County in Sichuan, China
Xuyong County (simplified Chinese: 叙永县; traditional Chinese: 敘永縣; pinyin: Xùyǒng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Sichuan Province, China, bordering the provinces of Guizhou to the south and Yunnan to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Luzhou. The county covers 2,977 km2 (1,149 sq mi) with a population of 688,200 in 2007.[citation needed]
Administrative divisions
Xuyong County comprises 18 towns and 5 ethnic townships:[2]
- towns
- Xuyong Town (叙永镇)
- Jiangmen Town (江门镇)
- Maling Town (马岭镇)
- Tianchi Town (天池镇)
- Shuiwei Town (水尾镇)
- Lianghe Town (两河镇)
- Luobu Town (落卜镇)
- Houshan Town (后山镇)
- Fenshui Town (分水镇)
- Moni Town (摩尼镇)
- Chishui Town (赤水镇)
- Longfeng Town (龙凤镇)
- Zhengdong Town (正东镇)
- Guanxing Town (观兴镇)
- Xianglin Town (向林镇)
- Macheng Town (麻城镇)
- Dashi Town (大石镇)
- Huangni Town (黄坭镇)
- ethnic townships
- Hele Miao Ethnic Township (合乐苗族乡, Wuab Lob Hmongb Xangb)
- Baila Miao Ethnic Township (白腊苗族乡)
- Jiancao Miao Ethnic Township (枧槽苗族乡, Lob Hmongb Xangb Hangd Ynaf)
- Shuiliao Yi Ethnic Township (水潦彝族乡, ꎶꆂꆈꌠꑣ)
- Shixiangzi Yi Ethnic Township (石厢子彝族乡)
Climate
Climate data for Xuyong, elevation 378 m (1,240 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
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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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20.9 (69.6)
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27.7 (81.9)
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37.0 (98.6)
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36.4 (97.5)
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40.3 (104.5)
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40.3 (104.5)
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41.0 (105.8)
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43.5 (110.3)
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42.9 (109.2)
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34.1 (93.4)
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29.5 (85.1)
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21.8 (71.2)
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43.5 (110.3)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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10.9 (51.6)
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14.0 (57.2)
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19.0 (66.2)
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24.5 (76.1)
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27.6 (81.7)
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29.5 (85.1)
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33.0 (91.4)
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33.2 (91.8)
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28.1 (82.6)
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21.9 (71.4)
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17.8 (64.0)
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12.2 (54.0)
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22.6 (72.8)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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8.1 (46.6)
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10.4 (50.7)
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14.4 (57.9)
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19.2 (66.6)
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22.4 (72.3)
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24.6 (76.3)
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27.6 (81.7)
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27.5 (81.5)
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23.5 (74.3)
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18.4 (65.1)
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14.3 (57.7)
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9.4 (48.9)
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18.3 (65.0)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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6.3 (43.3)
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8.1 (46.6)
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11.4 (52.5)
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15.7 (60.3)
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18.8 (65.8)
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21.4 (70.5)
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23.8 (74.8)
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23.7 (74.7)
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20.6 (69.1)
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16.3 (61.3)
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12.1 (53.8)
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7.6 (45.7)
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15.5 (59.9)
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Record low °C (°F)
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−0.4 (31.3)
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0.5 (32.9)
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1.4 (34.5)
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6.7 (44.1)
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10.4 (50.7)
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15.0 (59.0)
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16.7 (62.1)
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17.2 (63.0)
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13.9 (57.0)
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6.1 (43.0)
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3.0 (37.4)
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−1.5 (29.3)
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−1.5 (29.3)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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38.2 (1.50)
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31.1 (1.22)
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55.4 (2.18)
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82.6 (3.25)
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131.5 (5.18)
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182.0 (7.17)
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157.5 (6.20)
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168.4 (6.63)
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108.5 (4.27)
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95.0 (3.74)
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48.3 (1.90)
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39.1 (1.54)
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1,137.6 (44.78)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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16.9
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13.5
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15.5
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14.9
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16.0
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18.2
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14.5
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13.1
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14.9
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19.3
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14.5
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15.7
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187
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Average snowy days
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0.4
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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
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0
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0
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0.1
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0.5
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Average relative humidity (%)
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83
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80
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77
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75
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75
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80
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76
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74
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80
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85
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84
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85
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80
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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36.3
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46.8
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85.5
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121.5
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124.9
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112.0
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185.3
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189.8
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114.1
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59.7
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60.5
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37.5
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1,173.9
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Percent possible sunshine
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11
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15
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23
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31
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30
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27
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44
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47
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31
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17
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19
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12
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26
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]all-time extreme temperature[5]
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