Maqên County
| Maqên County | |
|---|---|
| County | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 玛沁县 |
| • Pinyin | Mǎqìn Xiàn |
|
Peak Amne Machin, the highest peak of the mountain range of the same name | |
| Coordinates: 34°30′55″N 99°42′29″E / 34.5154°N 99.708°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Qinghai |
| Prefecture | Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture |
| Elevation | 3,700 m (12,140 ft) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Maqên County (རྨ་ཆེན་) is a county of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
Administrative divisions
Maqên is divided into 2 towns and 6 townships:
- Dawu Town (大武镇)
- Lajia Town (拉加镇)
- Dawu Township (大武乡)
- Dongqinggou Township (东倾沟乡)
- Xueshan Township (雪山乡)
- Xiadawu Township (下大武乡)
- Youyun Township (优云乡)
- Dangluo Township (当洛乡)
Climate
Maqên County has a alpine subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc)
| Climate data for Maqên County | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
12.8 (55) |
17.8 (64) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
12.8 (55) |
10.9 (51.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
1.6 (34.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
4.1 (39.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
8.78 (47.82) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.9 (10.6) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
0.9 (33.6) |
5.0 (41) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−11.1 (12) |
−0.08 (31.86) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −21.4 (−6.5) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
2.7 (36.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
3.6 (38.5) |
1.1 (34) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−20.2 (−4.4) |
−7.06 (19.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −33.1 (−27.6) |
−31.9 (−25.4) |
−29.1 (−20.4) |
−20.0 (−4) |
−12.8 (9) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−17.8 (0) |
−26.6 (−15.9) |
−33.1 (−27.6) |
−33.1 (−27.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.8 (0.11) |
4.3 (0.169) |
8.2 (0.323) |
19.4 (0.764) |
55.3 (2.177) |
99.4 (3.913) |
115.1 (4.531) |
92.5 (3.642) |
79.5 (3.13) |
32.1 (1.264) |
3.5 (0.138) |
1.6 (0.063) |
513.7 (20.224) |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration,[1] | |||||||||||||
See also
Coordinates: 34°32′N 99°48′E / 34.533°N 99.800°E
References
- ↑ 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1981－2010年）. China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
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