County in Sichuan, China
Gao County or Gaoxian (simplified Chinese : 高县 ; traditional Chinese : 高縣 ; pinyin : Gāo Xiàn ) is a county of Sichuan Province , China. It is under the administration of Yibin city and has a population of 526,400 in 2019, 171,000 of which live in the urban area. The county seat is located 48 km from Yibin city. The county is traversed by the Nanguang River (zh:南广河 ), a tributary of the Yangtze . About half of the land area is covered by forests.[ 1]
On 20 March 1994, 18 people were killed by a landslide in the east of Gao County.[ 2] [ 3]
Administrative divisions
Gao County administers 13 towns :[ 4]
Wenjiang 文江镇
Qingfu 庆符镇
Shahe 沙河镇
Jiale 嘉乐镇
Luochang 罗场镇
Jiaocun 蕉村镇
Kejiu 可久镇
Laifu 来复镇
Yuejiang 月江镇
Shengtian 胜天镇
Fuxing 复兴镇
Luorun 落润镇
Qingling 庆岭镇
Climate
Climate data for Gaoxian, elevation 378 m (1,240 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)
20.6 (69.1)
24.1 (75.4)
31.4 (88.5)
34.8 (94.6)
38.3 (100.9)
37.2 (99.0)
38.4 (101.1)
41.2 (106.2)
40.1 (104.2)
31.4 (88.5)
26.5 (79.7)
20.7 (69.3)
41.2 (106.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
11.0 (51.8)
14.0 (57.2)
18.9 (66.0)
24.6 (76.3)
27.9 (82.2)
29.6 (85.3)
32.2 (90.0)
32.1 (89.8)
27.5 (81.5)
22.0 (71.6)
17.9 (64.2)
12.3 (54.1)
22.5 (72.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)
8.0 (46.4)
10.3 (50.5)
14.3 (57.7)
19.2 (66.6)
22.6 (72.7)
24.8 (76.6)
27.0 (80.6)
26.7 (80.1)
23.1 (73.6)
18.5 (65.3)
14.3 (57.7)
9.4 (48.9)
18.2 (64.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
6.0 (42.8)
7.7 (45.9)
11.1 (52.0)
15.4 (59.7)
18.7 (65.7)
21.4 (70.5)
23.4 (74.1)
23.1 (73.6)
20.3 (68.5)
16.3 (61.3)
12.1 (53.8)
7.5 (45.5)
15.3 (59.4)
Record low °C (°F)
−1.7 (28.9)
0.2 (32.4)
1.7 (35.1)
6.0 (42.8)
10.5 (50.9)
15.5 (59.9)
16.7 (62.1)
16.9 (62.4)
13.8 (56.8)
6.5 (43.7)
2.9 (37.2)
−1.8 (28.8)
−1.8 (28.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
16.7 (0.66)
18.0 (0.71)
31.4 (1.24)
59.3 (2.33)
78.8 (3.10)
137.2 (5.40)
190.4 (7.50)
204.1 (8.04)
106.5 (4.19)
59.7 (2.35)
25.1 (0.99)
16.0 (0.63)
943.2 (37.14)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
13.4
11.2
13.7
13.5
14.7
17.5
15.5
14.3
15.8
18.6
12.8
13.4
174.4
Average snowy days
0.2
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
0.4
Average relative humidity (%)
83
80
77
75
74
80
81
81
83
86
84
84
81
Mean monthly sunshine hours
35.7
48.5
88.6
123.6
126.8
107.5
162.5
167.0
92.4
53.1
55.7
37.8
1,099.2
Percent possible sunshine
11
15
24
32
30
26
38
41
25
15
17
12
24
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 5] [ 6]
References