Taishun County
Taishun
泰顺县 | |
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 Covered bridge at Wuyanling National Nature Reserve | |
 Location of Taishun County within Wenzhou | |
  Taishun Location of the seat in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates: 27°33′25″N 119°43′05″E / 27.557°N 119.718°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Wenzhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,768.02 km2 (682.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 266,400 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Taishun County (simplified Chinese: 泰顺县; traditional Chinese: 泰順縣; pinyin: Tàishùn Xiàn) is a county in the prefecture-level city of Wenzhou, in the southern part of Zhejiang province, China, bordering Fujian province to the southeast, south, and west.
Taishun County has more than 900 covered bridges, many of them hundreds of years old, as well as a covered bridge museum.[1] Wuyanling National Nature Reserve in the west of the county represents significant natural values as well as being a touristic attraction.
The 2007 population was 350,000.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Towns:[1]
- Luoyang (罗阳镇), Baizhang (百丈镇), Sixi (泗溪镇), Yayang (雅阳镇), Shiyang (仕阳镇), Sankui (三魁镇), Xiaocun (筱村镇), Pengxi (彭溪镇)
Townships:
- Siqian She Ethnic Township (司前畲族镇), Zhuli She Ethnic Township (竹里畲族乡)
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Taishun, elevation 539 m (1,768 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.6 (78.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
32.3 (90.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.6 (97.9) |
39.2 (102.6) |
38.5 (101.3) |
35.3 (95.5) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
12.7 (54.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.4 (16.9) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
0.6 (33.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 75.3 (2.96) |
99.1 (3.90) |
181.9 (7.16) |
172.2 (6.78) |
243.3 (9.58) |
325.7 (12.82) |
216.9 (8.54) |
310.1 (12.21) |
203.1 (8.00) |
73.9 (2.91) |
75.3 (2.96) |
69.2 (2.72) |
2,046 (80.54) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 15.0 | 15.8 | 19.3 | 18.0 | 19.7 | 20.7 | 17.5 | 20.8 | 16.7 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 196.9 |
| Average snowy days | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 102.3 | 94.5 | 106.0 | 126.6 | 128.7 | 125.5 | 207.9 | 184.2 | 151.7 | 155.5 | 119.4 | 122.8 | 1,625.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 31 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 44 | 37 | 38 | 37 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "温州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
External links
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| National | |
