Maguan County
Maguan County (simplified Chinese: 马关县; traditional Chinese: 馬關縣; pinyin: Mǎguān Xiàn; lit.: 'horse pass', Vietnamese: Mã Quan) is located in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, bordering Vietnam's Lào Cai and Ha Giang provinces to the south.
Maguan County 马关县 | |
|---|---|
.png) Location of Maguan County (pink) and Wenshan Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Wenshan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,767 km2 (1,068 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 367,507 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 663700 |
| Area code(s) | 0876 |
| Website | http://www.ynmg.gov.cn/ |
Ethnic groups
The Maguan County Gazetteer (马关县志) (1996) lists the following ethnic subgroups.
- Han
- Zhuang
- Buyi
- Dai
- Miao
- Yao
- Yi
- Pu 仆 (autonyms: Toulapa 托拉葩 and Alapa 阿拉葩)
- Luo 倮 (autonyms: Luomo 罗摩 and Lemo 勒摩)
- Mongol
- Lajiren 拉基人
Transport
- Nearest airport: Wenshan Airport
Climate
| Climate data for Maguan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
22.2 (71.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
8.9 (48.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.9 (0.86) |
24.2 (0.95) |
47.6 (1.87) |
83.0 (3.27) |
150.3 (5.92) |
201.3 (7.93) |
243.4 (9.58) |
237.8 (9.36) |
126.8 (4.99) |
79.6 (3.13) |
52.0 (2.05) |
18.4 (0.72) |
1,286.3 (50.63) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
References
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