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Chishui
赤水市 | |
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Coordinates (Chishui municipal government): 28°35′25″N 105°41′51″E / 28.5904°N 105.6975°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Guizhou |
Prefecture-level city | Zunyi |
Municipal seat | Shizhong |
Area | |
• Total | 1,882.57 km2 (726.86 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 237,029 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Chishui (Chinese: 赤水; pinyin: Chìshǔi) is a county-level city of Guizhou Province, China, bordering Sichuan to the north and west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zunyi.
The city has a total area of 1,801 km2, and in 2007, it had a population of 300,000.[1]
Chishui is famous for its bamboo forestry, the city has around 87,000 hectares (340 sq mi) of bamboo forest coverage. The bamboo is used for paper production and bamboo weaving among others.[1][2][3]
In 1935 the Battle of Chishui River took place in the city.
Chishui is divided into 3 subdistricts, 11 towns and 3 townships:[4]
Climate data for Chishui, elevation 355 m (1,165 ft), (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
18.1 (64.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
15.3 (59.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35.9 (1.41) |
28.9 (1.14) |
55.2 (2.17) |
93.1 (3.67) |
145.3 (5.72) |
196.2 (7.72) |
186.0 (7.32) |
158.7 (6.25) |
126.6 (4.98) |
102.3 (4.03) |
52.5 (2.07) |
39.0 (1.54) |
1,219.7 (48.02) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 15.3 | 11.9 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 14.1 | 12.7 | 15.0 | 18.7 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 180 |
Average snowy days | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 87 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 83 | 79 | 77 | 83 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 83 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 33.0 | 47.0 | 87.1 | 121.7 | 126.2 | 111.0 | 190.2 | 192.2 | 112.9 | 59.2 | 56.2 | 35.6 | 1,172.3 |
Percent possible sunshine | 10 | 15 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 45 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 26 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] |