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Tunchang County

Coordinates: 19°21′58″N 110°09′54″E / 19.366°N 110.165°E / 19.366; 110.165
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Tunchang
屯昌县
County
Location in Hainan
Location in Hainan
Coordinates: 19°21′58″N 110°9′54″E / 19.36611°N 110.16500°E / 19.36611; 110.16500
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHainan
Area
 • Total
1,231.5 km2 (475.5 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
 • Total
250,059
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China standard time)

Tunchang County is a county of Hainan Province, People's Republic of China. Its postal code is 571600, and in 1999 its population was 250,059 people. The administrative seat lies at Tuncheng.

There are four main attractions in this county: The Muse Lake, The Standard Model Deer Farm, Shi Xia Hairui Ancestral Home and the Wolong Mountain.

In 1983, a company from Guangxi[citation needed] moved to Tunchang and started raising geoemydid turtles on a farm.[1] They have since moved to a place near Sanya, which is closer to the ocean.

Tunchang deer farm

Climate

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Tunchang has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am).

Climate data for Tunchang, elevation 118 m (387 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) 33.5
(92.3) 		36.3
(97.3) 		36.8
(98.2) 		39.3
(102.7) 		39.1
(102.4) 		38.2
(100.8) 		39.5
(103.1) 		37.2
(99.0) 		36.8
(98.2) 		35.2
(95.4) 		34.1
(93.4) 		32.0
(89.6) 		39.5
(103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.6
(72.7) 		24.7
(76.5) 		28.1
(82.6) 		31.1
(88.0) 		33.2
(91.8) 		33.9
(93.0) 		33.6
(92.5) 		32.9
(91.2) 		31.4
(88.5) 		29.2
(84.6) 		26.5
(79.7) 		23.0
(73.4) 		29.2
(84.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.2
(64.8) 		19.9
(67.8) 		22.9
(73.2) 		25.8
(78.4) 		27.6
(81.7) 		28.6
(83.5) 		28.4
(83.1) 		27.7
(81.9) 		26.6
(79.9) 		24.8
(76.6) 		22.4
(72.3) 		19.1
(66.4) 		24.3
(75.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.4
(59.7) 		16.9
(62.4) 		19.6
(67.3) 		22.4
(72.3) 		24.2
(75.6) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.1
(77.2) 		24.6
(76.3) 		23.9
(75.0) 		22.1
(71.8) 		19.8
(67.6) 		16.6
(61.9) 		21.3
(70.4)
Record low °C (°F) 4.8
(40.6) 		5.4
(41.7) 		5.9
(42.6) 		14.0
(57.2) 		15.5
(59.9) 		20.0
(68.0) 		21.3
(70.3) 		19.5
(67.1) 		18.3
(64.9) 		12.7
(54.9) 		9.3
(48.7) 		3.8
(38.8) 		3.8
(38.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 30.1
(1.19) 		37.6
(1.48) 		44.5
(1.75) 		115.5
(4.55) 		263.3
(10.37) 		192.5
(7.58) 		220.6
(8.69) 		321.5
(12.66) 		354.7
(13.96) 		361.0
(14.21) 		108.1
(4.26) 		66.5
(2.62) 		2,115.9
(83.32)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.0 10.6 10.5 12.5 17.7 16.5 16.2 19.2 18.5 14.5 11.5 12.2 170.9
Average relative humidity (%) 86 84 81 80 80 78 79 83 85 84 84 84 82
Mean monthly sunshine hours 100.9 112.4 154.1 180.9 206.3 212.8 223.7 197.7 157.5 147.6 114.9 87.1 1,895.9
Percentage possible sunshine 29 35 41 48 51 54 55 50 43 41 34 26 42
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2004. Retrieved 4 May 2005.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) , page 15. Their source, with details and photos, is: Shi, Haitao; Parham, James Ford (2000), "Preliminary Observations of a Large Turtle Farm in Hainan Province, People's Republic of China", Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter, 3: 4–6
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
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  • Media related to Tunchang at Wikimedia Commons

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