Tunchang County
Tunchang County is a county of Hainan Province, People's Republic of China.
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Its postal code is 571600, and in 1999 its population was 250,059 people. The administrative seat lies at Tuncheng.
Tunchang 屯昌县 | |
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.png) Location in Hainan | |
| Coordinates: 19°21′58″N 110°9′54″E / 19.36611°N 110.16500°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hainan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,231.5 km2 (475.5 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Total | 250,059 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
There are four main attractions in this county: The Muse Lake, The Standard Model Deer Farm, Shi Xia Hairui Ancestral Home and the Wolong Mountain.
In 1983, a company from Guangxi[citation needed] moved to Tunchang and started raising geoemydid turtles on a farm. They have since moved to a place near Sanya, which is closer to the ocean.
Climate
Tunchang has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am).
| Climate data for Tunchang (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) | 33.5 (92.3) | 36.3 (97.3) | 36.8 (98.2) | 39.3 (102.7) | 39.1 (102.4) | 38.2 (100.8) | 39.5 (103.1) | 37.2 (99.0) | 36.8 (98.2) | 34.2 (93.6) | 34.1 (93.4) | 32.0 (89.6) | 39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) | 24.7 (76.5) | 28.1 (82.6) | 31.1 (88.0) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.9 (93.0) | 33.6 (92.5) | 32.9 (91.2) | 31.4 (88.5) | 29.2 (84.6) | 26.5 (79.7) | 23.0 (73.4) | 29.2 (84.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.2 (64.8) | 19.9 (67.8) | 22.9 (73.2) | 25.8 (78.4) | 27.6 (81.7) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.7 (81.9) | 26.6 (79.9) | 24.8 (76.6) | 22.4 (72.3) | 19.1 (66.4) | 24.3 (75.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) | 16.9 (62.4) | 19.6 (67.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 24.2 (75.6) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.6 (76.3) | 23.9 (75.0) | 22.1 (71.8) | 19.8 (67.6) | 16.6 (61.9) | 21.3 (70.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) | 5.4 (41.7) | 5.9 (42.6) | 14.0 (57.2) | 15.5 (59.9) | 20.0 (68.0) | 21.3 (70.3) | 19.5 (67.1) | 18.3 (64.9) | 12.7 (54.9) | 9.3 (48.7) | 3.8 (38.8) | 3.8 (38.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.1 (1.19) | 37.6 (1.48) | 44.5 (1.75) | 115.5 (4.55) | 263.3 (10.37) | 192.5 (7.58) | 220.6 (8.69) | 321.5 (12.66) | 354.7 (13.96) | 361.0 (14.21) | 108.1 (4.26) | 66.5 (2.62) | 2,115.9 (83.32) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.0 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 17.7 | 16.5 | 16.2 | 19.2 | 18.5 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 170.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 86 | 84 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 100.9 | 112.4 | 154.1 | 180.9 | 206.3 | 212.8 | 223.7 | 197.7 | 157.5 | 147.6 | 114.9 | 87.1 | 1,895.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 29 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 50 | 43 | 41 | 34 | 26 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- Harvard University Committee on the Environment (1999). "China County & City Population 1999 FAQ". Archived from the original on 9 January 2016.
- Official website (Chinese)
External links
Media related to Tunchang at Wiki Commons
19°21′58″N 110°09′54″E / 19.366°N 110.165°E
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