Wangmo County
Wangmo County 望谟县 | |
|---|---|
  Wangmo Location of the seat in Guizhou  Wangmo Wangmo (Southwest China) | |
| Coordinates (Wangmo County government): 25°10′29″N 106°05′41″E / 25.1746°N 106.0946°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Autonomous prefecture | Qianxinan |
| County seat | Wangmu |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,005.5 km2 (1,160.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 251,629 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Wangmo County (simplified Chinese: 望谟县; traditional Chinese: 望謨縣; pinyin: Wàngmó Xiàn) (Bouyei: Weangzmox xianq) is a county in the southwest of Guizhou province, China, bordering Guangxi to the southeast. It is under the administration of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.
Administrative divisions
Wangmo County is divided into 4 subdistricts, 11 towns and 1 ethnic township:[1]
- subdistricts
- Wangmu Subdistrict 王母街道
- Pingdong Subdistrict 平洞街道
- Xintun Subdistrict 新屯街道
- Pantao Subdistrict 蟠桃街道
- towns
- Leyuan Town 乐元镇
- Dayi Town 打易镇
- Lewang Town 乐旺镇
- Sanglang Town 桑郎镇
- Mashan Town 麻山镇
- Shitun Town 石屯镇
- Jiaona Town 郊纳镇
- Zhexiang Town 蔗香镇
- Daguan Town 大观镇
- Bianrao Town 边饶镇
- Angwu Town 昂武镇
- ethnic township
- Youmai Yao Ethnic Township 油迈瑶族乡
Climate
Wangmo recorded 122.5 millimetres (4.82 inches) of rainfall in one hour, on 9 June 2011, the most rainfall in the county in 200 years.[2] And on 20 June 2011, 312 mm (12.28 in) of rain fell in 3hrs in the county [3] as part of significant flooding across the region.
| Climate data for Wangmo, elevation 567 m (1,860 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) | 30.5 (86.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
36.2 (97.2) |
38.8 (101.8) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.3 (99.1) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.3 (99.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
38.8 (101.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
16.4 (61.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
0.6 (33.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.3 (1.04) |
19.9 (0.78) |
37.8 (1.49) |
66.5 (2.62) |
185.8 (7.31) |
284.7 (11.21) |
215.7 (8.49) |
175.4 (6.91) |
93.9 (3.70) |
79.7 (3.14) |
40.7 (1.60) |
19.0 (0.75) |
1,245.4 (49.04) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.9 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 14.9 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 139.3 |
| Average snowy days | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 56.0 | 76.6 | 98.9 | 137.3 | 150.2 | 131.3 | 165.8 | 179.6 | 148.4 | 99.8 | 106.0 | 75.4 | 1,425.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 17 | 24 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 40 | 45 | 41 | 28 | 33 | 23 | 32 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：望谟县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ "China floods kill fifty-two as 100,000 flee homes". Associated Foreign Press. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ "Flood-hit China braces for more storms". 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013.
- ^ 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.