County in Guizhou, China
Jinsha (simplified Chinese: 金沙县; traditional Chinese: 金沙縣; pinyin: Jīnshā Xiàn) is a county in northwestern Guizhou province, China, bordering Sichuan to the north across the Chishui River. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Bijie.
Administrative divisions
Jinsha County is divided into 15 subdistricts, 14 towns, 1 township and 6 ethnic townships:[1]
- subdistricts
- Guchang Subdistrict 鼓场街道
- Yankong Subdistrict 岩孔街道
- Xiluo Subdistrict 西洛街道
- Wulong Subdistrict 五龙街道
- Minxing Subdistrict 民兴街道
- township
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- towns
- Andi Town 安底镇
- Shatu Town 沙土镇
- Yumo Town 禹谟镇
- Lantou Town 岚头镇
- Qingchi Town 清池镇
- Liutang Town 柳塘镇
- Pingba Town 平坝镇
- Yuancun Town 源村镇
- Mukong Town 木孔镇
- Changba Town 长坝镇
- Chayuan Town 茶园镇
- Houshan Town 后山镇
- Gaoping Town 高坪镇
- Huajue Town 化觉镇
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- ethnic townships
- Shichang Miao and Yi Ethnic Township 石场苗族彝族乡
- Taiping Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 太平彝族苗族乡
- Anluo Miao, Yi and Manchu Ethnic Township 安洛苗族彝族满族乡
- Xinhua Miao, Yi and Manchu Ethnic Township 新化苗族彝族满族乡
- Datian Yi, Miao and Bouyei Ethnic Township 大田彝族苗族布依族乡
- Malu Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 马路彝族苗族乡
Climate
Climate data for Jinsha, elevation 942 m (3,091 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Record high °C (°F)
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25.0 (77.0)
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32.7 (90.9)
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33.6 (92.5)
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35.5 (95.9)
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37.9 (100.2)
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35.1 (95.2)
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36.0 (96.8)
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36.6 (97.9)
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36.7 (98.1)
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33.4 (92.1)
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28.2 (82.8)
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23.6 (74.5)
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37.9 (100.2)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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7.5 (45.5)
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10.7 (51.3)
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15.6 (60.1)
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21.3 (70.3)
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24.8 (76.6)
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26.8 (80.2)
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29.9 (85.8)
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30.0 (86.0)
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26.0 (78.8)
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19.8 (67.6)
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15.4 (59.7)
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9.5 (49.1)
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19.8 (67.6)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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4.6 (40.3)
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7.0 (44.6)
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11.1 (52.0)
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16.2 (61.2)
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19.7 (67.5)
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22.4 (72.3)
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24.9 (76.8)
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24.4 (75.9)
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21.0 (69.8)
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16.0 (60.8)
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11.5 (52.7)
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6.4 (43.5)
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15.4 (59.8)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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2.7 (36.9)
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4.5 (40.1)
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8.0 (46.4)
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12.5 (54.5)
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16.1 (61.0)
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19.2 (66.6)
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21.2 (70.2)
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20.5 (68.9)
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17.5 (63.5)
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13.6 (56.5)
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9.0 (48.2)
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4.2 (39.6)
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12.4 (54.4)
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Record low °C (°F)
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−4.9 (23.2)
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−4.2 (24.4)
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−2.8 (27.0)
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2.7 (36.9)
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5.9 (42.6)
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12.1 (53.8)
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12.2 (54.0)
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13.7 (56.7)
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9.0 (48.2)
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4.5 (40.1)
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−1.7 (28.9)
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−5.6 (21.9)
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−5.6 (21.9)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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30.6 (1.20)
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24.7 (0.97)
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43.9 (1.73)
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72.3 (2.85)
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124.9 (4.92)
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179.4 (7.06)
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180.2 (7.09)
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119.2 (4.69)
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101.4 (3.99)
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92.0 (3.62)
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36.7 (1.44)
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26.6 (1.05)
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1,031.9 (40.61)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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17.0
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15.3
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17.4
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16.6
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17.1
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16.7
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13.9
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12.2
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13.4
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17.3
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12.8
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14.3
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184
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Average snowy days
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4.5
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2.2
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0.3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.1
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1.3
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8.4
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Average relative humidity (%)
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85
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83
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81
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79
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78
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81
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78
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77
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79
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84
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84
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84
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81
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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28.9
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39.2
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66.4
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92.9
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106.5
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93.5
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164.9
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175.5
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115.5
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60.7
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61.2
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38.4
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1,043.6
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Percent possible sunshine
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9
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12
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18
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24
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25
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23
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39
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44
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32
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17
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19
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12
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23
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
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References