Maguan County
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Maguan County
马关县 · Majgvanh Yen | |
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 Location of Maguan County (red) and Wenshan Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province of China | |
  Maguan County | |
| Coordinates: 23°00′30″N 104°23′34″E / 23.00833°N 104.39278°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Wenshan |
| County seat | Mabai |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,767 km2 (1,068 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 318,704 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 663700 |
| Area code | 0876 |
| Website | www |
Maguan County (simplified Chinese: 马关县; traditional Chinese: 馬關縣; pinyin: Mǎguān Xiàn; lit. 'horse pass', Vietnamese: Mã Quan) is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, bordering Vietnam's Lào Cai and Ha Giang provinces to the south.
Geography
[edit]Maguan County is located in the southwest of Wenshan Prefecture, in southeastern Yunnan. It borders Malipo County to the east, Hekou County and Pingbian County to the west, Wenshan City to the north and Xichou County to the northeast. It also borders Vietnam: Xín Mần District and Hoàng Su Phì District of Hà Giang Province to the southeast and Si Ma Cai District and Mường Khương District of Lào Cai Province to the southwest.
Administrative divisions
[edit]In the present, Maguan County has 9 towns and 4 townships.[2]
- 9 towns
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- 4 townships
Ethnic groups
[edit]The Maguan County Gazetteer (马关县志) (1996) lists the following ethnic subgroups.
- Han
- Zhuang
- Buyi
- Dai
- Miao
- Yao
- Yi (Lolo)
- Pu 仆 (autonyms: Toulapa 托拉葩 and Alapa 阿拉葩), related to the Phù Lá in Vietnam
- Luo 倮 (autonyms: Luomo 罗摩 and Lemo 勒摩)
- Mongol
- Laji (拉基)
Transport
[edit]- Nearest airport: Wenshan Airport
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Maguan, elevation 1,333 m (4,373 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.3 (59.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.5 (63.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.9 (1.22) |
21.0 (0.83) |
50.4 (1.98) |
76.7 (3.02) |
151.0 (5.94) |
197.4 (7.77) |
270.0 (10.63) |
237.6 (9.35) |
133.1 (5.24) |
82.1 (3.23) |
38.8 (1.53) |
26.9 (1.06) |
1,315.9 (51.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 12.6 | 15.7 | 20.3 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 173.3 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 121.8 | 135.3 | 167.4 | 195.2 | 201.4 | 156.8 | 146.0 | 155.0 | 144.6 | 120.7 | 147.7 | 130.9 | 1,822.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 36 | 42 | 45 | 51 | 49 | 39 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 34 | 45 | 40 | 41 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "文山州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Wenshan Prefecture. 2021-05-25.
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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