Dongkou County

Dongkou
洞口县
County
East Xuefeng Road (雪峰东路)
East Xuefeng Road (雪峰东路)
Dongkou is located in Hunan
Dongkou
Dongkou
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°03′37″N 110°34′33″E / 27.0603372955°N 110.575880723°E / 27.0603372955; 110.575880723[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityShaoyang
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Dongkou County (simplified Chinese: 洞口县; traditional Chinese: 洞口縣; pinyin: Dòngkǒu Xiàn) is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located in west-central Hunan, the county is bordered to the northeast by Longhui County, to the northwest by Xupu County and Hongjiang City, to the southwest by Suining County, to the southeast by Xinning County. Dongkou County covers 2,200 km2 (850 sq mi),[2] as of 2015, it had a registered population of 870,900 and a permanent resident population of 784,500.[3] The county has 11 towns, nine townships and three subdistricts under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Wenchang Subdistrict (文昌街道).[4][5]

Administrative divisions

3 subdistricts
11 towns
6 townships
3 Yao ethnic townships

Climate

Climate data for Dongkou, elevation 340 m (1,120 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.7
(47.7) 		11.4
(52.5) 		15.6
(60.1) 		22.2
(72.0) 		26.4
(79.5) 		29.1
(84.4) 		32.2
(90.0) 		31.9
(89.4) 		28.2
(82.8) 		22.8
(73.0) 		17.5
(63.5) 		11.5
(52.7) 		21.5
(70.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9) 		7.7
(45.9) 		11.6
(52.9) 		17.6
(63.7) 		21.8
(71.2) 		25.0
(77.0) 		27.5
(81.5) 		26.9
(80.4) 		23.5
(74.3) 		18.2
(64.8) 		12.9
(55.2) 		7.6
(45.7) 		17.2
(62.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6) 		5.1
(41.2) 		8.7
(47.7) 		14.1
(57.4) 		18.3
(64.9) 		21.9
(71.4) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.3
(73.9) 		20.0
(68.0) 		14.9
(58.8) 		9.7
(49.5) 		4.7
(40.5) 		14.0
(57.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74.3
(2.93) 		77.1
(3.04) 		127.2
(5.01) 		162.7
(6.41) 		204.5
(8.05) 		259.0
(10.20) 		180.9
(7.12) 		132.0
(5.20) 		82.4
(3.24) 		87.6
(3.45) 		79.4
(3.13) 		55.6
(2.19) 		1,522.7
(59.97)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 15.5 15.8 19.1 17.3 17.0 17.1 12.6 12.5 9.9 11.7 12.1 12.4 173
Average snowy days 4.0 2.4 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.2 8.1
Average relative humidity (%) 82 82 83 81 80 84 79 79 79 79 79 78 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 57.0 52.3 67.3 102.4 124.4 122.4 207.5 197.0 144.3 119.6 111.1 89.1 1,394.4
Percent possible sunshine 17 16 18 27 30 30 49 49 39 34 35 28 31
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Dongkou" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ the area of Dongkou County, according to Dongkou.gov: about Dongkou County (洞口概况)
  3. ^ the population of Dongkou County in 2015: according to the Statistical Communiqué of Dongkou County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development (洞口县2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报) shaoyang.gov (25-Mar-16) or dongkou.gov Archived 2017-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ the divisions of Dongkou County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Dongkou County on July 30, 2015: shaoyang.gov (30-Jul-15): 洞口县撤销两乡镇分设三街道, dkdj.gov
  5. ^ more about the subdivisions of Dongkou County, also see the History of Dongkou County, xzqh.org
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  7. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

Transportation

Dongkou railway station on the Huaihua–Shaoyang–Hengyang railway is located here.


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