Suijiang County
| Suijiang County 绥江县 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
.png) Location of Suijiang County (pink) and Zhaotong City (yellow) within Yunnan | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhaotong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 882 km2 (341 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 160,000 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 657700 |
| Area code(s) | 0870 |
| Website |
suijiang |
Suijiang County (simplified Chinese: 绥江县; traditional Chinese: 綏江縣; pinyin: Suíjiāng Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Yunnan province, China, bordering Sichuan province across the Jinsha River to the north and west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong.
Transport
Farmer protest
At the end of March 2011, media reports and eyewitnesses say about 400 paramilitary troops, tactical unit police and militia members and riot police have dispersed a large-scale, 5-day protest by thousands of farmers who were upset about being moved off their land for a dam without adequate compensation.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Suijiang (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
35.1 (95.2) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.7 (99.9) |
38.2 (100.8) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.9 (100.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
39.1 (102.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.8 (64) |
12.6 (54.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.7 (49.5) |
17.9 (64.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.1 (43) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.1 (70) |
22.8 (73) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
16.1 (61) |
12.1 (53.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
15 (59.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
2.8 (37) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.9 (0.626) |
36.0 (1.417) |
61.7 (2.429) |
172.7 (6.799) |
202.1 (7.957) |
205.5 (8.091) |
420.0 (16.535) |
328.4 (12.929) |
265.0 (10.433) |
84.9 (3.343) |
64.6 (2.543) |
18.6 (0.732) |
1,875.4 (73.834) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 79 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 28°35′53″N 103°57′25″E / 28.59806°N 103.95694°E
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