County in Qinghai, China
Tianjun County , in Tibetan Themchen, is a county of Qinghai Province , China, bordering Gansu Province to the north. It is under the administration of the Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture . The county seat in Xinyuan Town.
Administrative divisions
Tianjun County is divided into 3 towns and 7 townships .
Climate
Climate data for Tianjun, elevation 3,417 m (11,211 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
−3.6 (25.5)
−0.4 (31.3)
4.0 (39.2)
9.4 (48.9)
12.9 (55.2)
15.5 (59.9)
17.7 (63.9)
17.5 (63.5)
14.0 (57.2)
8.5 (47.3)
2.6 (36.7)
−2.0 (28.4)
8.0 (46.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)
−12.9 (8.8)
−9.7 (14.5)
−4.9 (23.2)
1.2 (34.2)
5.3 (41.5)
8.8 (47.8)
11.1 (52.0)
10.6 (51.1)
6.5 (43.7)
−0.2 (31.6)
−6.6 (20.1)
−11.1 (12.0)
−0.2 (31.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−20.7 (−5.3)
−17.7 (0.1)
−12.7 (9.1)
−6.6 (20.1)
−1.8 (28.8)
2.7 (36.9)
5.4 (41.7)
4.8 (40.6)
0.9 (33.6)
−6.8 (19.8)
−13.7 (7.3)
−18.3 (−0.9)
−7.0 (19.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
1.4 (0.06)
1.8 (0.07)
6.4 (0.25)
13.1 (0.52)
47.7 (1.88)
79.0 (3.11)
96.7 (3.81)
85.7 (3.37)
44.2 (1.74)
8.8 (0.35)
1.5 (0.06)
0.4 (0.02)
386.7 (15.24)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
2.1
2.2
4.3
6.8
11.3
16.5
18.4
17.0
11.5
3.9
1.4
0.8
96.2
Average snowy days
3.2
3.8
6.6
8.4
8.4
2.5
0.8
0.7
2.0
4.3
2.2
1.5
44.4
Average relative humidity (%)
39
37
37
42
55
65
70
70
67
51
37
36
51
Mean monthly sunshine hours
240.6
232.8
263.8
266.4
258.8
226.9
233.6
229.9
220.4
262.2
249.5
242.2
2,927.1
Percent possible sunshine
78
75
70
67
59
52
53
55
60
77
83
82
68
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 2] [ 3]
Economy
The county is served by the Qinghai–Tibet Railway ; its Tianjun railway station is located near the county seat, Xinyuan Town.
Large coalfields are worked near Muli Town in the northern part of the county, at the elevation around 4,000 m above the sea level.[ 4] The Muli coal fields are connected with the Ha'ergai railway station on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway by a 195 km (121 mi) long branch railway, whose two sections are known as the Tsaidar Railway (柴达尔铁路 ) and the Tsaidar-Muli Railway (柴木铁路 ).
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