Xiaojin County
Xiaojin County (Chinese: 小金县; pinyin: Xiǎojīn Xiàn), also known as Tsanlha from its Tibetan name (Tibetan: བཙན་ལྷ་རྫོང་།, Wylie: btsan lha rdzong, ZYPY: Zainlha Zong), is a county in the northwest of Sichuan Province, China. It is the southernmost county-level division of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture.
Xiaojin County
小金县 · བཙན་ལྷ་རྫོང་། | |
|---|---|
 A hydroelectric dam in Xiaojin County | |
.png.webp) Location of Xiaojin County (light red) in Ngawa Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 30°59′56″N 102°21′50″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Ngawa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,524 km2 (2,133 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
History
Prior to 18th century, the county was the land of the Tibetan Chiefdom of Tsanlha.
Administrative divisions
Xiaojin County contains five towns and 16 townships:
- Meixing Town 美兴镇
- Siguniangshan Town 四姑娘山镇 (formerly Rilong 日隆镇)
- Dawei Town 达维镇
- Wori Town 沃日镇
- Lianghekou Town 两河镇
- Laoying Township 老营乡
- Chongde Township 崇德乡
- Xinqiao Township 新桥乡
- Meiwo Township 美沃乡
- Shalong Township 沙龙乡
- Zhailong Township 宅垄乡
- Xinge Township 新格乡
- Ri’er Township 日尔乡
- Jiexin Township 结斯乡
- Mupo Township 木坡乡
- Fubian Township 抚边乡
- Bajiao Township 八角乡
- Shuangbai Township 双柏乡
- Wodi Township 窝底乡
- Hanniu Township 汗牛乡
- Pan’an Township 潘安乡
Climate
| Climate data for Xiaojin (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
36.3 (97.3) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.6 (96.1) |
33.8 (92.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
36.3 (97.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12.8 (55.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
12.3 (54.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
6.8 (44.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
0.8 (33.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.8 (0.07) |
5.2 (0.20) |
21.9 (0.86) |
51.5 (2.03) |
82.5 (3.25) |
130.6 (5.14) |
98.2 (3.87) |
81.6 (3.21) |
94.2 (3.71) |
51.5 (2.03) |
10.6 (0.42) |
1.1 (0.04) |
630.7 (24.83) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 38 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 52 | 62 | 63 | 61 | 62 | 59 | 48 | 41 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[1] | |||||||||||||
References
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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