Nanguang River (zh:南广河), a tributary of the Yangtze. About half of the land area is covered by forests.[1]
Gao County
高县 | |
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![]() ![]() Gaoxian Location of the seat in Sichuan | |
Coordinates: 28.436°N 104.518°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Sichuan |
Prefecture-level city | Yibin |
Area | |
• County | 1,323 km2 (511 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | 526,400 |
• Urban | 171,000 |
• Rural | 355,400 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | www |
On 20 March 1994, 18 people were killed by a landslide in the east of Gao County.[2][3]
Administrative divisions
Gao County administers 13 towns:
- Qingfu
- Wenjiang
- Yuejiang
- Shahe
- Jiaocun
- Luochang
- Shengtian
- Laifu
- Kejiu
- Jiale
- Xiaxing
- Luorun
- Qingling
Climate
Climate data for Gaoxian (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
34.8 (94.6) |
38.3 (100.9) |
37.2 (99.0) |
38.4 (101.1) |
41.2 (106.2) |
40.1 (104.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
41.2 (106.2) |
Average high °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
18.0 (64.3) |
Average low °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −1.7 (28.9) |
0.2 (32.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.2 (0.64) |
22.1 (0.87) |
30.3 (1.19) |
57.2 (2.25) |
94.6 (3.72) |
147.1 (5.79) |
204.1 (8.04) |
196.9 (7.75) |
102.7 (4.04) |
57.2 (2.25) |
30.3 (1.19) |
16.1 (0.63) |
974.8 (38.36) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 75 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 82 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center |
References
- "走进高县".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "A COLLAPSE LANDSLIDE OF MARCH 20.1904 AT BAIYA,GAOXIAN COUNTY,SICHUAN PROVINCE--《MOUNTAIN RESEARCH》1994年04期". en.cnki.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- 中國新聞 (in Chinese). 中囯新闻社. March 1994.
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