Shimen County

Shimen County
石门县
Shihmen
County
Location of Shimen County within Changde
Location of Shimen County within Changde
Shimen is located in Hunan
Shimen
Shimen
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 29°41′56″N 111°01′01″E / 29.699°N 111.017°E / 29.699; 111.017[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityChangde
Area
 • Total
3,970.13 km2 (1,532.88 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
559,500
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.shimen.gov.cn

Shimen County (simplified Chinese: 石门县; traditional Chinese: 石門縣; pinyin: Shímén Xiàn) is a northernmost county of Hunan Province, China, it is under administration of the prefecture-level city of Changde.

Located on the northern margin of Hunan and the west of Changde, Shimen County is bordered to the south and southwest by Taoyuan, Zili and Sangzhi Counties, to the west by Hefeng County of Hubei, to the north by Wufeng County of Hubei, to the east by Songzi City of Hubei, Li and Linli Counties. Shimen is a mountainous county located on the Wuling Mountains, Mount Huping (壶瓶山) which, at 2,098.7 metres (6,885 ft) on the northwest of the county, is the highest point of Hunan.[2] Shimen is also the home of the Tujia people, the descendant of Chinese ancient Ba People, the Tujia people shares 50.9％ of the population in the county.[3]

The county has an area of 3,973 kilometres (2,469 mi) with 669,741 of registered population and 601,100 of permanent population (as of 2015).[4] It is divided into 19 towns and townships, five units of State-owned farms (as of 2016).[5][6]

Orpiment, Jiepaiyu Mine, Shimen County, China. Size: 6.4 x 3.9 x 3.4 cm.

Administrative divisions

According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Shimen County in January 2016 and May 29, 2015, Shimen County has four subdistricts, 11 towns, six townships and management area of five state-owned farms under its jurisdiction.[7][8] they are:

4 subdistricts
11 towns
6 townships
5 State-owned farms
Other unit

Climate

Climate data for Shimen (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0) 		29.5
(85.1) 		33.4
(92.1) 		36.6
(97.9) 		36.6
(97.9) 		38.5
(101.3) 		39.8
(103.6) 		40.7
(105.3) 		38.2
(100.8) 		34.7
(94.5) 		30.6
(87.1) 		24.9
(76.8) 		40.7
(105.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.8
(47.8) 		11.6
(52.9) 		16.5
(61.7) 		22.7
(72.9) 		27.0
(80.6) 		29.9
(85.8) 		32.8
(91.0) 		32.5
(90.5) 		28.4
(83.1) 		22.8
(73.0) 		17.1
(62.8) 		11.3
(52.3) 		21.8
(71.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.1
(41.2) 		7.5
(45.5) 		11.8
(53.2) 		17.6
(63.7) 		22.0
(71.6) 		25.4
(77.7) 		28.2
(82.8) 		27.8
(82.0) 		23.7
(74.7) 		18.2
(64.8) 		12.6
(54.7) 		7.3
(45.1) 		17.3
(63.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3) 		4.5
(40.1) 		8.3
(46.9) 		13.6
(56.5) 		18.2
(64.8) 		21.9
(71.4) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.3
(75.7) 		20.3
(68.5) 		15.0
(59.0) 		9.4
(48.9) 		4.4
(39.9) 		13.9
(57.0)
Record low °C (°F) −4.2
(24.4) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		2.1
(35.8) 		10.2
(50.4) 		13.9
(57.0) 		18.4
(65.1) 		16.7
(62.1) 		11.1
(52.0) 		3.7
(38.7) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		−4.8
(23.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 47.9
(1.89) 		57.0
(2.24) 		88.6
(3.49) 		140.4
(5.53) 		179.9
(7.08) 		220.9
(8.70) 		237.3
(9.34) 		143.3
(5.64) 		92.8
(3.65) 		87.8
(3.46) 		64.5
(2.54) 		29.9
(1.18) 		1,390.3
(54.74)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.1 10.7 13.2 13.8 14.6 13.8 12.4 11.0 9.5 11.0 10.2 8.1 138.4
Average snowy days 4.7 2.7 1.1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1.8 10.6
Average relative humidity (%) 75 75 75 75 77 81 80 78 76 76 77 73 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 74.9 75.7 104.0 131.2 142.8 141.8 198.8 199.0 145.7 124.5 108.9 93.4 1,540.7
Percent possible sunshine 23 24 28 34 34 34 47 49 40 35 34 29 34
Source: China Meteorological Administration[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Shimen" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ kkgwy.com: About Hunan
  3. ^ huaxia.com (2013-10-31): About Shimen County
  4. ^ shimen.gov
  5. ^ xzqh.org
  6. ^ About the township-level divisions in 2015, see rcgus.com, zscd.cn or diyitui.com
  7. ^ Baiyun Township (白云乡) was renamed Baiyun Town (白云镇) on May 29, 2015, according to 2015年湖南省行政区划调整公告（6号）, see mca.gov or rednet.cn
  8. ^ 常德市人民政府《关于调整石门县部分行政区划的批复》(January, 2016), see 石门县人民政府关于撤销二都乡、楚江镇设立楚江、二都、宝峰、永兴四个街道的公示 (June 19, 2015) Archived February 2, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  10. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.